The bystander., 1918-07-12
Why We Fight
No. 5 Z.
Beesuse Gesmsay M.naces Do
Freedoa Of sae World and kussis
Cas 20 LOokee Resist
By CLARENCE l. SPEED
of the War Committee OF the
Union League Club Of Chicago.

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BY CLa1n aa ~. 6ann,s.,s. - ., III.
Irniou League Club OF Chicago.
Les r,.rx
we are IN tnis ..a-. VIZ
because II = -. %,
fIuiy tnan - n zinc.
fougnt ior Ine noe's =. -. o..
past, IL - uue' lneu s..
freedom ifoM oppi 49,
they have Won .nu 49,. @
nave ios.- nu. .,s' .. .-sa-. - .hass
place IN tnis uis ss...
who mao iost u tns suas -
might 60 ano nno e 80.
tney "isn'
soveo
NOW All - oIHeten!
which are nsnuhE IoI iuon - AS
war are deieateo' he ~" :.
place IN tne WnOie "oIiu :" ~ -. 1s
may go 70 nno 7 reIuke .1o
sian DOMINATION. Esefy Lnu un.
the sun VIII De oiIeciy y sS :.
under contiot 2. ue 'is -
the Victor ID autocracy' iuon
tshes.
The land where freedom - MOST III.
minently menaceo ~ tne iesions -
Prusstan autocfacy, NJ tns onn.'
- the iand Wnefe uhwoh'eu .ion ~.
Temporarily mas run TO. anu nus .us.
the power 10 ngnt TOT Hse'i RUSSIA. ..
We are ngntinG TOT the iIeeuon y
Russia. and must commune 20 nsht ior
It until Russia learns what Ireeuom
means, ana IS again aDie 10 hsn''
we do not, freedom VIII dle IN hussia'
Prussian autocracy VIII RUE anu
ploit the country Tor It's own oeneut'
and the very FORCES Wnlcn overture"
the car VIII be turned against 'he
freedom not only OF themselves Dut VI
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 whicn We
did not approve. "heh the czai nnu
the kaiser, leaders OF autocracs' "eno
locked In death grappie' RUSSIA sun
had our sympathy. because she was
fighting on the side OF those VINO were
seeking to safeguard the worlo 1roln
Prussian militarism.
When the czar was deposed over
night American feelings were mixed.
There was Joy at the downfali OF an
old, and sometimes cruel autocracy,
but there was fear that Russia wouio
become too disorganized to f1ght fur-
ther. coupled with the thought that per
haps the revolution had come too soon
to be effective.
Then followed the brief regime OF
Kerensky. when 1t began to iooK as
though freedom In Russia might pe an
organized freedom, prepared 70 ngnt
for its rights, and all America naiieu
the Russian revoiutlon az q DRESSING.
It had become absolutely correct u
say that the war was war o1 detnoc-
racy against autocracy. no pro-Her-
man could longer point 10 1ne cIai'
whenever an argument arose.
Finally came the bolsheviki revolu-
ton. in which Kerensky was over
thrown. Russian industry and Rus
sian society were disorganized, and
Russian armies ceased to fight. The
kaiser's armies pressed on unopposed,
took what they desired in spite OF
signed peace, and Russia appeared to
be about to pass completely under con-
troll OF Germany. America stoou
aghast at tne prank l!eeuom nav
played. ana American opill!on .uneu
largely AGAINST hussia' Dut 'i''nns
men refused 70 give up nope nu
sia was ana stiii IS incapapie u une
Ing resistance. put nuss'a - w.
signed 20 autocracy' II uevo.ses upon n'.a
others 70 nsnt ior Tue iree'ioln rus
sia must nave.
I The experience OF otner nstiohs mas
been that men VINO ioveu lIeeuv.n
were Willlng 70 nsll1 -. =, anu ~ ue
!or y = ssa.. neeess ~. snrnath,ns
li'uus =. non .es,.s aaS = 80 tard - IN.
new - .ne =, NJ n.,n,-.,,., .snrasont-
ueIstaHu. iAiA o.''''N's~' -. - s~'.' :,