The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-01
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According to an American cOrrespon-
dent In France, the peace program of
Hlndenburg, Ludendorff and the crown
prince, forced on Won Kuehlmann and
the emperor, includes the extending of
the East Prusslan frontier, making an
autonomous protectorate of the Baltic
provinces, Remembering Belgium and
annexing or otherwise controlling the
Briey-Longwy industrial region of
northern France. The question of
Poland apparently Is left to Austria.
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Meanwhile Trotzky and his bolshe-
vlk comrades have handed Germany a
hard nut to crack. Flatly refusing to
sign peace treaty, they declared the
war with the central powers, so far as
Russia is concerned, has ended. They
decline to fight longer against the
workers and peasants of Germany and
Austria. simultaneously, the complete
rehabilitation of the Russian armies
was ordered, although 1t was reported
that this order was Immediately coun-
fernandez and that the reorganization
Of the Red guard was begun. At first
the people Of Germany and Austria
hailed this great victory" with extrav-
agant JOY, but In few hours they and
their governments began to wonder
what II would avail them. They cannot
obtain treaty recognition for their in
tended annexations on the east front,
and they are far from sure that 1t will
be safe to move to the west all or near
ly all their troops. AS the bolshevik
leaders long ago admitted, the Teutons
can easily push a long way into Rus
STA, but what ultimate good viii that
do them2
fhe b0lshsvikl always have main
tanned that they are operating, not for
the benefit of Russia or any other ma
tion, but for the workers and peasants
Of all nations. and they are persistently
continuing the spreading OF their prop
uganda all over the world. Whatever
may be the real motives OF Lenine,
1rotzky ct al, they appear to have the
Prussian autocrats up In the air just
now.
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Ukraine, one of the independent gov
ernmcnts into which Russia has split,
has presented complication that may
be more serious for the allied cause
than the quitting Of the bolsneviki. Ii
has signed separate peace treaty with
the central powers which opens to them
the possibility of obtaining immense
stores OF food from that rich grain
country. However. as pointed out In
these columns some time ago, the trans
portation system of that part Of Rus
STA Is so utterly inadequate that sup
plies can be got out only extremely
slowly, and besides, the crops have
been sadly neglected ever since the war
began. The treaty gave Ukraine quite
slice OF Poland. which aroused the
Poles to bitter opposition.
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Germany during the week attempted
To put the screws on Roumauia. de-
handing that 1t accept peace terms
within "a hours or suffer the conse-
quenceS. But the Roumanians dened
the kaiser, declaring they still had un-
shaken confidence in their allies and
would continue 10 fight to the finish,
Their armies now occupy all OF ReSSa-
rabia, where they have repeatedly de-
feated the bolshevlki troops. Ii Is be-
usVed they were nerved to take this
determined stand by prospects OF m
allied offensive in the Balkans which
they might aid by attacking the Bull.
gariNns and Austrisns from the north.
there are Increasing evidences that
such a drive. to cut OF Turkey and r,-
duce Bulgaria, is contemplated. A new
koumanlan cabinet Is headed by Gen
eral Avarcscu.
In southern Finland. where the Red
guards are Still holding out against the
government, horrible conditions pre-
vail Murders and all other crimes are
committed openly and the bolSheyikT
are running smuck, Sweden sin fpsrs
TO violate neutrality and send helm To
the government, Recent reports frorp
stockholm said certain Red guard lend
ers hed asked General Mannerhsia -
consider peace negotiations.
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There Is little TO say OF the Italian
iront except that the fighting there WAS
mainly by the artillery and ayiators
and that neither side had any marked
f advantage.
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seemingly the stage IL set for Ger.
many'S supreme military effort on tho
west 'front.', and Field Marshal Won
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