Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
RUSSIAN SITUATION,

We often gain clearer view Of the
future by recurrence To the past. On
March Is, 1917 the Russian monarch
was deposed by an uprising OF class OF
the people aided by part Of the army
We do not know that all the revolters
, were radicals; nor il IL certain what was
the exact cause Of the revolution
Some say that the Gar was intriguing |
with Germany for peace; others that Ger |
many was intriguing with radicals IN |
RUSSIA TO bring on revolution Inc
schemes have been so we'll concealed |
that the future only can give us the truth.
PROVISIONAL government was taken up |
by the Duma with Miiukoff as premier !,
| and Kcrcnsky as minister of justice. |
A pledge was given that the war would |
go on to the end"
Lenne and Trotzky, the most ultra /
| Socialists in the world arranged With
Germany for safe passage through her /
country to Russia with the express plir- !
pose of joining in the revolution; they !
| had been living in the Socialist colony IN !
| Geneva they arrived in Russia about /
| May, 1917; they were both on terms Of |
| intimacy at Berlin. Why was Germany |
| so interested In their speedy arrival at
Petropad Was Germany expecting
| that they were going home to prosecute
/
| down with revolutionary poison intended
to carry the revolt to a sure submission
of Russia to Germany The last may
have been the purpose
Later on kerenskv became premier
| and waged war until November y, l9lI, J
when he was routed from power by
| Trotzky and Lenine, who no doubt had
been plotting 10 that end for months.
In lust 20 davs from November 8, these
| counter revolutionists sent agents INTO
| the German army seeking an arrnisilce.
| The Bolshevki must have taken control
with the avowed purpose OF seeking
| peace They held to the ianancal thoory
| ground into their bonesl that they were
| opposed 10 national war but beheyed
| in civil class war in their own country
and throughout the world TO establish
their insane doctrine Of internationalism
They would trcacherously 20 into mob
war but through actual cowardlce would
place themselves under the heel OF KAISER
| ism. Poor teluded Bolshevism How
are you going to carry on homo class
war yhilo nailed down tight under des-
potisn
They have driven Finland. Ukrania,
the Baltic provinces, Poland, Russian
| Armenia and Rumanla into the bcneVo-
| lent ~ arms of the Central Powers,
and still tho conquest goes on TO the eas' +.
| Who're will it end We cannot ask the
| Bolsheviki; they have no power to an
swer. they tied the milestone of pea'e
about their neck. II matters nttle no"
whether they sold out or skulked on
| They have cast cruel burden upon thFlr
allies. which may result ~ the loss 81
| thousands Of lives. IT IS amazing iha'
news writers of prominence will stupidly
Al Al .ls .saf a
| nIzed the Trotzky regime. \ wise man
/ should know that a government lasting
| 20 days WAS too young 10 both BODY ana
| brain n be nationally recognized
/ How could the allies Join with radicals
| who advocated that mob war shou!d
be carried into France, Italy LngIano
and America Trotzky might well carry
| this kind Of war into Germany II ms
treaty permits It, but keep tins deadly
VIRUS out Of america and her allies.
The allies should rejoice 10 have re-
iuvenated Russia, made 4 stable re-
| public and fighting y their alde 20 thb
end Of war But western Russia mas
been cremated and the ashes scattered
| Who can gather these atoms ana Fe-
! unite them East and central Russia
may vet be saved Nothing can be
done until conservative. solid, efnclent
| Rnssia corr,es into control: this must
| finally De the end attained, but the allleS
must wait and hope. and while waiting
attend 10 other essentials.
Germany i planning the Aslate q'les-
tIon IL her sole will and pleasure. i theFc
to be no interference or restrictions
Who is to stop this inFatlate greed
TIE European allies are not there ana
not able TO get there IN force y"
armies should be brought into the held
| All ueutraIs see what IS IN store Tor the!h
IN a certain contingency. They should
join the allies at once while they nave
help. America went in on this theory
why not all neutrals Make It the
world against tyranny and end Il
japan vas early in the war against
Gernan-owned China, Is stlll IN var ON
the Mediterranean, and Is on guard IN
| the East. She for some years has had
an alliance With England OF course
Japan must decide her own course IN
pursuing the war. after consulting with
her allies. which she in honor should GO.
Il might turn ont hna.ly that the
interests oi the allies, that the defeat o.
Gcr,nanr. that the saving OF the world $
civilization will depend on Japan and
China IN Siberia When this becomes
necessary Let there be no hesitation IN
taking the step George \. Ialey,
Wilmington. March y, 1918.