The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-25

with respect To Serbia and Italy. Aus
lrl has II" appetite !ur ann"Nall"ns.
!, Therefore the AustrIanS are not likely
hong to bear The burdens of prolonged
conflict. merely - enable the Germans
Ia hold HruSS'tS or Lille. L. annex the
ErIgitu coal nCIdH. "r the French iron
districts Least OF all are they likely
10 the fac" ri domestic protest and i'll
cjpirlIt disorder. Ia dispatch Aust RAN
troops L. the western front and pa% Il
blood TAX Tor German territorial anIbI-
lions. On the contrary, Austria seems
likely mare and more IN follow an in
n"prndcnt policy and Ia escape from
complete" ti,'ruau' domination. Her
necessities growing out Of the Russian
lnruac. made her Tin" partner OF Ger
many in pruc" and III war. but these
n",'$Siil"S hav" disappeared and for her
Prussia b"rnmcs. if rot peril. an OBJ
jet If diSirust and jealousy. rs she has
always been since the days If Frederick
thr Great. save IN time Of danger.
II would he foolish Ia blink the fact
that much that has been agreed Ia ut
Ia"Sr-Litnvsk Will endure. Ckrania
cannot be abolished by any later Allied
victory. nor can 1t he easily torn from
It's natural adhesion Ia the Central
Powers Poland may. as result Of
later Allied victories. gain a greater
measure Of Independence. and m extern
sion of territory. but II is not easy 10
. believe that Allied victories Will b. 81
such dimensions as u compel EiCrmany
to cod. l'USrn and the lIanZiE strip OF
West PRUSSIA IL this new stale. and
without both Poland will hardly achieve
H., natural rights.
On the other hand il may b. that the
Lithuanian monStr"Sity may Tall, that
the rirrman people will not continue In
Fight OH when they perceive peace I'M
possible RS long AS they hold Riga and
Lihau Ycl there is. Mt the least. fair
possibility that this arrangement may
also endure since the lands affected arc
beyond the reach Of Allied fleets or
armies and Russian disorders ar" such
that Russia can neither help nor hrC"nl"
= welcomes ally for The people ui these
provinces who must be At last rs fearful
of th,. Trutsky- Lcninc war upon capital.
The EriShrvik elias war. "a OF the Ger
man domination. which II ii brings
abuses If Il certain kind Will bring order
and material prosperity.
In sum. therefore. believe W" nrHe
seen ut 'l:rrSi-LILrvsk Our Of the great
and historic dcliminaiinnS &c European
history. s"m" portion. some "onsId"r-
abb" portion Of which is destined Ia en-
durc and all Of which may constitute"
AS important II fac; in Slardon us did
the Treaty OF LunCvlllr III III" Ger
manic world. 1t may liz tn" last VIII
and testament OF III" f.nplr" of Peter
thr treat. which rr"tsky and L"nin"
.rc,"pI.d hat did not $gn at iir"St-
L,,nvsk. Tn. western world has rightly
discounted tn" military b"arinG "t ihiS
urrangrlncnt for = long TIM. II will n"i
H.. great since III" actual c"llIpS" al
RUSSIA as n military factor occurred
long ago. Far more important IL ~"
matter ot food At II" distant d:tt' ter
many and Austria wall escape from III"
.br,Jn,v Of famine This is III" worst
phase IF all for the Allies.
But before they ran accept this new
and enormous expansion OF Germany tn"
Allies must fight. and tho Germans seem
nrrpurcd In force the issue III on- more
Western offensive.