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New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Latin-Americans
May Change Policies
Meeting of Presidents May De.
velop Aggressiveness Toward
Germany
staff Correspondencel

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-The uro.
Jected meeting between the Presidents
of Argentina and Chile was believed in
Latin American circles here TO-DAY 10
foreshadow fresh developments in the
policies of those countries respecting
the war and touching on Pan American
solidarity.
Support, it was believed, was given
to this supposition by the fact that the
announcement of the prospective meet.
ing of the two executives followed
closely upon conversations between
President Irigoyen of Argentina and
Romulo S. Naon, the Argentine Ambas.
sador to the United States, whose early
return 20 his post here also was an.
nounced.
1t was commonly known that Anlbas.
sador Naon approved of more aggres-
sive foreign policy on the part of his
country toward Germany. on account of
the sinking of Argentine vessels and
also because of the exposures of Ger.
man diplomatic correspondence reflect.
ing upon his government. as well as
disclosing Germany's intention of stir.
ring up internal troubles in Soutt
America
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Transsiberian Road
Demoralized by War
Once Famous Railway Now
Requires Fortnight for
Long Journey

Correspondence Of The Associated Prcss)
PEklNG. Jan 24.-The journey from
Fetrograd to Harbin. once possible to
accomplish in nine days in one of the
most luxurious trains on the continent,
is to-day an experience long to be re-
membercd. Twelve to fourteen days
arc required to cover the distance at
an average speed of sixteen TO eighteen
miles an hour, in train packed with
homeward- bound soldiers, who fill every
available foot Of corridor. so that in
>gress and egrcss from compartments
becomes feat of physical prowcss.
The writer recently arrived from
Ietrograd. having travelled across Rus
sla on the Siberian Express. After the
first night out soldiers began Chamber
ing aboard at every stop and for twelve
and one-half days lived in the CORR
dors. sleeping at night squatting on
the floors or sprawing in a tangled
mass upon one another Each one had
his KIT, containing a teapot, a chunk of
bread, sausage OR boiled meat For the
most part they were a good natured,
Jolly crowd who could muster spirit
TO sing in spite Of everything. Only in
the second class cars, where there was
q 4s'' 81 PNiNSitdbS vi SulIOTS, UlWaYS
the most vicious clement, were they
surly.
One young American woman who had
tickets calling for place in a second
class car was literally cvicted by the
soldiers and found refuge with Rus
sian general and wife in their compart-
ment.
All the way to lrkutsk the express
followed soldier trains. The latter
stopped long at stations, while the SOL
dlcrs stripped the station restaurants
OF provisions. Meanwhile the express
lay hours at time at some block sig
nal on the prairie waiting for a clear
track. Efforts to pass the soldier trains
brought threats from the "tovarishi"
that they would telescope the express.
At Tomsk they tried to take the ex-
press LOGON otive, but were prevented
by the soldiers aboard the latter.
Arriving at the frontier Manchuria
station, the Russian troops were put off
the train by two big Chinese soldiers.
Those who were slow in getting started
were encouraged by jabs in the ribs
with the barrel of a rife On the plat I
form outside occurred an Indignation
meeting, the result of which was a res
clutlon that no more expresses would
be permitted to leave Patrograd.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
the average Briton is far from dc

but the average Briton is far from de-
pressed
How about the moral effect of this
dual military and diplomatic victory
upon the masses Of tho Central
Powers?
1t will take time to gauge it accu-
rately, but already the Vienna car
better Icitung" calls it "Pyrrhic
victory" and says it postponcs peace
because "impcrialsm has assumed the
leadership OF the German Empire, and
no power among the German people
seems willing or able to withstand it,
Fuller reports of the last weeks dc
bates in the Reichstag and tho Reichs-
rat over the Ukraine treaty, which arc
just to hand, show plainly the extreme
bitterness of the Polish representatives
and the deep dissatisfaction of the In
dependent Socialists.
In the Reichsrat the Polish Socialist
Daszynsk declared that honccforth an
Alsace- Lorraine would stand between
the Ukraine and the Polish state.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Russian Surrender
TO Enemy Fails to
Depress Loz,doner.
lSt0N COrreSpOudencol

