Evening star., 1918-07-07
as against the best brains and Thought

OF the nation.
There can be no logical recognition
Of any element in Russian political
life that will do as the bolahsviki have
done. There never can be fuli-hearted
allied support OF an organization that
will null every effort to Illustrate
G sna psgrs 81. ny psop. ssas e wa
and bitterly assaN allied governments
and democratic principles a. Lenine
and TrotJky have done. There can be
no recognition Of any element that
will repudiate national loans. made In
done. No tolerance should be shown
any group OF men that will 20 disor-
ganize transportation. banking and
general economic conditions that peo-
pies sfarye. The allies, fighting ~
they are for principles Of the highest
sort, never can recognise any sroup
that viii make mockery Of the very
things fcN which hundreds OF thou-
sands of lives have been offered up.
The allies may recognise the soviet
FORM, OF government, but when the
soviet has wiped out the contaminat-
ing influence Of Lenine and Trotsky:
Germany may fear the soviet. With
this system Of government she has
reason to, but Germany does not fear
the boisheyik leaders, Lenine and
Trotzky. Why should she? To carry
out nefarious aims Germany should
pet and pamper them. for Lenine and
Trotzky have accomplished more for
the Germans In the east than an army
of a million men ever could have
achieved. Russia today lies strug-
Cling In the grip OF the Teuton. And
the two who have worked this foul
b,ar betrayal al Of la Ru.sian interest are L.
phrases. but by their actt. rhsir % acts
ever preclude the idea that they are
sincere-that they can be trusted.
The Germans and Films have been
nlassing for drive into the Mur-
mansk region. where they hope to cut
the routes Of communication from
Archansei to Petrograd. The bolshe-
wiki have arrested the government Off
Gals of Archangel province. possi
bly, to make the chance Of resistance
to the Germans less powerful. 1t is
significant that American and allied
marines have been landed at Kola,
there to protect allied stores. The
Germans have looked forward to cap
turing them. The drives Of the mo-
ment may be part Of prearranged
plan. Moat certainly the bolsheviki are
How far Finland In. fallen into tn.
hands OF the Germans 10 indicated by
the announcement that Finland soon
may declare war on the entente. Ger
many. 1t ts also declared. has served
n6Nce on Finland that she soon must
adopt the monarchical form OF govern
ment or the German government viii
assume control Of things, The opera
tfons in the Murmansk region bear
watching, for striking events may oc-
cur at any moment, particularly after
the Finish German drive gets much
further under way.
That f~fo
famine during the coming winter !s
the purport
Central Powers of dis
Are Facing Famine. ws,ch h.vs
emanatsd from neutral sources during
the past week. In Austria not one
third of the necessary grain to sup
port the civilian population is being
raised. There are few men to till tho
farms and as a result chaos prevails
tn the areas OF production. Tho work
ingmen OF Austria, now largely en-
ployed In war industries, continue to
insist that they cannot work on the
rations which have been fixed by the
government and threats Of q general
strike continue to be heard not only
we'll.
Emperor Charles has demanded that
Premier Won Ssydler remain at the
head of the Austrian cabinet and
carry on with the government. 1t is
believed certain that when the Aus
trian parliament meets storms will
Sreak. Tor the Poles. csechs and
Slovacs show no signs of lessening
their efforts to obstruct governmental
measures because of their utter lack
Of sympathy for the methods Of Won
SeydIer.
The German party in Austria is
Itself and its influence with the sov-
ernment, but there are increasing
signs that the parliament will even
tually refuse to vote the budget, In
which case the body will probably be
adjourned and as last resort martial
law invoked in order that the present
government may continue to humbly
serve the kaiser In Berlin.
Discomfort is not alone confined to
Austria. Throughout Germany there
is growing feeling that the Germans
cannot win the war; In the indus
trial cities where tens Of thousands
of workmen are employed in the pro-
duction of war materials, this dis
content Is declared to be &aking form
In tho shape OF strike agitations and
it would not be surprising to see an
outbreak during the fall and winter
months. termanys rat1ontng SyS-
tenn continues to work. but the char
acter Of goods provided is not such
as to maintain life at even an ordi-
nary standard and this has led to
grumbling everywhere.
There are constant demands that the
military dictators of the nation make
good In their promises and owing to
the threatening situation 1t is to be
expected that the German command
once more will resume offensive move.
ments on the wesse:. e-eHt
n T0YINITRn