The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-08
The Opportunity In Russia

Nowhere has fortune favored the allies more strkngy
than in the interposon Of the Czecho-slovaks in sbe
ria at the psychological moment when the allies de
batting the delicate question Of sending armed forces
to bolster up Russia While the United States has de-
ayed decision on the question it has been answered BY
events. Armed allied forces actually at work boil
STEERING up Russia To the small nations Of Bohemia be-
longs the credit of being the first of the allies to extend
helping hand to Russia This little nation is not fully
born although several allies have recognized its indie
pendence The United States has not yet given that
enlargement to the Czecho-Slovak people.
The question now before the allies is shah join
with our ally Bohemia in aiding Russia and Siberia, OF
shall we stand off and see the bolshevih German
and Austrian prisoners sweep the CzechoSlovaks out Of
Siberia, and turn Russia to Germany?
If the Czecho-SIovaks were enemies of the Russian
people the allies could easily decide Or if Russia were
not an ally Of the entente the allies could leave her to
her fate But President Wilson has just said that Rus
remains an ally and everybody knows that it is true
The betrayers of Russia are not Russia any than
the American pacifcists and defeatists America
4lussan people attacking the CzechoSlovaks?
On the contrary they welcome them and recognize them
friends II is only the Germans and their agents. the
bOlshevik who are disturbed by the presence Of The
Czecho-Slovak in Siberia The Germans will not stick
at anything to eject the CzechoSOvaks for two
First in order to fasten their grip on Russia and
ond for the sake of discouragng the revolutionary b.
hemans in Austria If the allies permit the Czecho-
Sovaks to be defeated elected from Siberia the Ger
and Mayors Of Austria will say the Bohemians
Look your false friends the allies! They treat
ing you they treated Belgium and Serbia and Rouma
MIA. They have left your forces in the urch You will
always be betrayed by the French and British and the
Americans If you join them you will meet the fate of
Serbia Thus the failure of the allies to help the Gee
choSlovaks forces will react dsastrously in Austria
we'll as in Russia
The Russian people need only rallying point around
which to meet and recover their battle spirit They do
not want German domination They hate the boshevi-
XII The boIshevi do not have the support of the peas
ants of Russia and many Of the workmens organizations
have deserted them. The bolshevk markedly
posed German TOOLS Are the allies to cater to them?
Some officials of the United States Government take
the position that they must not stake Sides in Russian
sdered with the remainder of the Russas That is most
illogical and dangerous Since the bolshevik are pro-
German the refusal to take Sides against them equiv
alent to taking impartial position between Germany
and Russia Is that where the United States wishes to
be found? No wonder the allied governments ham
mering frantcay the gates of Washington sounding
the alarm concerning Russia.
great opportunity to save Russia has suddenly ap-
peared in the provdenta appearance of the CzechoSo
vakforces in Siberia Those forces merely need allied
support to the rock of salvation for the great
Sav republic Small contingents should be speedily sent
forward by each allied power operate in Siberia under
one commander. An inter-Alled civil commission should
be created forthwith to go to Siberia and develop and
direct the allied policy Of aid to Russia This civilian
commission should have supreme power and the military
authorities should execute its viii. No attempt should
be made to build up great allied army for operations
against Germany No army could march at present from
Siberia to the western front of Russia could Ger
man army go to Siberia The sole purpose of the allied
forces would be establish order and enable the Russian
people to organize their independent of Ger
many or the boshevik agents of Germany.
There is not the slightest doubt that with the allied
stabiizing forces in Siberia the leveheaded elements in
Russia would rally and organize their communities and
rapidly build up their own defensive forces In due time
they would hold national assembly organize Russian
government and throw out the Germans The recovery
of Russian territory from the German thieves part
of the allied program in which Russia strong and
faithful ally, would cheerfully join.-Washngton Post
There getting around the fact that some lines of
business here have been affected seriously by the taking
away ofssO many of our young The haberdashe
ries, soda fountains cigar stands moving picture shows
and jtney service have suffered the heaviest blows
The most serious loss however has been to those forced