LONDON, Feb 25.--If Russians sur-
render fails to inspire the masses of
the Central Powers any more than il
depresses the British people then it's
moral effect will be negligible.
10 l0,000.000 residents of the Lon.
don district Russia's collapse means
less than the new food regulations
which went into effect TODAY.
The fact that 3S1 900 square miles
wlth population of $4,000 600. is slice
on Russia makes less impression on
Inc u, average housewife than does Lord
'hhonddas scheme for the equal distri-
outlon or meat and margarine
In the forty third month Of the
World war, with ITS millions of casual
TIES and billions of dollars worth of
waste, the average mind is too con-
FUSED and the sensibilities are too
dulled to worry about affairs far re.
moved from the centre of activity.
Trotzky and Lenine are called FOOLS
or traitors. and some slight thought is
gwen to the amount of war material
the enemy can now bring to bear in the
Vest, but here the subject ends
RUSSIA has beer falling so long that
Eer mai collapse does not shake even
the weakest nerves, and she has proved
an enigma to the British to the last
A year ago such an event would hava
produced something akin to pnnic
mere, but whole lot of water has run
under the bridge since the FIRST Rus.
sian revolution.
there IS disappointment in Great
Britain, but not depression. The sun
porters of the Bolshevist policy. the
leaders and statesmen who
are friends of Russia are disappointed,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

treaty OF peace on the point must Sc
cure economic equality in such terri
torres tor the peoples of all nations
ana thereby guarantee that none NAV
be shut out from legitimate access to
raw materials, prevented from dispos-
ing OF their own products, or deprived
OF their proper share of economic de-
velopmcnt
"As regards more especially, the col
ONES OF all the belligerents in tropical
Africa, from sea to sea, including the
whole region north of the Zambesi
and south of the Sahara, this confer
ence condemns any imperialst idea
which would make these countries the
booty OF one or several nations to
exploit them for the profit of capital
lists, or to use them for the promotion
OF the militarst aims of governments.
Safeguard Natives Rights
with respect to these colonies, this
tenn of control established by interna-
tional agreement under a league of ma
tions and maintained by is guarantee
which, while respecting national SOW
erejgnty, would be allied in spirit by
broad conceptions of economic free
dom, and concerned to safeguard the
rights of the natives under the best
conditions possible for them. And, in
particular, firstly, it would take &C
count in each locality of <ne wishes
of the people, expressed in a form
which is possible to them; secondly, the
interests Of the native tribes as re-
CARDS ownership of the soil would be
maintained; thirdly. the whole Of the
revenues would be devoted to the we'll
being and development of the colonies
themselves"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
One Pro-German Win,
In Spanish Elect;o,

MADRID, Feb. 25.-Thc election
turns are still very incomplete. earl;...
indications, however, pointing II q
defeat Of the Socialists and the p.I
calls.
Five Monarchists, three Radical. -,
several Socialists have been elected :
Madrid, including Antonio Maura =.
Premier and leader Of the Consa,v.
tive party; Alvarez Arauez, Jac,,.
Benevente and Santa Enlacia, also e.,
servatives; Pablo Iglesias and Sem.
Besteiro, Socialists, and Senor Tav' Cas
trovido, Republican. %
Melquiades Alvarez, leader Of ~.
Reformist party, and Alexandra low
roux, the Radical leader, were heat,
in Madrid. Alvarez will probablv h
elected for another district. ''
Gabriel Maura, son of the Conserv..
tive leader, was defeated. The elect;o,
of .Benevente, who is a dramatist .rd
we'll known Germanophile, caused crea,
surprise.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Fear Berlin Plans TO
Restore Russian Czoy

LONDON, Feb. 25.--Germanv plans
to restore the monarchy in Russia, ac-
ccording to telegram dated FRIDAY
IN Petrograd to tine Morning Post 8
reporting that the Grand Duke of
Hesse has been appointed commander
IN the Riga section of the German
front.
His sister" the dispatch adds. "the
former Empress Alexandria as the
guardian of her son. the former Czaro-
witch, is the favorite German candidate
for the throne. The former Emperor
will not accept the throne from Ger
man hands. The Bolsheviki have pro-
vided form of government which
the Russians alone understand-p
despotism. They have paved the way
Tor the return of the monarchy"
The Breslau "Tagesblatt." says. de-
clares Zufish correspondent, shat the
Bolsheviki nave ordered the trial of
Grand Duke Nicholas by a revolution-
AIRY tribunal. He is charged with at
tempted high treason against the Rus
sian republic.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Sees Trick in Peace Talk
Vigilante Writer Warns of
German Propaganda

