Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19

be Jealous Of Trotzkys usurpahon Oh
power and his apparent determination
10 dictate the Russian foreign poicS
without consulting his chiel. Inc
prominence and power OF Irotzky anu
the overshadowing OF Lenine nave
been conspicuous for many weeks
Trotzky seems to be the stronger man
and insofar as the outside world Is able
to Judge Lenne is mere fsurehead'
With the meeting OF the constituent
assembly. a. majority OF which Is OPP
posed to the bolsheviki, Russia Is ripe
for another upheaval which may speli
collapse for the present government
and the establishment of a more rep
resentative government which may
in time bring order out Of the growing
chaos in the once-great empire.
The great German offensive in the
west has not yet materialized and
there Is no evidence to indicate that it
NAV be launched in the immediate fu-
ture. That Germany has not ABANDON
ed her plans is shown by preparations
for more troop movements from the
eastern front The Huns seem to De
determined to mass preponderance
~ mon in the west in order to enhance
their chances Of winning the final stake
In the great war and are transferring
from every other front all OF the SOL
diers who are 1T and can be spared 10
participate in the intensive and san
culinary conflict which must ensue.
Yet the kaiser does not dare to strip
bare the Russian front. because OF the
chaotic conditions there, and the al
lied armies in Italy are becoming 80
aggressive that not many divisions
can be spared from that zone. In 1ac'
the Italians have made material gains
in two recent offensive movements ana
have strengthened their positions py
driving the Austrains from two men
acIng points.
Germany proposes to launch TWO
drives in the west simultaneously
One is military, the other political
Germany long ago adopted the policy
Of talking peace while striking her
hardest blows, and the news OF another
peace proposal has been allowed tc
pass the censor. No intimation Of what
will be embodied in the new peace
terms has been permitted to reach the
| public.
1t must not be assumed that the
British and French are over LOOKING
every opportunity to strengthen thell
| lines and prepare to meet the Sree'
push. Delay by the Teutons is giving
the allies more time in which te
strengthen positions and study the sit
| uation. yet Is a source OF danger IRON
another standpoint. The food supply
in France and England is dwindling t.
a dangerous point and 1T is up u
America to keep the armies in fghtins
condition by keeping the stomachs o
the soldiers filled.
1t was in the hope Of meeting thi
emergency that Director Garfield is
'sued his drastic order closing factorle
in the hope OF conserving sufficien
fuel TO enable ships already loade'
with supplies to All their bunkers ant
sail for Europe. Whether the remed.
was the proper one IN the emergenc!
or whether McAdoo has fallen down II
his efforts to operate the railroads ant
break the traffic congestion at Al
lantic ports is just now the subJec
Of wide discussion and disagreement,
That President Wilson, who approved
and Mr.. Garfield, who devised the plar
did not foresee the disastrous result
in this country Is apparent from tn
haste in which exemptions were MAD
after the order was issued. The larg
number of exemptions in part mas nui
lined the object sought! Garfield say
the coal order was necessary TO $40
the rail jam and bunker ships" Wheth
Ter or not the proper remedy was ap
piled remains debatable question.