Evening journal., 1918-04-29
r CAN GIRL U'DEP
FIRE At PETROGRAD
Miss Bessie Beatty Saws
Russian Troubles Are Not
SO Bad as Pictured
PEOPLE OPPOSED
TO SEPARATE PEACE

A California girl. Miss Bessie Beatty.
who was under lrc In Petrograd during
the Russian revolution. is the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Bally, No. 1906 Della
ware avenue. Miss Beatty spent eight
months in Polrograd. with sslng several
revolutions. Miss Beatty. who is a
cousin OF Admiral David Beatty, OF the
English navy, was on a trip around the
world as q newspaper correspondent.
going by way or the Pacific ocean and
Japan. She sailed from this country
three days before war was declared by
the United states.
Miss Beatty declared that the Ameri-
cans do not understand the Russians.
She said most OF The revolutionary bat
/ ties we have heard about In this coun-
try, were Of the opera bouffe type. Tho
number Of killed was extremely small
compared with the newspaper reports
OF casualties. This was due largely to
/ the desire OF each side 90 make the
losses or the other side appear as large
as they could. She said In part:
"The surrender TO Germany was not
because OF any sympathy for Germany
Far from it. Russia was faced with tho
fact that 70 could not longer success
fully fight Germany and as a matter OF
self-protection, surrendered, but tha
surrender does not by any means mean
that Russia fayors a separate peace.
talked with a great many Of the Rus.
SLAMS during my stay in pctrogram, anc
almost invariably in reply 20 ques-
tions OF mine, the answer came, Yes. w
/. favor peace, but not a separate peace
D Then there is another thing ! learn
cd Ia Petrograd. The average German
soldier is not lighting because he wants
10 do So. but because he knows ful
we'll that a refusal 90 obey orders
: meanes that he will be shot. There ],
much suffering IN that country. Th'
people are very tired Of the confic
and are anxious 10 see IL ended. bu
they arc in the hands Of the military
= authorities and are helpless.
Large numbers Of the Ausirians wh
were captured by the Russians vii
never again go back 90 their natiy
country. Many Of them have Marie
, Russian women and settled down. 4
earn a livelihood in the land into whic
they were forced against their wishes
and. having no love for the cause OF On
: German Government, feel that thel
chances for safety are FAR better in Rus
b sia than they would be in their for
q mor homes.
>'Of course the end OF tho preseT
:. struggle no man can intellgently pr'
4 dict. The common people Of RUSS
- arc favorable 20 the Allies, hut the
lack the proper leadership. The da
J. may come, however. when these pei
J; pie by common impulse may arise az
y drive back the German forces that ha'
,- invaded and are now holding a pOriiC
Of their country.
y While in a way, Russia is OF gre
> benefit TO the German cause in suppl
3 ing that country with food and 9TH
% supplies. the feeling OF the great ma
n Of her people toward Germany Is sue
y that to maintain control OF any po
% ton OF that territory Germany wou
be compelled to keep a vast stand,r
I, army there. making the conquest q
!. extremely doubtful one from point
any real material gain
In Miss Beatty left here this mornir
n FOR Philadelphia, where she is sche'
= uled 10 make an address FOR the hencl
= OF the Rcd Cross Association Of thl
1t city today.