The Washington herald., 1918-07-09
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Fortress.
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Upon the outcome Of the revolt IN
Moscow may depend the whole fu-
ture course OF the allies regarding
Russfa.
{ Meantime President Wilson IN
tensely interested IN the reports Of
what 10 occurring. withholds an
nouncement OF his decision regard
ing military Intervention.
Omciai reports on the Moscow
uprising are totally lacking. There
'is little II any disposition, however,
to question the accuracy OF the press
reports. for Invariably the prsss
cables move faster than the CUM
bsrsome code messages Of the
diplomats. Moreover, the State De-
partment for nearly two weeks has
been cut on absolutely from all COM
munication with United States Am
bassador Francis at vologda.
Omcials here have small hesitancy
In nnding q connection between the
assassination Of Count Won Mirbach,
the German ambassador at Moscow,
and the Moscow uprising. In the
opinion Of most OF them the one
event was the signal for the other.
II that 10 the case, there 10 hope that
the hands which struck down the
arrogant representative Of the Prus-
sian Kaiser may be the hands that
will lift up Russia to her feet, and
rescue her from the shackles which
Bolshevism and Germany have con-
spired to place upon her.
signal fer Han Interyentfon.
That Germany herself appreciates
the tremendous Significance OF the Won
Mirbach assassination 10 plainly shown
In quoted extracts from German news
papers received at the French En-
bassy today In cable dispatches. To
the German editors the event should
be accepted as signal to Germany TO
intervene In Russia and anticipate the
plans Of the allies, through interven-
ton. to restore Russia to the position
Of an active enemy Of the central
powers.
As 70 the action to be taken by the
United States ana the allies dennite
answer is still lacking. Lord Reading.
the British Ambassador, who. by
agreement among the allies. has been
thCiT bpSACoAA0h hCboNldlIOLo
at Washington. conferred at length
with the President yesterday, but fol-
lowing his call no announcement was
Forthcoming.
Suggestion Is made IN SOME quarters
that the President may go before Con-
gress and make known his plans In an
address 10 that body. II such n his
| intention, Congress. hastening 10 get
away as soon as II can dispose OF the
telegraph and telephone bill, has re-
ceived no intimation from the White
House.
o. 8. and Allies Not Agreed.
Further light is shed on the meeting
OF the President on Saturday with
Secretary Of State Lansing, Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels, Secretary Of
| War Baker and Gen. March and Ad~
miral Gleason on the details of mill
| tary measures that might be taken.
disclosed the fact that there Is still
disagreement between the views Of
tho American military and naval cx-
perts and the allied strategists re-
garding the advisability Of wholesale
Intervention
One Of the conteres, discussing the
matter yesterday In private CONVEX
sation, even went SO far as to de-
clare that the solution OF the Rus
sian problem can only be found
through O defeat OF the Ger
mans on the Western front; mean
ing by this that nothing should be
done that would divert by the slight
est degree the main military enc: ts
Of tho allies from France and Flan-
ders.
Against this extreme view Is the
| opinion expressed occasionally by at
taches OF the entente embassies here
that victory on the Western front de-
pends on a Strengthening Of. the
Eastern front
Marines I'm Serious Fix.
oficia1s at the Navy Department
admit that the situation OF the Amer
lean, British and French marines that
have been landed at Murmansk Is a
precarious one. There Is no longer
any doubt that German oficers with
German units. operating with the
Finnish White Guards, are directing
the movement to cut the Murmansk
Railroad Success in this would not
only prevent the movement into the
| interior Of Russia Of the vast guam