Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
ABOUT k.USSIA.

not III faVOf Oh the Allits is HptibSb thefu'
They may be neutral in word but not IN
| fact. Whatever neutrals may do, those
| joined as allies should not show the
white feather but should be true as
| steel and not be plotting with the com
| mon enemy Russia was the FIRST 10
! mobilize; the other allies joined to help
| her Was not honor and human fealty at
| stalker No matter what the disasters, IT
| IS q Migrant olfense To betray friend
| In peril and more so in the midst OF inhu-
| man carnage.
France went TO war as the contract
| ally OF Russia; Belgium because her ter
| ritory lay IN the road TO France, England
| because her obligation TO protect Belgium
| and her natural obligation TO save herself
| frun destruction, America for the purpose
! of saving civilization and herself later
! from single-handcd war against trium-
| phant Germany. 1t all runs back to
| Russia becoming the champion Of Serbia
| Of all nations Russia should stand firm as
/ the sun ia the midst Of her faithful safe
| lites. Who released Russia from her
| binding, sacred obligation? Revolution
| and counter-revolution have done the
work II the Gar sought a selfish peace
the archives OF some of the allies or Rus
sia would show it.
With Trotzky planning radlcalism with
| New York socialists, anti lenlnc as the
autocratic boss at the head OF the consult
| ing table in Geneva, surrounded by
refugees from Germany and Russia, what
more natural than the rebellion should
| hatch out in Russia, especially when aided
/ by German emissaries throughout the
| Russian army? The empire fell and we
| know the terrible disaster 10 the allied
armies. We do no. know what might
have happened if the Car had held fast;
/ IL might have been better, but could not
have been worse 1t was no time TO break
| the solidarity OF the allies The new regime
did carry on the war q months and IT was
recognized by America and other allies
4 persistent plea is made in a Phlladel-
| phia uaper in favor Of some kind Of rec
| ognition bv our nation of the present
myth government of Russia. he argi-
ment is neither sound nor logical. II runs
off in blind alley and cannot see the
| broad open highway. No matter what
complaint dsordered Russians had against
their own state. II was insanity to destroy
the home government and later Jump
| into the boiling cauldron Of German
| tyranny Why have not they and their
| apolopists recognized the faith and loyalty
| that was pledged to their alhesY The SIN
was Inqratitude There was no I'M
| mediate necessity then 70 bring on
| anarchy. but there was pressing ncccs-
sitv to stick to their allies through the
| struggle into which Russia had led them
There was no excuse for Russia break
ingg her treaty with her allies, at any time
| since the beginning Of war. What would
the newspaper apologists think i while a
house was burning the owner and iremen
| should run off to court to decide whether
| the breaking in OF the front door to save
! the house was trespasS or burglary.
| What would have become Of Paris and
| London, If at the Marne the Alles had
| stacked their arms and gone INTO
| chatauqua discussion on liberty, freedom
of speech single tax socialism and the
division OF landed property suppose al
| the allies had gone into revolution 1T the
/ same time As Russia, where would the
| world b. today Where would the rem
nant Of socialized Russia he? The most
of the world would be IN ruins and
Russia would be completely off the map
Broad minded people both in Russia and
| America must learn that nations cannot
break the oath of fealty and live.
| What are we 10 think of the logic
OF American writers who 20 INTO ecstacy
| over liberalism in Russia while we at
home now willingly give up our freedom
which is necessary 10 gain the war. Let
them hunt for liberalism in America today.
before they seek il on the Siberian plains.
We today IRE giving up. for a time,
most oi our constitutional freedom to
save the world from the monster. Il
would seem 70 be mania 70 now write on
the glorieS of liberalism and anarchy IN
Russia We must protect our nation IN
order to have anything tor the ConstItu-
tion to govern Let Russia DO the same.
; s., - Il ft.ry y1.4tE
Trotzkv and Lenine were found IN
negotiation with Germany for an arms
tice. Which made the first proposal?
The apologists should give full detail OF
the beginning of this matter, and how It
all came about
must state here some convincing
proof that the Gar did not betray his
country to Germany as have the Boil
shcyiki ne Of ms generals At the time ot
The revolution advised him 10 refuse TO
abdicate and to open the Dviua gate and
let the Germans clean out the canallie OF
the Dlma7 But the Gar said No, /
will never betray my country to maintain
my throne
An excellent war map gives the land al
ready taken from Russia as 525, 900
square miles with a population Of sixty
SIX millions, almost as many IS III the
I whole German Empire. ne taAu taken
is the garden spot of Russia. Bolshevih
Russia is almost wholly shut IN from the
sea excepting however the frigid shores oi
the Arctic Ocean And what OF the Rus
sian navies in the Black Sea and Finland
| Gulf? Who will inherit these
The Allies should gather up tie re
mains Of Russia if they can be found. ana
weld them into solid fighting machine
But they cannot weld together certain
selected classes and make a unit. unihcl
Russia must include without any excep
ton the whole remaining body polite
II Russia cannot be harmonizcd and solid
flied there is but one course left Chin,
and Japan must take decided action
Siberia must not be left 10 German
domination.
VIscount Ishii before the American
Senate. August 80, 1917 said. We did no
enter the war for any selfish interest W
are ia the war, We insist on being III il
and we shall stay IN it because We believ
only by victory can there be an honorabI
and permanent peace.
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