The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-06-06
HOW AMERICA
CAN HELP RUSSIA
Special Cable to The Daily News.
iCopyright, 1918. The Chicago Daily
News Coz

lies can do for Russia and Incident
ally for themselves in Russia One
is to foster Russian resentment
against Germany and also encourage
the revolutionary spirit for war. The
second is to preserve in Russia the
spirit of democracy for which the al
lies are fighting. Third, by saving
the Russian democracy we shall shut
out the Germans m large measure
and open Russia for ourselves as the
worlds greatest future market for
manufactured articles.
There are two negative things the
allies can do. First. they should do
nothing that will ultimately turn the
country over to the Germans. Sec
ond, they should make no concerted
invasion of Siberia and they should
not permit Japan to invade Siberia,
for such an invasion would immed-
lately result in the turning of Rus
sian resentment away from Germany
and against the allies. The invasion
of Siberia would result in the fall of
the soviet government, German con-
trolled government replacing it in
Europe and Japanese controlled
government replacing it in Siberia.
Neither of those empires wishes Rus
sian democracy to succeed. Autocracy
is lonely. A Japanese invasion Of ST.
IBERIA either with or without the CO.
operation of the allies would be the
most serious blow that could befall
the allies in Russia
Lenine Talks of War With Japan
If we are able to assure the soviet
government that such Il move will not
occur we shall see wonderful change
in the Russian situation in the next
six months. The recent Japanese
landing at NladivoStok gives an in
dication of Russian sentiment. Lenine,
speaking the other day on this sub
ject, said:
I'VE may have tc declare war on
Japan because the Japanese imper-
ialists wish to annex sections of free
democratic Siberia. Serious compli-
cations with England and France
would be probable and it may result
in war should they, as allies of Japan,
be unable to restrain her spoliation of
Siberia"
Leon Trotzky says openly that ia
pan and Germany have reached an
agreement, although, in view of Ger
many's attitude in the far east, that
sounds improbable. Nevertheless, the
soviet leaders declare that they in
tend to fight Japan should she con-
time the movement toward Siberia.
They insist Japan has searched for
numerous preteXts for an invasion of
Siberia and the occupation of Vladi-
vostok and the Siberian littoral.
German Prisoners Not Arming
There were rumors for a time that
German war prisoners in Siberia
were arming themselves with the OBJ
ject of seiZing the Trans Siberian
railroad. This was disproved by a
special American and British COM
mittee of investigation. During the
German drive on the western front
the Japanese suggested that an in
vasion of Siberia might cause di-
version Of German troops from that
front. Any sane military judgment
would disprovc this theory, yet the
Franco-British general stats request
ed Gen. Pershng to use his influence
in Washington to bring about the
plan suggested.
When Japan shall invade Siberia
here is what will happen in Russia:
First, the soviet will declare war
on Japan and send against that-co
try all available troops that are now
preparing to fight against Germany.
Second, it will recall all the soviet
troops now fighting a guerilla war
fare against Germany in the Ukraine
and will send them to Siberia to |
fight against the Japanese Such ac-
ton will injurc the western front, be- |
cause the 900 soviet irregulars in
the Ukraine are now OBTAINING GER
tain number of German troops.
Third, the soviet will Immediately
appeal to Germany to aid Russia in
fighting Japan, because, although ,
Russian resentment against Germany
is now growing by leaps and bounds,
there exists Il ready made resentment
against Japan. That is the reason
why Germany wants Japan to in
wade Siberia. This would forestall the
future conflict of Germany with the
new revolutionary army and would
turn a potential enemy of Germany
into certain ally.
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