Evening star., 1918-06-09

ment in reality will receive impetus
! and there will be less Likelihood OF
+, concerted Russian resistance through
ignorance of allied purposes.
1t has been pointed out that II the
Germans press no farther east they
: already have seized enough territory
in Russia to keep them supplied in
foodstuffs during the remainder Of
the war; even though it continue for
many years.
The Germans everywhere are try
ing to assume the role of saviors Of
Russia. but in the meantime they are
claiming the hands of the Russian
people even as they were not chain
ed under the reign Of the Romanoffs.
Germany has no other purpose than
to make Russia forever dependent
upon Germany both from political
and commercial standpoints. Every
action in the east discloses this. 1t
has been pointed out in Germany that
Russia by German methode has been
completely paralyzed, and that Rus
sia is but a chaotic mass which never
will offer menace to Germany again.
But the allies fear that the Russians
may fall into Teutonic ways. more SO
than they have at the present. and
that in the future a Russo-German
alliance may be formed which may
give the balance Of power in future
years.
1t would appear that no definite
allied policy has been formed as to
Russia. but it generally has been
agreed that first Of all military steps
| must be taken. Russian transporta-
! tions system revived, that new blood
and energy may be sent pulsing
through the nation and that financial
as well as economic assistance be
given. The United States Is expected
| to take the lead in this.
| X X
Paradoxical as 1t appears, agree
ment on the question of a peace Of
fensive dur
German Peace ing the past
I Move Reveals Strife. yesled tho
chasm which still exists between the
two political factions Of Germany.
The autocratic. aristocratic and an
rexationist newspaper Kreuzzeitung
the government should Immediately
| announce a definite and clear-cut pro-
! gram Of pe1ce aims, that the people
| might be enlightened and definite pur-
pose given to the war. 1t suggested
that a commission be appointed to
able tenets Of German faith. The sug-
gestion was hailed by other newspa-
| pers of Germany as acceptable and
desirable. The socialist newspapers
| accepted the idea. but. as always has
been the case. the socialists reiter-
ated their outspoken demands that
| there be league of nations and that
| there be no annexatfons and fndemni-
ties. This IL radically opposed to the
] principles OF the Krezzeitung. which
I openly Is in favor OF anneIations.
1t is at once made evident that the
feeler Of the pan-German organ is but
! an attempt to force the government
to Immediately announce annexation
| list program in view of military sue
cesses on the western front. II there
ment of the Kreuzzeituns making its
| position plain, reads: THE time foI
an understanding on the basis of peace
| offers has gone by. The time now has
come for other kinds of understand
| ing that on the basis of military pres
tige. We do not need to offer any
thing. but we may begin to demand
| The German wishes to know the aims
for which he fights victoriously."
The Cologne Gazette. another Of the
pan-German newspapers. while sup
porting the original demand for q
fstatement of war aims and concert.
ed peace offensive. states:
Every peace after victorious bat.
ties is a peace of force and of under.
standing. 1t Is not a matter Of name
but Of actual conditions. 1t 10 impos.
| sible to return to the status quo Ger.
tainly we were driven on by no lus
OF conquest in 1914. But since ther
we have lived four years Of worlt
history. and by that experience W.
must measure the guarantees we re-
quire."
1t is at once made plain that will
the pan-German element in the sad
die and with such views expressed
the allies can expect little Of the Ger
man movement.
There is every reason to believe tina
the pan-Germans will endeavor Il
commit the government to definit,
and open policy of grab everything
in sight" feeling that they have VOL
the war. This optimism 10 not fos
tered greatly in other German politi
cal circles, where there is belle
that the German military effort ha
reached the height Of its powers. So
cialists desire enunciation Of peac
aims which will forever clear the po
litical atmosphere, SO that, with tn
government committed to q def1nit
policy. party policies may be shape'
on definite lines. 1t is certain that tn
governments acceptance of annexa
Zionist aims at the present momen
would stir a storm in socialist circle
: LOT Germany and they undoubtedl.