The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-04
IMMEDIATE RESULTS ARE
 LOOKED FOR IN RUSSIA
Way Is Open Now for This Country to Furnish the Russians with Sup plies and Financial Ad--Action of the United States Will Be Another Thorn In German kuItur.

Washington, Sept. 2.--Recognition of the Czecho-Sloyak nation today by the United States government assures the Czechs of northern Russia of q standing in the league of nations. Since it follows similar action by Great Britain, France and Italy, it may have a far reaching effect on the vi situation ik Europe and 1t is expess to produce a new alignment of deNj mands upon Germany and Austria Hungary at the peace table.
 The first immediate effect of the American governments action, state department officials sad, will be the opening of the way to furnishing much needed war materials and supplies to the Czecho-Slovak armies operating against the Germans and Austrian forces in Siberia and southern Rus sia
 Financial assistance also can be given.
 In the official view the canecho- Slovaks, if properly aided, will be able to make a more serious and determ- ined offensive against the common en- emy IL is estimated that there are from 150,000 to 100000 Czecho-Slo- walks operating in Russia and Siberia. and these with the aid of such military aid as is being furnished by the United States and the allies and the large of Russians which they may attract to their standards are expect ed to successfully combat German and Austrian arms in those territories.
 Immediate results are also looked for in Austria by officials here. The Jugo Slavs of southern Austria have for . long time been ambitious to establish an independent nation for themselves under the leadership Of Serbia and it is believed that they will seize upon the recognition Of tnu Czecho-Slays as an excuse for definite action looking to their freedom.
 
 Czecho-Slovaks the United States went further than Great Britain and France by recognizing the Czecno- Slovak national council as a defacto beligerent government. Professor Thomas c. Masaryck. president of the national council, will continue to rep resent the Czecho-Slovaks in a diplo- f, ,,ritf fha at.tf ment.
 Recognition of the Czecho-S -Slovak nation by the United States was de- layed because President Wilson and his advisers wished to be certain that the national council with headquarters in Paris, was the real representative of it's people. President Wilson has told congress that it was not the purpose of the United States to dis member Austria. but the fact that the Czecho Slovaks as a nation have exist ed since before the Christian era and recent developments in Austria ara represented as lending weight to q change in this governments attitude.
 The terms of peace which the en- tetntte nations will impose upon Ger many and Austria are expected to es- tablish definitely the territorial posi- tion of the Czecho-SlovalS nation This means that north tiers of states in the dual monarchy, Bohemia, Moravia. and a part of Galicia. will be severed from the empire and become the indepen- dent home of the Czecho -Slovaks.
 Under this plan the adjoining sec-N tion of Germany also would be en- braced in the newly established na- ton.