The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-16
Central Powers Cannot Now
Be Starved Into Defeat,
Says Van Hise.
WISCONSIN LEADER
TALKS IN MISSOULA
Nation Must Unite to Beat
Enemy; Coordination
Will Win.

Concerted use of our superior re-
sources in men and materials is neces-
sary il the allies are to defeat the CEN
tal powers, said DR.. Charles r. Van
Hise. president of the University of
Wisconsin, to the people of Missoua
yesterday. Germany cannot now be
starved; she must be beaten.
: This must not be n war of labor
against managers or managers against
labor" ne said. 1T must be a war of
laborers, managers. artisans, engi-
ncers. business men, united as one,
against world autocracy.
IF the agricultural, mineral and
man resources of this country can be
CO. ordinated under wise constructive
leadership, there can be but one final
result. The Teutonc powers will be
overborne"
Three Addresses in City.
Dr. Van Hise delivered three ad-
dresses while in the city. He spoke
first at luncheon given by alumni Of
the University OF wisconsin. In the
afternoon he addressed the students
of the State University and in the
evening spoke at a public meeting In
the First Presbyterian church. He
save substantially the same important
message at each Of the meetings.
The audiences at the evening meet
ing sang several patriotic songs under
the direction of De Loss Smith before
Chancellor +. c. Elliott introduced DIR.
Van Hise as "geologist, economist,
educator and distinguished patriot"
Russian Peace Great Blow.
DR.. Van Hise reviewed briefly the
progress of the war in years before
American participation. pointing out
:he successive victories by means of
which Germany maintained a strateg-
iCal advantage over the allies. He
turned then to the new situation Gre
ated by the detection of Russia.
Germany" he said, has compelled
Lenine and Trotzky to accept a humil-
iating peace which places in Ger
manys hands Poland. the great prov :
irces of Courland Lithuania. Livonia
and Esthonia, and imposes degrading
conditions upon the remainder of Rus
sia. In addition there is turned over te
Turkey an extended area east of the
Black sea. including the port of Ba.
toum."
The Importance of this peace is not
commonly understood, said thu
speaker.
Ukraine Fahulousiy Rich.
Until this war the Ukraine, ordi
narily called Little Russia was al
most unknown to us. Yet the regior
recognized under this name by thu
central powers comprises s5000t
square kilometers, Or more than on
and one-half times the area OF Ger
many. /. contains 2s.000,0O0 million
people. including several large manu-
featuring cities and the great com
mercial city Of Odessa, on the Blacl
sea. the chief port of Russia, throug
which before the war went 10 per cen
of all the exports of that country.
Farming and Mining Region.
The agricultural wealth Of tn
Ukraine is enormous. OF the entir
area of the Ukraine. more than one
half is under cultivation. Here ar
nearly one third of the farm lands c
all Russia. In normal times the prov
ince produced annually more than 16
600. 900 tons of cereals and possesse
vast herds of cattle.
Not only so, but the Ukraine
the great mineral region OF Russi
From it comes 60 per cent Of the er
tire Russian output Of iron ore-an
annual productions of more than 6
Or0 0Oj tons-one sixth of the world
supply Of manganese. and all the me-
curry produced in Russia. From II
Ukraine is raised three -fourths OF Il
coal mined in European and Asiat
Russia. and practically all of the al
thracite The Ukraine is the chieas
and Pittsburgh districts of Russia.
Other Resources Available.
THE treaty Of peace makes 1t ce
tain that all the surplus of the gre
agricultural production and the ri
I! s MUST GAL TWO
mineral resources of the Ukraine a
10 be available to the central power.
In addition. said DIR. Van Hise, &c
many has come into control of gre
wheat fields east of the Ukraine a
has made available the petroleum
the Baku district of the Caspian S,
one of the most important in
world
.slt Is useless TO place our face.
in the sand" he said. 1.-THE hop.
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