Evening star., 1918-05-27
EvAS|VE METHODS
IN RUSSIA CHARGED
German Socialist Newspaper
Exposes Action Regarding
Livonia and Esthonia.
By the Associated Press.

COPENHAGEN, May 26.-In = lead
ing article the socialist newspAper.
vorwaerts Of Berlin, mercilessly ex-
poses the governments evasive course
regarding the Russian provinces OF
Livonia and Esthonia during and
since the making Of peace with Rus
sia. the subject being brought for
ward by the official announcement,
which 1t reports, that the government
had consented to deliver to NJ. Jone,
the Russian ambassador. q declara-
tion from representatives OF Livonia
and Esthonia of the Independence Of
these states. The Newspaper takes as
o text the doubts expressed on vari-
Gus sides as to the significance of the
governments delivery of these decla-
rations from the Livonia and Es-
thonian barons." and points out that
the oficial announcement fails to
comment ON the governments atti-
tude.
Twilight Rests Over Act.
The twilight resting over the act."
continues vorwaerts, 'is Intentional
and 1t Is Intended even to intensity
It, II IL Intended to conceal the dif-
ferences Of opinion existing regarding
the matter even in the highest places.
and this twilight offers opportunities
which clear daylight would destroy"
the Brest-Litovsk treaty was under
negotiation. declares the newspaper,
took the standpoint that Russia could
justly endure the loss OF Poland.
Lithuania and Courland. but that the
exclusion OF Russia from the Baltic
which would surely be followed by an
explosion. Hence LiveniA and Estho-
MIA were promised to Russia. although z
scratch Of the pen could have secured
them for Germany.
Government Must Choose"
'~rhe Russian government" vor-
waefts continues, "has declared itself
prepared to Acknowledge the fight
Of self-determination OF nations.
which was to be expressed In ffee
elections after the evacuation OF the
territories in question. But Rgssis
she delivered up Esthonia and Hvohia
. to the German authoritiss or the
hereditary upper class. That II the
situation. The German government
must choose between Its promise and
"whatsver the END may be. the
road which has been travelled in the
east since Bfest-Litoysk Is an indi-
cation OF lack Of Intelligent ditec-
tion Of our foreign policy than which
no worse eoaia ,s. nH tisas is1asi1sS S..a Ihe h1
the way, . variety OF pan-Russian
strivinEs is encouraged. complete the
picture of this mad huggef~mugSsf.
essmanys Policy In the Ukraine.
osrmsny,s pole, IN the Ukraine h ~
bAlljne hSf otd friends and gaining AAf
40 new ones, declares vofwaeftS, COM
nnAhting on letter II publishes from Z
correspondent IN the ukfaine: Tnis ~.
the new dictator, Gen. Ekofopedsky. aS
composed Of constitutional democrats.
octobrists and Russian monarchists. OF
whom the flrst named Incline the most
toward the radical side.
Commenting on the letter, Vorwaefts
says:
The details given destroy the last
doubts that those elements which. with
Germain aid. now have taken over the
reins Of government in the Ukraine viii
10 over to pan-Russia with Aying ban
ners at the instant the bolsheyik govefn-
ment at Moscow 10 rselaced BY > oouf.
geoise government II 10 no wonder that
the UEainians. VINO expected hslp from
Germany for the EnAlntsnAnce OF their
national indspeadsncs, nov fssl them
selves bitterly disapgoantsd. They son-
eelvably ~ In what 10 really only q
Ueeies q groplng e8DeElnon11L tAo ANo-
cution oH . MAchlAveillaA program. . .
The 0ernaAn govsenxnen3eo policy ~
peaD only recenfly to have regarded the
0isfnesnbsfment Of Russia - tn great
ct triumph, but Il - iaow On tie way tn
destroy that supposed triumph"