New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
PART v EIGHT PAGES
Eight Million Square Miles Of Madness

Arthur Ransome, cabling 1.-THE New
York Times" reported a great fire at
Kiev, the destruction Of the Odessa arse
nal, the bombarding of Nagauren. And
he painted the Bolsheviki in rather a
better light. For, he declared, "where
the Bolsheviki hold centre they make
expeditions against the Germans in the
surrounding country" The writer is of
the opinion that "Soviet Russia is stead
lily being forced toward break with
Germany" and he calls it tragic irony
that this movement should be weakened
by "an outbreak Of the counter revolution
in Western Siberia, which is profting by
and caused the armed action of the
Czechs."
Well, there is the situation. Make
what you can Of it. 1t is the situation
which Allied intervention, of whatever
sort, faces.
Newspaper Opinion in
l v America
The American press has been gran
ping with the problem. Every dav"
writes "The Atlanta Constitution. !" 9Th.
peril to civilization that turks in disor-
ganfzed, chaotic, intrigue infested Russia
becomes more and more apparent" "The
Springfield Republican" warns against
generalizing about the Russian peonle.
and yet "The New York Globe" seems to
be upon pretty safe ground when it as
serts that the Russian people 1--WE speak
not merely of the Bolsheviki) have dis
played great gullibility when fed with
German propaganda"
The New York World" contends that
nearly everything done and said in Rus
sia since its armies disbanded indicates
that the United States and the Allies are
IN greater disfavor there than GERMANY
The Brooklyn Eagle" takes a conserva-
tive view of the benefits which NAV he
looked forward to as resulting from in
tervention. So does "The New York
Sum-" 1.-The New York Times" believes
that the part Of Russia which is worth
saving would have risen long ago if it
had had the least encouragement" mrhe
Boston Transcript" goes SO far as to saw.
moi only is the time fully ripe for some
sort Of intervention in the affairs of Russia.
out something in that direction must abso
lutely be done, and Immediately. if the
Entente Allies are to win their causen
The Tribune finds it "hard enough to
explain the behavior of the Russian Boil
sheviki by any theory acceptable to ones
faith in Russian nature"
THE Philadelphia Inquirer" wrote:
1T is easy enough to figure out an ideal
situation on paper. It is not so easy to nut
1t into operation, for starter there must
be genuine movement among the Russians
themselves"
"The New Orleans Times-Picav,,ne,
agreed that the Russians themselve.
must display readiness to help"
Well, "The Havana Post" sums it up:
Both in the United States and elsewhere
in quarters where intense and legitimate
interest in the larger bearings of the Rus
sian situation has succeeded the compare
tive indifference of not long ago there are
hundred positive and conflicting opinions
about the best way to proceed to the relief
Of the crippled brother"
But, whatever the method, eff the AL
lies do not quickly go to the rescue of
Russia" warns "The Portland Oregon
national disintegration may proceed at an
accelerated pace, Germany may get 30 stronr
hold on the country as will REQUIRE far
greater effort to break, and its resources
may be used in yearly increasing quantity
to prolong the war in the West Every con-
sideration Of war strategy as we'll as friend
ship for Russia demands that the Allies act.
and act soon."