Washington telegraph., 1918-06-14

Prussian autOcracy will rule and cX-
ploit the country for It's own benefit;
and the very forces which overthrow
the car viii be turned against the
freedom not only Of themselves, but Of
other lands.
In years gone by, when the forces
Of revolution were showing themselves
here and there in Russia. they had the
sympathy Of America in spite Of the
methods Of terrorism of which we
did not approve When the car and
the kaiser, leaders of autOcracy, were
locked in a death grapple, Russia still
had our sympathy, because she was
fighting on the side of those who were
seeking to safeguard the world from
PruSsian miltarism.
When the czar was deposad over
night American feelings were mixed
There was Joy at the downfall Of an
DID, and sometimes cruel autocrocv
but there was fear that RUSSIA would
become too disOrganized to fight fur
lhcr, coupled with the thor~'' that per
haps tho revolution had COZ . soon
to be effective.
Then followed the b..cf .,-.me Ct
<erenslly. when it began to look rs
! Tough freedom in Russia might he an
rganized freedom, prepared 20 arht
for its rights, and all A,l2ri"" hailed
| he russian revolution as Il blessing.
It had become absolutely correct TO
say that The war was a war OF democ-
racy against autocracy. No Uro-t'Cr-
man could longer point 90 a.. "-ar.
whenever an argument arose.
Finally came the bolshe,IEi rcv0in-
| tlon. in which kerensky was over.
thrown. Russian industry and rs.
sian society were disorg. Meet. ugd
Russian armies ceased 10 h"E The
laiser's armies pressed on i..a. .aaad,
took what they desired in splte of a
signed peace, and Russia appeared TO
20 about to pass completely undur con-
troll Of Germany America stood
rghaSt at the prank freedom had
riayed. and American opinion turned
| largely against Russia, but thinking
men refused to give up hope. Rus
sia was and still is incapable OF offer
ing resistance, but Russia is mo- re-
signed TO aut6cracy 1t devolva5 upon
others to fight for the freedom ius-
sla must have.
The experience Of other nations mas
been that men who loved freedom
we're willing to fight for It, and to die
for IL If necessary. The Russian at
litude of nonresistance was something
new In the world, and is hard to I'M
| lerstand. The bolsheviki represent
ed the extreme idea of liberty. To
| them freedom meant not the right of
| he majority to choose their form Of
/ government, but the right Of the indl-
/ vidual to be free from all forms of
governmental restraint. They would
tear down the old order completely,
| at one stroke, and set up the mil
lenium. They would divide the land,
the factories and the tools among the
workers, and have no masters hence
forth.
Even in Russia, however, there were
| ulSSelltTS. DOlllt lNph up dlllH anu
the bolsheviki, who fought the Ger
mans not at all, fought their brothers
most ferociOusly. The result was an
lrchy, lawlessness, massacre, the dis
organization of the railways and the
railure Of the food supply. The mil
| lenlum refused to come at the mere
| lccree Of the bolshevlki. It was shown
that there must be organization and
government of some sort.
Russia will not longer fight side by
side with her former allies. So in
| siduous has been the German propa-
yanda that, in many instances, Russian
| hatred Of the allies seems to be deep
er than hatred of Germany.
Therefore the United States cannot
-ender direct aid to the struggling peo-
ole of Russia. She cannot send them
lrmles and supplies, for they have re-
fused TO do battle for themselves. To
| light for Russia she must fight on the
western front. She must do her share
.oward humbling the kaiser, and fore
ng him TO relinquish his grasp on the
Cast.
That is why we cannot talk peace