The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
WHAT TO DO
WITH RUSSIA
After German Hold Has Been Knocked
Loose by Allies, BoIsheviki
Will Keep up Tur-
motl.
[By Joseph Shaplen. United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

i[By Joseph Shaplen. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-Russian
officials today discussed frankly the
plight of Russia in the face Of the rap
idly changing international situation.
The big question asked in Russian and
other diplomatic circles is:
How does President Wilson propose
to treat the Russian problem after
forcing the evacuation of occupied
sections of Russian territory?
While the liberation of Ukraine, the
Crimea the Caucasus, the Poland the
Baltic provinces from the German
yoke will be received with Joy by the
Russian people, 1t was pointed out,
the matter cannot end there for the
Bolsheviki in Moscow and Petrograd,
it was asserted, will Immediately at
tempt to throw the liberated regions
into renewed civil war and unloose q
reign of terror among the harassed
and order-longing population.
Russian officials today called atten-
ton to a significant dispatch from
Basil stating that the governor gener-
al of the Ukrane-under which title
is apparently concealed the Ukranian
hetman and German Skoropadsky-in-
tends to send an appeal to Wilson
against the evacuation Of the Ukraine
by German troops, fearing that such
evacuation would result in disarder
and be violation Of the principle
of self-determinatfon." The object Of
the appeal, authorities of Russian af-
fairs today pointed out is:
The hetman, Skoropadsky, and the
government he represents know well
that the Ukrainian people are only
waiting for an opportunity to over
throw the proAGerman Sl,oropadsky
government, placed in power by Ger
man fbayonets and against the will Of
the Ukranian people. That is why he
is preparing to make his appeal to
Wilson under the camouflage of self
determination.
On the other hand 1t Is pointed out,
the Ukrainian people cannot be left
without any aid. At a recent congress
Of all the democratic and revolution
airy elements Of the Ukraine resolu-
ton was adopted favoring the reunion
of Russia and the Ukraine, but not I'M
til the power Of the Bolsheviki is en-
tirely eliminated.
The allies, it is asserted, will sue
coed in forcing the evacuation Of the
ukraine and OtneT huSSlan territory,
but unless they take steps toward
bringing order and insuring the tri-
umph of democracy in the repatriated
Russian regions, Germany may in the
near future regain serious and dam
gerous foot hold in Russia, which she
will utilize in her fight for economic
supremacy in Russia.
The allies should Immediately adj
vance their troops in Siberi to the
Urals, it was urged by Russian off
Gals today, prepatory to an advance
on Moscow and into the Ukraine, the
later to be undertaken Immediately
after the evacuation of the country by
enemy troops. simultaneously follow
ing the expected collapse of Turkey
allied recognition OF the All-Russian
Russia through the Causcasus, the
Crimea and authorities on the situa-
ton declare should be preceded by the
allied recognition of the All-Russian
government, recently formed at Uffa.
Only by cooperating with some recog-
nized Russian national authority it
was asserted, can the allies hope to de-
stroy entirely Germany's control IN
Russia and help bring order into the
country.