An article by Hapsburg Liebe, of the
Vlgllantes, prophesies a prompt often.
slVe by Germany, probably on the West
front German and Austrian peace talk
has made the author suspicious.
"Why, one asks" Mr.. Liebe writes
should Germany spread peace talk
among her enemies as prelude to a
great drive? Because her psychological
board knows that armies with minds
filled with thoughts of peace and hopes
OF peace and the naturally accompany
ing War-wcariness are armies seriously
handicapped.
Germany is going to do everything
she can to discourage us. Don't discuss
the war with people you do not know.
II you are not careful something you
may lnnocenty, say will not stop until
it reaches Berlin.''
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Carnegie Gives Million
To Canadian School

MONTREAL, Feb. 25.-The Carnepie
Corporation has presented to McGill
University s1,ooo,Ooo in recognition of
the Institutions "devoted service and
sacrifice toward Canada's part in the
war"
A letter accompanying the notifca-
ton refers to the award as an expres-
sion of appreciation and sympathy for
'he people of Canada on the part Of
their allies south of the border.
The work of McGill which has earned
TINS tribute includes the maintenance
OF an officers training corps throppb
which the university has contrihnteea
over two thousand Of her own men for
overseas over service and trained ten thou
sand Of these, 236 McGiil students
have given their lives. McGill has also
raised and equipped two batteries Of
@ siege artiilery and maintained gen
eral hospital in France with over ; 0on
beds. -'ooc
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Nip Plot to Kill
Chinese General
Conspiracy Against Tuan Said to
Have Been Hatched by
Manchus

PEKING. Feb. pa conspiracy to
assassinate General Tuan Chi-ju, the
former Premier and now War Commits
sioner, has been discovered by the su.
thorities. a number of arrests. in
Guiding those OF three Japanese. Aave
been made
The plot is alleged to have been pro
noted by monnrchists for the purpose
Of avenging General Tuan's defeat Of
General Chang Hsun, who led the Man
chu restoration effort last July. Re-
gently it had been rumored that Chang
Hsun had escaped from the Dutch Le-
CATION, where he took refuge last July
after his defeat.
General Feng Yuh-siang, in command
OF 10000 Northern troor's. has rebelled
against recent mandate' of President
Feng Kwo-chang urging the general,
Who Is Northerner, to attack the
Southern rebels. General Feng is said
to have established himself near Kiu
klang, on the border of the provinces
OF hupeh and Human. and is giving
help to the Southerners.
Tne capture of Ichane, a strategics
position on the Yangtse- -nang, by the
Southerners, is confirmed officially,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Germany Enslauing Russia,
Says French Writer

BY Cable to tho Courier dos Etats Un!sl
PARIS. Feb 24.-The "Journal" sees
in the advance Of the German armies
in Russia the enslavcmcnt Of a whole
people that, no doubt, for years will
have to struggle against its oppressors,
and the destruction of the laboring
classes, forced to work for the greater
enrichment of the foreign proiitccrs.
The newspaper says:
How realistic and clear sighted
prove the American workingmen, who
cry: This is the war Of the working
classes; it must be won by them. We
shall continue to fight so that the work
ers of the whole world may continue
their effort of economic enfranchisc-
ment, which encounters but one OBJ
stacle, Prussian militarism. /"
On the other hand. it has been de-
monStrated that nothing is to be cx-
pected from the German people.
Pierre Bertrand. in the "Evenement, -
insists particularly on this point.
Where arc" he asks, "the protcs sta
tions of that Social Democracy with
which it is so highly important to en-
ter into negotiations? Last month an
Independent Socialist in an address to
crimes of the imperial government.
The majority of the Social Democracy
have rushed to the aid of this power
and done everything to frustrate tho
popular movement
"Ihey once more have betrayed the
proletariat, and. thanks to their CO.
operation, the day after the crisis the
government. found itself stronger than
the day before.
"To- day there is the silence Of res
IIGnatlon, docility and completely. Great
headquarters proceeds with the fourth
partition of Poland; they arc silent
1t lnvades the Baltic provinces; thcv
are silent. 1t proposes the amputation
OF Beiglum: they are silent. It
marches on Petrograd; they are silcnt
In a few weeks or months Russia viii
DC, but German colony, and they are
silent 49, N' az
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
II Killed, Is Injured
In Collision in South

