Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23

Changing conditions in Russia con-
i;.uvc 10 aomina,. news from the battle
aciUs and The capitals OF the warning
nations in Europe, There is little sat
i,;Aet!on 10 &C gained by the allies
n NJ Developments in the east. Russia
has los: confidence in the holsheHiki
/ leadership. or rather the Missionaries
! who usuyped .eadenship, Russia said
, onn day she would accept the one
sided peace OF Germany, and the next
! aay p7otlallned a renewal OF the war
! ard a state o. siege in Petrograd, This
( proclamation WAS pnt forth in an et-
srvt 10 save ;he capital from capture
o., the small German army marching
almost uninpcdcd in that direction, Rus
81. NAV sa,her few hattalions Of her
once mighty army and make show nj
resistance yet it is doubtful II the
! Germans can Ne stopped. The German
ARMY AZ l"esen; in Russia Is neither
larsc nor form. aahle, for the reason
that ,he best troops and best equip.
men, have been sen; 10 the western
from: whNrs the Hams are now faced
nv constantly growing allied forces
ore fast connected Win the po''
shevtki proclamation callinS upon RUS
sia 10 rise and resist the invader Is the
Goeurlcn: Of T7olzky's signature. ne
Gn-un!en; WAS signed by Lenine ihe
aolshey!ki premier and krN!enho. COM
nan6ev IN chief Of the hoshe'!N
armies Ordinarily the foreign minis
ter, the portfolio which Trotzsy as
sumed. would be attached 10 suth
proclamation. In fact II has been ap-
parent for some time that TTotzSy AS
surned 20 De the biz chief in the Dol.
sheviN government, and the absence ..
his name in the call 10 arms forces the
belief that a split has occurred anons
the leaders. L was TrotzAN WHO re-
pea:edly rejected the peace proposals
OF The ka!scr's ei1lSSaries- Sere-el times
he declared TRAIT Russia would :iEh. De-
fore s!v.rs Up territory 10 Germany O.
paving an Indemnity. Ee. il was
T-o.rk,. who this week. following the
--latest inCu-sion OF the Germans inco
Russian territory, announced ;hs,
Russia was helpless and would he
forced 10 accept the nuriliatins peace
insisted upon by Berlin, which not only
demanded the Baltic provinces but n
t-GL.LEOI -l4SI'tS vac 30 ''-N 49, -
lions in cash This agreement to SUI
render = believed 10 have been de-
l;re-s6 INTO the hands OF the Germans.
vet the invasion has not been aatea
THIS indicates two th.ngs-:he split
between Lcnine and TTotZkr and the
determination Of Germany 10 hold not
only all territory previously occupied
bu- much more including PetTograd.tHe
only Baltic port noc already in German
hands. These Developments might also
indicate that Trotzay ard not Lsnine
merely has been the paid agent OF
Germany and that Leniae has cut
loose from Ms so-cailed foreign min
.ster in the toriorn effort TO save
northern Russia ana prevent the fruits
O. the revolution from being lost en-
t!reiy
The second invasion Of Russia
proves the Huns cared nothing for
separate peace except insofar as ~
would add to commercial and polit-
cal expansion and torstall revolution
at home. Now that the revolut.onaTF
wave ut home has suosioed The tTus-
sian rniIitarists are goinS ahead ooid-
~ with their territorial srao. the
sanarate peace agreement WITH
I-kran!a was fortunate stroke. ana
with the larceny OF nearly ali o. Eu-
-opean Russia i looks as tho Bis
marck's dream OF domination OF the
great Slavic race would pc fulfilled.
Lenines .ally:ng cry TO the peopis
will, for the most part, fall on deal
cars. The bolshevlki seeds OF dlscon-
tent have taken too deep root IN The
minds OF the poor workmen and pea
SAINTS and the Russian fighting men.
The soldiers are tired OF fighting on
empty stomacbs. and the glowing
promises of a division Of the lands ana
the wealth OF the once great empire
have filled the minds OF the ignorant
with authorizations that only more
slavery and more hunger can remove
a restoration OF the monarchy under
German domination is among the pos-
sibilities and Is the present intent o.
the Pruseians.
Russia is almos, a complete wreck at
the moment. 1t does not seem pos
sibIe. however, that the great slaV
race. numbering millions OF people and
including some highly educated AND
able men. will for many wears be con-
tent to become mere Yassas OF Prus-
sian militarism. Unless the allied vie
tori Is so decisive that the entente