The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-23
WHAT ABOUT RUssIA7

representing the people and supported by tneni VIII DC
established in time to designate Representatives st the
forthcoming peace conference. The government form
ed at Ufa and now having is headquarters at Omsk
gives the best promise Of rayng around it the healthy
and constructive elements of Russia but Is not yet
strong enough to be regarded the general and para
mount authority Of all Russia. Recently some obscure
events have induced the oms government to concsn-
trate military and naval power in the hands Of Admiral
Kochak bat there is no reason suppose that this means
reversal Of the democratic movement which the 0msk
represents
What is to be Russa position at the peace conference
Is that immense country to be disposed Of without
sultng it's people? Or if its people to be consult
ed who is to represent them, and how shall the people
make known their wishes!
In the absence Of recognized government, perhaps
the allied powers will themselves nominate representa-
tves of Russia from list Of whose lives and char
acter are guarantee of loyalty and patriotism Such
delegates at least could be empowered present and de-
fend Russias cause If not to participate principals
One great fact is clear and must not be ignored by
the allied pCwers The peace must be just 10 the Rus
sian people, or it will not be peace worth having
settlement which left sense Of wrong in the hearts Of
the Russian people would be followed by disorders and
war which might involve the entire world That terri
tory comprising Oneseventh Of the earth inhabited by
population twice large that Of the United States
cannot be put in and adOnshed to accept any
thing that the outside world may choose to- give it. It's
inherent power is imperative now account Of inter
nal troubles; but the Russians are bery-loving and
brave people who know their rights and will not consent
to be deprived of them. When united by the bond Of
resentment against wrong they would surely up
set the world if it did not recognize their rights.
The death losses Of Of the allied nations have
Just been published and they are an appalling record
But Russas losses still greater-so great that they
would have been fatal to any other nation At least
100000 Russians killed in the war; and at least
100000 casualties suffered The country was
treated cruelty than Belgium in respects 1t
subjected to every ndgnity abuse and robbery that
the Huns could invent and it is the object of
potaton carried forward with absolute disregard Of the
terms of the armstce Throughout Russia the process
of economic penetration by pain-clothes Germans &C.
tually serving agents of Germany is going forward
with feverish energy Every kind Of business and COM
mercia enterprise is falling into German hands, and with
the best of good fortune the allies viii find it extremely
difficult to Gust organized Germanim from Russia
They cannot expect to do it without the cooperation Of
the Russians The Russians will not cooperate II they
deserted by the allies at the peace conference On
the contrary they will be forced to choose between the
two evils of Germanism and boshevis and in this d.
lemma they will cooperate with Germans The Ger
civilians in Russia not addicted the murder Of Rus
sian civilians, while the bclshevih are.
The Russian people whole entitled to determine
whether not they shall remain single country and to
choose their form of government No representa-
tons in the peace conference should have any weight
which pretend that part Of Russia is greater than the
whole The pretenses of regions setting themselves up
as republics less under German nspiration must
be scrutnzed very carefully and loyal Russians Of
ed character must be allowed to speak for Russia be-
fore the country is split up into independent govern
ments Blunders well crimes can be committed in
the name of democracy just readily in the name of
autOcracy The objective is true liberty and stability
not specious liberty liable to become victim Of large
and powerful neghbors
Germany recuperated and we'll organized would sure
y swallow small adjacent Russian countries without re-
gard to whether they were republics or autocraces
But Germany win be able to swallow great uni
fed free Russian federal republic Such Russia would
be the best possible guarantee Of the peace and freedom
of European nations Some of the new republics COM
ing into being will not be safe indeed unless there is
also great free Russia Therefore it is to the direct
interest of the allies in preventing another war; to fac
itate in every way the creation of "ore perfect I'M
on in Russia as the foundation Of freedom and indie
pendence-- Washington Post
Boost the Burnley Association and let's get things
going for Greenevie again.