Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
THIS WEEK OF WAR
: ~ E,c+s and Some Deductions Therefron1, by
a Member of the Tin,es-Repubtcan otatt'

Political developments IN RUSSIA
and Germany continue to occupy nFs'
place in the war news and develop
ments. A situation in Germany which
gave promise of an internal upheaval
has been avoided for the moment by
compromise agreement thru which the
question of annexations or no annex
tons in future peace negotiations mas
been straddled so successfully 'Ha'
both the pan Germans-the warrior
spoils party-on the one hand and the
advocates Of reasonable peace. IN
GLIDING the strong socialist element, on
the other are claiming TO have Sc
cured the most from the internal rue
ton.
The war party has made concessions
to the extent Of promising the Rus
SLAMS to surrender the principle or an
nexations in the east, while leaving the
question in the west to Hindenburg and
Ludendorf. the man who Is said to
furnish the brains for Hindenburg. In
other words the Germans propose to
exact territorial and financial indem-
mites from the allies II they gain
decisive victory on the western front.
That the bolsheviki rulers In Rus
STA possess growing distrust OF Teu-
tonic diplomacy Is evidenced by the re-
fusal OF the Lenine government 10
accept Germany's profrered peace
terms and enter into separate agree
ment with the Berlin government
German diplomacy as usual attached
string to the proffer made TO the Rus
slams. and while putting forth the poll
cy OF no annexations. refused to with
draw troops from the occupied Rus
sian territory. including Poland, while
the war continued with the former al
lies OF Russia. 1t Is evident the pan
Germans do not propose to surrender
domination OF Poland and are press
ing for a new partition Of that unfor-
,unate country, with the determination
Of holding for Prussia the rich mining
districts.
| The pan-Germans appear to be so
strongly entrenched that they have
been able to overrule the desires OF
the kaiser. who is evidently between
the devil and the deep sea. The kali
ser Is said 20 be willing to forego all
annexations in his effort to avoid an
internal eruption within the empire,
but has been overruled by the pan
Germans who appear to have won the
crown prince TO their view. and the
prince Is acting in the role OF adviser
to his dad. While the internal crisis
has been averted, It may be only tenn
| no CT nd
the entente allies have gained no ad-
vantage In the political developments
OF the week.
The bolsheviki regime in Petrograd
also is having troubles at home
| troubles which are multiplying faster
than solutions are being reached. The
military campaign against the Cos
sacks Is being pushed with vigor, ant
poor Roumania is feeling the iron hand
Of the TrotZky- Lenine rule. The boil
sheviki are threatening to make war or
Roumania after forcing the little natior
already crippled so sorely that she car
not stand alone, to participate In tn
larmistice on the eastern front merely
for the reason that Russian soldiers
who have failed to obey the laws o.
human decency were disarmed and i'm
prisoned. Len!ne has gone so far a!
to order the arrest Of the RoumaniaI
king and his delivery in Petrograd
The bolsheviki policy toward Rou
mania is somewhat out Of harmon!
with the avo~ea peace aims Of th
Russians and OF self determination o
the smaller nations.
: Fridays news dispatches reported
strained relations between Lenine. tn
bolsheviki premier, and Trotzky. tn