The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-23

with Bolshevism, also Austria, ana. i,
must be admitted, the allies likewise.
1.-The Kaiser, however, and the Ger.
man high command, soon made 1t evil
dent TO the Bolshevik leader that %
was going to fail. The German work
ers did not respond to Bolshevism and
the German armies have already begun
to strike.
"Let me digress here a minute to
take up the German side of the oues-
ton. The Kaiser stands to lose more
out of Trotzky's Bolshevism than the
allies That is certain. Germany can
not afford to make peace with the Boil
sheyiki, and she never will. In the
first place, the German high command
realizes that it would be suicidal 10
leave an army on the eastern front
idle, a target for the most skillful and
persistent propagandists in the world.
Also, it realizes, the German high com
mand does that it would be almost as
bad to have peace which would leave
the frontier open to the same propa-
ganda that undermined the former
Gar. Here you have what, in my mind,
| Is the true answer to the advance the
Germans are making on a nation the
government of which has already sig
nifed its Willingness to agree to any
terms of peace.
From military and political point
Of view the Bolsheviki are q white 2lc-
plant on the Kaiser hands. OF
course the Germans are getting supplies
from Russia, and also prisoners Of war
are returning, but | do not think thc
benefits to Germany weigh an instant
against the troubles the Kaiser is get
| ting from the present disorder in Rus
| STA.
50 So far 2s | can see, and my views
| are those held by the majority of the
! diplomats in Petrograd, it is the kai-
| ser S aim to re-establish some form of
| autocracy III Russia. He will possibly
! aalect Nicholas Nicholaivitch and sup
port him with German troops The
| German made Russian emperor will be
/ expected, as the price for his throne,
to crush Bolshevism for all time. The
Kaiser realizes that for Germany 10
attempt it would be paramount TO play
ing with dynamite.
| These, then, are the German aims
as l understand them; now what will
| Russia do? In the first place, when
'itN ANhN'AtiAt poppy tilNltio tdiltl iIdt
they have been deceived, that the Ger.
man working people-that portion Of
them in the Kaiser S army at any rate
are marching against Russia, tht
Russians are going to be very angry
and right here, look to see Trotzky
have his troubles.
"Trotzky, | think, has been Just as
badly fooled as the rest of Russia
about the willingness of the German
people 70 make peace. and if he want.
to sovo his position. if not his life, h,
will have to act | look for a brea
very soon between Lcninc and Trot7k1
for this very reason. Lenine is {
dreamer and will hardly listen to lis
cussions Of practical matters, Will.
Trotzky, whatever you think Of him, il
an able, practical man.
1t IS my guess that Trotzkv Wi
turn against the Kaiser and will d,
everything IN his power to reorganiz,
the Russian army he helped to DESTROY
He viii see, think. that it is wal
against war, and he will also see tina,
he must act or perish. He and Lenint
Will disagree over any action that ;,
certain, and | believe, Trotzkv will At
tempt 70 take over the government.
If Trotzkv doen t act, then. mark
my word;, a strong man will rise il
Russia who will unite the people t,
night to the end against the German
peril. Anarchy. / believe. has passe.
Tor good and all, aud the day the Ger
man troops marched across the frontieI
that day marked the rebirth Of a new
Russia, fighting Russia
"fhc allies have duty in this sit
luation, which | hope and pray they viii
not overlook. II is 10 svmpathizc witt
ard help Russia. Russia is a stric keI
nation. and will never forget, hereaft
er, the nation that holds out a help
ing hand now. 1t must be practica
help. too. Remember that - per cent
Of the munition factories Of Russia art
located in Petrograd and will probably
soon be IN German hands. The allie.
must remember that the Slavic pcopi,
are at heart for the allies and against
kaiserism
q have no fear for the future o,
Russia. Three years study has con
WINGED me that finally pure democ
raey, based on the old Grecian ideals
will evolve from the present turmoil
Colonel Duras will 90 to Washington
tomorrow. where he is TO make O IL
port to the state department. He was
III the consular service in Liege, Bel
GUM, when the European war started
and was sent, in the fall of 1914, I
Petrograd.