The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

ness.
on conquests, the chancellor then de-
Tended the policy toward Russia
He continued:
Il will say a word regarding Poland.
in behalf of whom the entente and
President Wilson have recently an
peared specially to interest themselves
as "A well-known country liberated from
oppressive dependence on czarist Rus
STA by the united forces Of GERMANY
and Austria Hungary for the p,la,osc
OF establishing an independent state.
which, in unrestricted development of
its national culture. shall at the same
time become a pillar of peace in Eu-
rope.
Fresh Difficulty.
The constitutional problem.--in the
narrower sense the question what con-
stNutlon the new state shall receive
could not, as Is easily understood be
immediately decided, and is still in
the stage of exhaustive discussions be-
tween the three countries concerned. A
fresh difficulty has been added to the
many difficulties, which have in this
connection to be overcome. difficulties
especially in the economic domain in
consequence of the collapse of old Rus
sra This difficulty results from the
delimitation of the frontier between
the new state and adjacent Russian
territory. For this reason the news of
peace with Ukraine at first evoked
great uneasiness in Poland. hope,
however. that with good will and prop
err regard to the ethnographical condi-
tons a compromise on the claims will
be reached. The announced intention
to make a serious attempt in this d.
rection has greatly Gained Polish cir
cleH.
In the regulation of the frontier
question only what Is indispensa on
military grounds will he demanded on
Germany's part.
The entente are fighting for the ac-
QUESTION OF portions of Austro- Hun.
garian territory by Italy and for the
severance of Palestine, Syria and
Arabia from the Turkish empire. Eng
land has particularly cast an eye on
PORTIONS OF Turkish territory. She has
suddenly discovered an affection for
the AlHbians and she hopes by utiliz-
ing the Arabians to annex fresh terri
tories TO the British empire, perhaps by
the creation OF n protectorate depend
ent upon British domination.
British SeIf;sh. !
THAT the colonial wars of England.
are directed at increasing and round
ing out the enormous British posses ]
sions. particularly In Africa, has been
repeatedly stated by British statesmen
"ln the face OF this policy entente
statesmen dare to represent Germany
as the disturber of peace, who, in the
interest of world peace must be con-
fined within the narrowest bounds. BY
.: system Of lies and calumny they en-
deavor to instieate their own people
and neutral countries against the
the central powers and disturb neutral
powers with the spectre OF the valua-
ton Of neutrality by Germany.
Regarding the intrigues recently
carried on in Switzerland, we never
thought, nor will We think, OF assailing
Swiss neutrality. We are much in
debted to Switzerland. We express
gratitude to her, Holland. the scandi-
navian countries and Spain, who, by
her geographical position is exposed to
especial difficulties and no less to ex-
49, AopSNh SC0ieAaGo WHICH HuSS ilpL
entered the war, for their. manly atti-
tude in that. despite all temptations
and expressions. they preserve their
neutrality. y
THE world yearns for peace and
desires nothing more than that the suf-
ferings OF war under which II groans
should come to an end. But the gov
ernments Of the enemy states contrive
ever anew to stir the war fury among
their peoples. a continuation Of the
war to the utmost was, so far as has
the most recent watchword
issued by the conference OF Versailles
and In the English premier's speeches
it again finds loud echo. There are.
however, other voices to be heard In
England: 1t is to be hoped that these
voices will multiply
"The world now stands before the
final decision. Either our enemies will
decide to conclude to peace-they
know on what conditions we are ready
to begin discussion-or they win con-
tinue the insanity by their criminal war
Of conquest
"Our people will hold out further.
but the blood OF the fallen. the agonies
Of the mutilated and the distress and
Of the peoples will fall on
the heads OF those who insistently re-
fuse to listen to the voice az reason
and humanity