The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
U. S. WILL HOLD
EAST FRONT,
BELIEF
Armed Forces to Support
Mission to Russia Seems
Now Assured.
FRENCH AND BRITISH
UNITE TO JOIN PARTY
Later, Japan May Send
Army to Help Anti
Soviet Slavs.
HUN ECONOMIC HOLD CAUSES
ALLIES TO PLAN QUICK ACTS
Opinion Grows War Winning In
wolves More Than West
Theater Fighting.
FRENCH AND BRITISH
UNITE TO JOIN PARTY
HUN ECONOMIC HOLD CAUSES
ALLIES TO PLAN QUICK ACTS

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States will assume responsibility for
sustaining the Eastern battle front, n
the military leaders Of the allies
unanimously approve It is also be-
lieved that British and French units
will accompany the political ana
economic mission, which President
Wilson announced on Wednesday he
would send to Russia, and that later
a japanese army will aid In maintain
ing the cause of those Russians who
oppose surrender OF their country to
pro-German and false leaders.
The mandates OF the censorship pre-
clude palmer discussion in the prints
of the exact nature of the measures
devised by the administration TO set
tie the Russian question Gen March,
Chief OF Stan Of the United States
army. Is known to advise against q
military expedition into Russia or ST
beria- He reasops THAI 1t wouls be
poor policy TO weaken the allied forces
on the West front. and subtract from
the reinforcement supplies Of men
and materials in that quarter by Or
ganizing for a Russian program.
Germany Taking Russia.
Other acknowledged military experts
believe that the war never will he
won IL the fighting by the allies be
confined TO the Western theater.
1t is now universally conceded that
Germany has caused the beginnings
Of disintegration in Russian lands.
and that. unless stopped, eventually
will draw from portions Of the former
-
er severed sections-economic advan-
powers to wage the war indefinitely.
1t has become a matter Of COM
monest knowledge that the German
government has honeycombed the en-
tire Russian official establishment
with its satellites-some of them pre-
tended friends of Russian freedom.
others scarcely Disgusting their ad-
vocacy Of pro-German policies.
The situation is known to be critical.
and thus 1t is inferred that the White
House program is suited to the meet
ing Of the needs. military as well as
political and economic.
The 1919 Offensive.
The question of greatest interest
TO the allies at this time is the dis
position OF the offensive of 1919 For
a time this year the situation on the
Western front was a critical one to
the allies. In the past two months
a great change has taken place and
Paris. it would appear, is safe.
Last December, when the future
looked none to bright, General Foch
is known to have favored interven-
ton in Russia by the japanese
What his opinion may now be is not
known, but there Is reason to think
that he favors the use of every army
Of the allied nations in bringing
about the utter conquest Of German
autocracy.
In taking the position Of favoring
the establishment OF a new Far East
ern front, thus preventing the estab-
lishment of U-boat bases in the Pa
cific and causing the Germans to
pause in their efforts to draft Russian
labor for German munition plants,
General Foch advocated the type of
Intervention so successfully en-
ployed by General Lyautey when the
French established a safe govern
ment in Morocco.
Morocco Example.
AgdulCS III
ing the policy adopted by his govern
ment. stated that ''bloodshed could be
prevented only by giving to Morocco
a view Of war" As a result, a great
army was sent across the Mediter-
rainean. the great show Of strength
was made. a sane government estab-
lished, and so strong became the re-
lations of the two countries that to-
day troops from Morocco are fighting
side by side with the French in the
defense of Paris.
The effort to be directed in saw
ing Russia is as yet underlined. ac-
cording to prominent officials here.
1t is known, however. that a large
mission of prominent manufacturers
and political students will be asked
to go to Vladivostok, and that they
will be given ample military guards.
This mission will confer with the
leaders of the region east Of the Ural
Mountains, and will also consider the
attitude Of the $1,000 or more Czecho-
laws who have been waging a hard
fight to restrain the aggressions of
the Germans .aLte advices indicate
that the Germans have found little
difficulty in transporting many friend
ly classes from Russia into Siberia
Huns Meet Difculty.
From facts at hand It would ap-
pear. however, that the Germans are
having great difficulty in mobilizing
the forces they planned to have on
the western front by the middle of
this summer. They nave been unable
to withdraw many troops from
Ukraine and Northern Russia, and
have made little progress in dispers-
ing the czecho-slavs and dfher ele-
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