Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
IMMATURE ALMANAC,
TERMS OF PEACE
REVEAL HYPOCRISY
(Continued from First parcN

sent TO Petrograd and Moscow And, if
Russia had asked for IL, lighting units
would have been sent in to re-entorce
the man power of that country
But with the fall of Kerensky Ameri-
can support was rejected. The Bol-
sheviki would not deal either with
American diplomatic officers or with
other American missions The railroad
experts were withdrawn. The Red
Cross workers were ordered away. and
even Russia's deb, TO the United States
was repudatcd, as was her debt 10
Japan and other allied nations. This
affront was offered the United States
Notwithstanding the fact that Presi-
dent Wilson stood out as the one allied
statesman who had expressed any de-
gree Of faith in or sympathy for the
Russian people.
Long ago Russia was blottcd from
the entente map as factor in the
military situation. Neither the United
States nor any other allied nation has
expected the Russians TO participate in
this years operations in any aggressive
way. All that was expected OF hci
was defensive attitude strong enough
20 keep a substantial section of tina
German army on guard along the cast
crn front. But when the Bolshcvil;
regime laid down and invited the Ger
mans TO steamrollcr them at will i,
was realized that no fight was left in
Russia. and that she would have to
work out her own destiny without help
from her former allies.
From n purely military standpoint.
the present operations in Russia are
far from disturbing 10 this government
Il is realized. so army officers say. that
the further Germany pcnetratcs into
that country the longer her lines OF
communication and supply become, the
more area is to be policed and n
greater force of German troops will
be needed 10 make effective the occu-
patton of that country. This seems
TO mean that fewer troops will he left
10 throw against the line In France
and Italy than would be possible il a
peace satisfactory to Germany were ar
rived At with the Russians.
GERMANY CANNOT SECURE
MUCH FOOD FROM RUSSIA
Gcrmanys new campaign in the cast
is not disquictng. even from an
economic standpoint The one thing
that she needs above all other is food
as is Germany. Reports Indicate that
there arc some food stores in Ukraine
upon which Germany and Austria
might draw, but there is little or moth
ing in any Of the Baltic provinces or in
PctroSrad itself which the Germans
might sicze. 1t was the food problem
more than AIRY other, that resulted in
tho Cars downfall. II was this same
problem that the rcvolutioniSts had to
contend with, and since the Bolshcvili
have hccn in power starvation condi-
tions have prevailed in many quar-
tcrs OF Greater Russia.
On the whole, therefore, the new
conquest OF Russia is not as vital Il
matter to the allied cause as il has
seemed. 1t has in it many elements
that give satisfaction to Gcrmany's
enemies. II has forced a definite divi-
sion between she and Austria. IL has
raised storm OF protest from the So
cialist party in Germany. II has given
the whole world TO understand exact
ly what the German militarists are
driving at in this war. 1t has COM
PEELED the use of n considerable Ger
man army in that quarter, which other
wise might be consolidated with the
forces in France. IT may result in an
intcrminablc conflict with tho Russian
Reds, and 1t promises very little, il
any, relief to the German people in the
matter Of food supplies.