Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-22
RUSSIA KEEPS EVERYBODY
GUESSING

Unless the Russians the bigger fools
than the law allows they VIII not sur
render to Germany. Should they ac-
cept German peace terms il will be a
virtual surrender to the7kaiser and the
kaiser is welded to. monarchy, and
Obliged to remain a monarch or find the
bottom dropping from under himself.
William is certainly a monarch, pure
and simple. He is an 'ahoslute monarch
"in the German confederation" To try
to unity the revolutionists in Russia,
who dethroned Gear Nicholas, with
German monarchism, is unbelievable.
The Russians may be in bondage to
the German EMPEROR and sosituatted
that they must yield to his authority.
If so. Russia will accept the terms pre-
sented and if so. the kaiser will see to
it that Russia returns to monarchial
form of government. Perhaps with
Nicholas and perhaps not Nicholas.
Guessing is lively on that point.
There can be no question as to his
endeavor to put Russia i'm the same at
titude toward another Czar-or maybe a
chieftain of his own variety, as he keeps
the German people on their knees to his
majesty.
The crux of the whole business lies
in the Russian mind If Russians were
displeased with Nicholas and turned him
down because they disliked him person
ally the are likely to make another
venture of similar kind under the kais-
ers leadership.
If on the other hand they are honest
ly seeking to overthrow such autocratic
rulers-they will not follow the German
emperor's advice, counsel or dictation.
And time alone can solve me problem.
As il looks now the Russians in au-
thority are pro-GerIuan As the politi-
cal wheel revolVes it may bring to the
top some leader who favors democracy
or Socialist regime. During the winter
blizzard there will be many guesses and
prognostications. 1t looks like gamble
now.
HIGH PRICES IN BERLIN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Butter is
selling in Berlin at s2.25 per pound, SUI
gar at Sc cents per pound, ham and ba-
con at S2.11 per pound and American
soap at five bars for $1A2. This infor-
nation received by the food administra-
tion comes from a responsible source
The prices are from four to five times
as high as those now prevailing In the
United States.
We all remember the old adage, Mis-
cry loves company" You may set il
down in your ledger that Germany is
bound to get very tired If the prices
keep five times higher than in this
country. The average citizen can under
stand that sort of logic without a food
or fuel administrator to dictate terms or
explain conditions. AS l try to take in
the situation at this time, | am more
and more impressed with the econom-
les of the war of the SOS. The south
had four desperate and bloody years of
struggle. There may have been some
persons who starved to death in this
section, but ] never heard of it, The
great majority lived on farms and plan
tations. They raised cattle and hogs
and also corn and wheat. We were ref
ugees for two years, but we made some
sort of a crop each year. We kept the
spinning wheels going and the big, clum.
sy hand looms, also. The blockade WIS
in active force all the time Luxuries.
played out, except occasional triies to
those who were keen after such as
English calico. We knew we were cut
off, and banged away on the looms from
early morning to dark night, to supply
coarse homemade cloth
But the work carried on by southern
women on this line was phenomenal A
thousand pities It is that we cannot now
utilize our domestic qualifications and
thus provide thick, warm clothes for
our needy people We made our soar
at home, our candles, and they got to
be very scarce, but pine knots were
plentiful.
But the slave population, contrary f..
expectations, were reliable for heavy
work. and also docile l lived through
IT, and 1 know. Everybody burned wood
for fuel, and the country people kept
the town folks supplied