The sun., 1918-08-08

Know to their cost.
From the moment Marshal Foch
achieved strategic command the for
tunes Of the allied armies were restored
There have been mlshaps, but the mas
terly handling Of the reserves has
baffled the German effort and ended
in their retreat from the Marine. 1t IL
too early to say that the German effort
Is exhausted. They still have powerful
forces in reserve, but IL Is not too early
to say that their chances OF March 21
will not come again.
America already has powerful,
large and victorious army in France,
the equal Of the best troops. 1t Is grow
ing every day and there will be no break
In the increase OF that army until Amer
lea has an army not far short. II at
all inferior in numbers. to the German
army itself.
Germany never again can maintain
the same number Of divisions that she
had. She now is begging for Austrian
support. The German peoples and their
allies are beginning to be disillusioned
In March Germany was promising great
things--and the peace tentacles from
her allies were withdrawn. That prom
Use has failed The German, harvest Is
short Militarily the Germans have
passed the height of their power. Rus
sa, moreover. has become q clog to the
feet Of Germany.
THE idea that Great Britain Is act
ing hostilely toward the democratic gov
eminent of Russia has nothing in COM
mon with fact. 1t Is always our policy
to deal with de facto governments, but It
is impossible to decide or ascertain from
day to day what the government is of a
single village In the vast territory Of
Russia.
Freedom for Russia.
we have not the slightest desire to
interfere with the Russian people, and
certainly no intention OF imposing on
them any particular form OF govern
ment. But. when we see Germany using
her authority over large tracts n Russia
and exploiting them to the detriment
OF the Allies and against the will OF the
people themselves, we feel at any rate
that the Russian people ought to be
free to decide for themselves.
The Russian people resented the In
reference OF Germany and they are
more and more seeking allied help. We
will not hesitate to give It to them
wherever possible.
The Czecho-Slovak movement IL
remarkable one. The only desire o. the
Czecho-Slovaks Is to leave Russia and
come west TO fight for the Allies. They
desire to take no part IN Russian poll
tics. All they wish Is to get away,
and they have asked us for ships We
have arranged TO do the best we can
for them. but we are not exploiting this
Czecho-Slovak business to interfere in
internal Russian affairs.
I'VE took ships from very important
essential work elsewhere in order to
hnr
pose Of the Czecho- Slovaks. Acting I'M
doubtedly under German duress the
Bolshevik Government refused to allow
them to get through to Archangel and
Nladivostok. II the Czecho- Slovaks now
are the centre OF activities hostile to the
Bolsheviki the latter have only them
selves to blame and nobody else. The
Czecho ,Slovaks are anxious to get away,
and 1t is impossible to blame them for
getting assistance wherever they can.
Truth About Siberia.
I'VE are told that Siberia is Bolshe-
vik but II so why did not Siberia sup
port the Bolshevik Government" They
could not get sufficient men to form
decent sized army and had to employ
German and Austrian prisoners in order
to attack the Czecho- Slovak forces to
prevent them from getting through to
Nladivostok
Il wish to make this clear because
there has been criticism Of the action OF
the President OF the United States for
the decision he has taken, in conjunction
with the Japanese. to send forces to
Nladivostok to rescue the Czecho- S:ovaks
from plight due to the organization OF
intercept and capture them.
In regard to the question OF peace
the attitude OF those persons in every
country who consider any effort toward
peace as d!shonorable and reasonable
ought to he steadfastly disroura ged
but do not regard the present moment
as one in which an honorable peace IS
possible. We went to war because the
British people saw that something
fundamental to human happiness and
human progress had been put in
jeopardy by the military power Of Ger
many. That something will remain in
jeopardy as long az the German Mill
tary caste liz in power.
There are three events which prove
that the German military caste still holds
sway: First, 1t was the Rrcst -Litovsk
peace treaty, by which the Germa n
high command swept aside Noa Htrt-
ling. Won Kuehmann and Czernin, and
imposed drastic and humilIating
peace on Russia. Second. there WIS
the humlliating and ensiavlnG peace
imposed on Rumania, Third. tn .rs was
the sweeping from office OF Won Kuehl-
mann after his Reichstag speech
Il am believer in league OF ma
lions. but Its success must depend on the
conditions under which II is set up. The
people who made the war still are there
In Germany and they cannot have peace
as long as they predominant In the coun-
ellis of the enemy.