COLUMBIA. S. c., Feb. 25.-Ten per
sons were killed outright, two died Of
injuries and between twenty-five and
thlrty-five others were more or less
seriously injured in a rear-end collision
OF two passenger trains to-day on the
Columbia Greenville branch of the
Southern Railway.
The dead include Albert Atlas. tray
cling salesman, Brooklyn, y. Y. The
others were residents of South Caro-
lima, North Carolina and Georgia.
All of the dead and injured were on
the train standing still. and those killed
were men occupying a smoking COM
partment of a steel car at the rear,
which was telescoped half way Through
a. wooden one ahead.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
F allure of Russia
Blamed ON Church
Neglect of Missionary Work
Responsible for Plight,
BishoD Asserts

Russia's surrender to German in.
| fuence. her failure to carry out hen
! war obligations to .he Allies and he,
| present disastrous situation are due en-
trely TO the failure of. the Christian
churches to effect adequate missionary
work among the Russian people. Thi.
/ declaration was made SUNDAY night by
bishop James ". Bashford, Of China. in
connection with his announcement that
the Methodist Episcopal Church in
tends to commemorate the centenary OF
Methodist missionary work with a
world programme OF missionary en-.
dcavor. conflict of the white, yellow
and black races faces the world aftcl
the present war unless those races arc
educated in the Christian faith. tho
Bishop predicted
Had our churches spent SAC. 1000 600
IN missionary work i'll Russia in the
last forty years." declared Bishop Bash
ford, "Russian democracy would have
stood tlrm IN the crisis brought about
by revolution, and this would have been
worth $4,000, 900 900 in Fastening the
termination OF the war upon principles
necessary for the future security of the
nations of the earth
The experts of the Methods t
Church III foreign fields should have
gwen close study TO the future of
Christianity after the war. The war
has ploughed up the world for a new
planting of religion, snd the Methodist
ohurch IN America is ready to take ad
vantage OF this opportunity, and has
already mapped out arrangements for
missionary movements on the largest
scale among the people of the tinted
races
"Woild democracy is coming but-
and this no one has thought of so far
Its problem is that more than half the
world IS not ready. The Methodist
Church has seen this and is placing it
at the head of its centenary work. We
must hrst WIN the war and then win
the world. Two great obstacles meet
us.German mllitarism and Ignorance
and moral weakness. The first We are
IN 1air way to solve but the second
we VIII stand face to face with. Half
lhe world needs 10 be brought into limo
A huge possible race war is the alterna.
tive '''
II am not needlessly alarming. Those
OF us who have studied conditions over
the world see it. 1t is of no avail 10
declare such a race war impossible.
w no doubts that if the white racos
continue TO dominate every continent
by military power and to exclude tho
yellow races from five OF the six great
CONTINENTS and to limit their countless
mlillons 10 portion OF Asia there will
ARISE a race war in comparison with
Which our present struggle will prove a
skirmish ?n
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
General Buyeuitch
Is Named 10 Succeed
ENSIGN Krylenko


L0NDON, Feb. 25.-General Bruie-
witch has been appointed successor to
Ensign Krylenko as commander in
chief Of the Russian armies, according
to Berlin dispatch forwarded from
Amsterdam by the Central News
Agency General Bruievitch, accord
ing to the message has been pro-
CLAIMED dictator, AMI has ordered the
Russlan troops to fight to the last.
bruJevltch was formerly chief Of staff
TO Ensign Krylcnko.
Ensign Krylenko was shot and
SSnghtly wounded On Saturday in
fetrograd by a Socialist, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Amsterdam. krylenko's wound was in
the neck. His assailant was arrested
The report of the shooting was re-
celved in telegram from German
sources '''''''
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Germans Warned of
Coming Sacrifices

