The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-14
LEWIS NIXON SAYS ARMISTICE IS NOW
 GREATEST DANGER
 TO ALLIED CAUSE
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other failure in German diplomacy. the weak spot in German efficiency
 Germany did not bring about the might have profited even more from such collapse than she has
 '.To treat with a revolutionary com mittee must have been a bitter pill to the German autocratic ruler.
 Tt was not time for high handed demands and arbitrary methods, and while such ways may have been deemed desirable window dressing for home ex ploitation. they have checked an agree ment with the bolsheviki that would have worked much Injury to the allied cause and might even have been consid- cred by Germany as compensating her for the losses of the war
 The German influence in Russia is tremendous and she may yet gain much especially through yielding in demands and accepting possibilities Of food gar nering in southern Russia.
 Still her quick appreciation of real Russian conditions enabled her to score great advantage in priority of nego- tiation.
 Those who know something of Russian character and conditions cannot but feel that even though Lenine and Trotzky may not last they will be succeeded by others of the same type for long time to come.
 The allied representatives in Petro- grad seemed to have missed this phase of the situation while 1t was sensed and acted upon by the central powers and but for too grasping a policy they could even now be realizing the use of many things much needed which Russia could furnish once that forceful intercourse were established and transportation and collection facilities improved under the spur of necessity.
 RETRIEVE LACK OF FORESIGHT Happily the allies now have an op- portunity to retrieve this lack of fore sight through German incapacity to be satisfied with moderate measures when she thinks she can obtain better terms.
 Tt was most patriotic in great bank ing institutions to take care of the in- terests on Russian loans.
 For every effort of diplomacy and statecraft must be exerted to establish working relations with the bolsheviki spokesmen and to prevent the repudia- ton of Russian loans. For such repudia- tion is the first step toward the end ing of the capitalistic era and the be- ginning of communisttc government Trend in such direction would put the world back to the ages before the Magma Charta of l215, as it would mean the loss of the right to accumulate property for old age and descendants.
 The war is opening the eyes of all The advantages of cooperation and the curtailment of competition are now rec ognized and fostered.
 Powers in the hands of a government representing the people will never again be dreaded.
 'In the strategy of trade following the strategy of war such powers now proven in national interest will be needed in even fuller measure to meet international competition just as keen as that of war.
 ''The resolution in railroad handling has been already an object lesson of the savings of such policy which, whether permanent or not, will lead to readjust- ment in many of the problems of our in dastrial life that will arise after th~ war Of course, if the railroads had not been placed in the hands of director with vision and with sense of perspec- tive gained in vast operations much harm might have been done, though I believe the great directing ms nds of our railroad systems would have stood shoulder to shoulder behind anyone the President had named.
 MICH GOOD WORK DONE