The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-25

to include the somewhat hazy estate OF
the old Jagellor Lithuan!a. 10 lnclude
tn" somewhat haZy estate or the old ia
.ellon Li,huania and the Baltic pro-
vinces which at one time or another
were. in part 4: least. held ny the Tcu-
tonic orders. This state is 10 include
practically all III" Russian Baltic sea-
coast. with The great ports or E!Sa anu
Lihau. and no; impossihly. Reral. II
would have m area OF about hn.D1h
Scuar.. miles half that Of Italy. and
population Of upward of 6.oOO.oOp: but
this population would b" nliN"d--tnainly
l."t,iSh. but with strong Polish ana
Finnish iufusions. and an apprecInbe
element Of Germans.
Unlike Ckrainia. this Lithuanian state
would lack real racial cohesion. 1t would
b. really Il Gcrman-controlled facade.
thrown across the Baltic snahoard nf
northern Russia. giving the German
masters actual mastery Of the outlets o!
Russia on the Baltic. Il would b" TN
der the domination of the numerically
insignificant element of Germans
survivors of the old Teutonic Orders: il
would depend upon Germany for exist
cnc.. and 1t would b. ;ha cause of an
u:hcr war If Russia ever again be':am"
Il powerful state. because such Il stat"
would Of necessity have To gain an out
l"t on the sea
Finally. tho moro or less dctinit" IN
.lication Of The Lithuanian and tkTti-
Man frontier reveals the Austro-Ci"r-
man plan for Poland. This Poland is I"
Il. q relatively restricted state. smaller
than Lithuania. and shut in between
t;,.rInany Lithuana, Ckainla and Aus
tr;o Unless some portion of LiaIlria
w"r" added 10 II its ar"n would h" well
under $4,000 SQuar" milHs--lcS$ ;han
thar of New York s;atc--hnlding 4 popu-
lation Of littl" ab"v" lo.oo".eop. IL
would h., cut off from tho sea by Ter
man Prussia and shut out of tn" i;uS-
sian markets. which Il supplied with
manufactured goods by the new IRON
,;.rs. Such Z Poland would b" little
moro than :; sham and mockcry. 1t
gould hav" butter chance of survival
,varr Polish Cialiciu Joined tn 1t. but It
would still he a helpless enclav" in the
German and Austrian-controlled terri
tories, which would surround it.
Now as to the political alignment Of
thcs,. three states: Ckrainia would hay"
,lr rho essentials OF IN independent
state: i; would naturally fall INTO an
alliance with tho Central Powers whoS"
aid il would seek against INVASION from
tn. north by IN" RoSh"vik armies. conn
ing not 50 much to conquer ana restore
Ukraiuia TO RUSSIA as "a establish th"
doctrines II the Russian Revolution
and iu,rntluce III" class war. 10 ~n''h
III. Russian Reds will now a"dica,
themselves. For III" Central powers, III
peace o. in war. Ukrlinia would p" i
natural grainary. Will" II w"ui" h''
have 10 fear ultimat" German aoS"fF
,inn. since il lbs ou' side tho pathwa!
III 81 IL III
removed from German frontiers
Bv III" Brrst-I.itovsk document. when
So far az IN" I'kr1nianS are ronc'rneu
is signed and agreed 20 on o"th Si"'@'
rho Central Powers have created a new
state of considerable" size. likely 10 IN
dur. and to h"c"'n" n willing partner in
any Mit.cI"urnpa sShrU". which IS
,,.nror,,ir rather than political. In dlf!d-
Ing Russia in hal! the Germans nav,
created Il natural ally. and furnished
this ally with r":tl reasons TOT aiIiAhC"
IN rho future. Ekraiuil may then easily
r,,,lace italy in IN" Trippl" AlIiahc" II
This alignment persists after the war.
I.ithuania. on thn other hand. is q fiat
state X is highly artificial: 1t has n"
r.ul cyrue.. for existence. and II can ne
of no permanent importance: say" only
;or that tim" i'll which German armies
arc able - garrison its cities ana carry
on; ,hr viii Of ,hc German minority. IL
d.:privrS n" Poles Of On" OF their an
cirnt outlets upon The sea. ana ~ ike
wise throws III" frontiers OF northern
Russia back from III" fire" waters. IL IL
unnisiukably an expression al the old
Fashioned idea az following up fictorl-
Gus war by the seizure OF provinces OF
III. enemy. without regard 10 the riEh'S
or the desire of the inhabitants
AS to Holland the Germans have heen
designed 10 leave only II rnutiiated fraG-
ment. deprived Of all outlet upon the
yea: deprived of much territory whose
population is prcdomincnty Polish