LoNDON. Feb. 25.-There is every
,ndicatlon that the German War Oflice
mas given word to the newspapers 20
begin campaign to prepare he n,,hl;c
for the fresh sacrifices the C,err,.,,,
people will be forced to make whom
the offensive starts in the west tha
central News correspondent at Amster-
dam reports. Both the military critics
ana the war correspondents are Join
ing IN THIS verbal battery work.
a most monstrous, terrible thing is
aNWyaitl.ng this continent" SAYS the
'Nosslschc Zcitung." "Never in historv
"r.,5 W.T. the e, memory OF this February be
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
German Agents Blamed
For --latest ReuoIt

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Adv;cos ~
the State Department that the revolu-
t'onary party in Costa Rica is sup
ported by authorized German agents
nave not changed this governments
attitude toward President Tnoco. and
1T Was reiterated to-day that the rec
o&Nlfion of the present government
W" ct under consideration.
A.Aerican Charge d'Atfaires has
I0ce""'y reported increasing unrest.
ntted what they regard as proof that
The former President was being
financed by Germans and a record Of
developments prior to his overthrow
to show his pro- German attitude while
President
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Urge Recognition
For Bolsheviki

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. Resolutions
demanding recognition of the Bolshe-
vik governments Of Finland and Russia
which it was declared "have done more
for the cause of world peace than any
other agencies" by the United States,
declaring for qualification Of war
debts" repeal of the. conscription law
and opposing war indemnities, were
passed by the Minnesota Socialist party
in convention here to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
10000 Spy Glasses Given
To Navy; More Are needed

WASHINGTON, Feb 25.-Thc Navv's
appeal for ."eyes" for the watch oil
GERS have brought more than 20 900
binoculars, spy glasses, telescopes,
seXtants and chronometers, Assistant
secretary Roosevelt stated to-day. One
days receipts amounted to 5000.
However, the response does nor meet
the demand and more will be needed
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
VarRaus, Finland, Falls
After Hard Fighting

iy United rress)
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 25.-The Germans
nave entered Varkaus, in Finland, after
violent lighting, capturing 1000 Rus
slams and many rifles, according to a
semi Official dispatch received from
Berlin to-day.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-05-24

eplcs of history decline for the most
part to give up their parade, the fea-
ture OF Memorial day. They are de-
termined to show the younger genera
ton that IL their bodies suffered from
the ravages Of campaigns and Of time,
the high luster of their courage and
their devotion has not been furnished
by the years.
It is fitting that the heroes In blue
should give to the soldiers in olive
drab this demonstration of their en-
durance Of body and OF soul. 1t is
well that the soldiers In olive drab, on
the eve Of their own great adventure,
should salute the heroes In blue whose
spiritual descendants they are.
For the cause which the men OF the
Grand Army OF Republic upheld is the
same as the cause which the young
men Of today have rallied to uphold.
1t is the cause Of America, In the six
ties as now, the champion Of justice
and freedom.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-05-24
INSPIRATION TO
BOYS IN KHAKI
COuntry's Defenders To-
day Learn Lesson From
Thin Blue Line.
THB veterans Of the Grand Army
Of Ahn nnnnhlIn Hnrnich nImnr

THB veterans Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic furnish always
IN inspiring spectacle to the in
t~ervenlng generations. These young
men, who so many years ago marched
southwark to the call Of Abraham Lin
coin, march again today. Their line Is
thin. The feet which advanced Wig
orously to battlefelds for the republic
are uncertain. The weight Of the
years drags them down. Backs are
bent by the burdens of val and Of life.
The eyes which once flashed to the
call of duty gaze dimly upon a sunlit
world.
But the hearts of these heroes In
blue-these men who offered the last
measure Of sacrifice to their country
more than half a century ago-are as
sound as they had been in the remote
period of their youth. They beat as
high to the inspiration Of the crisis
through which the country and the
world are living. These men who
played a manly part in one OF the