Evening star., 1918-01-27
Peace Situation Between Rus
slams and Germans Soon
Will Be Settled.
SLAVS NOW UNABLE
TO RESIST TEUT0NS
Absolutely Chaotic Conditions in
Army Preclude Continuance
Of Fight.
MINOR FIGHTS IN WEST
Hindenburg's Forces and Allies
Continue Sounding Operations.
Austrians Forced to Retreat
on Italian Front.

would insist upon all the Russian Baltic
provinces, including Moon and other
islands, as far south as Brest-Lltovsk
AS to boundaries and agreements further
south the Germans informed the Boil
sheviki that they would treat with the
Ukrainians, thereby recognizing the
identity of the Ukraine as separate from
bolshevik authority.
InaSmuch as one Of the chief pr1ncl-
pies advanced by the bolsheviki when
they entered the Brest-Litovsk parley
was evacuation of all occupied terri
tories accompanied by self definition OF
peoples, the German ultimatum came
as bombshell in the camp of the rad
.icals, who at one time enunciated their
firm belief that Germany would listen
to their pleas on the grounds that the
German peoples would force the mill
tarists to the Russian view. In this
appointed. Inasmuch as the Germans
have set January % as the day upon
which they must have their answer. 1t
readily may be seen that Russia's hour
of grace fast approaches an end.
Tho issue is clearly cut. Either the
bolsheviki accept German terms, there
by confessing
Tssue in Eoet their own i'm
Now Clearly Cut. failure and their
utter inability to safeguard Russia S
destinies, else they will endeavor to
resist and fight with Russia's at pres
ent completely disorganized forces
armies which have no fight in them.
In view of the bolshevikis past ac-
tions which have been directly in the
interests of Germany, it is not believed
they will make any really serious at
tempt to further press the struggle.
though it is stated German terms will
strange policies of the bolshevik
leaders, Lenine and TroZky, Russia will
be forced to quit
Russia. insofar as internal conditions
are concerned. cannot struggle on with
any degree of hope of success. unless
there be new regime in Petrograd,
this regime to swiftly and surely un-
ravel the skeins of government so bad
ly tangled by the bolsheviki. Should
a new regime be ushered into power
Gus racial and sectional elements of
Russia, all Of which have drawn apart
under bolshevik tenure of power.
there is vague hope that Russia may
at least make such show of power
along the eastern front that the Ger
mans will fail for the time being in
their purpose of completely ending the
war in this arena and centering their
entire energies in other directions
In case a new regime takes up the
task after overthrowing the boil
sheviki, it undoubtedly soon would re-
ceive open recognition from allied gov
ernments. Aid such as is absolutely
necessary to quick rejuvenation of the
nation would be given. With such
prompt assistance the German purpose
in the east might be frustrated With
out these conditions there is little hope.
That the sentiment against the boil
sheviki is crystalizing swiftly and that
it may bear fruit even before the boi-
shevik1 has chance to effect an
agreement with the Germans, is indi-
Gated by dispatches which have re-
Gently emanated from Russia via neu-
tral agencies. Though partially dis
credited, one report has it that Ker-
ensky and other leaders prominent in
the first revolution. have entered Pet
rograd and that there is fierce fighting
with the forces actively opposed to
bolshevik principles. It is claimed
the counter revolutionary movement
is spreading to the whole of the north
of Russia.