The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-12
ALLIES NOW SENSE
POLITICAL EFFECT
Reciprocal News Service.
From 13 Queen Anne's Gate,
London.
(Relayed by Kansas City Office.)
BY K. WALTER.

London, March 9.-The success
of the mailed fist in the East is al
ready having greater consequences
than its immediate effect on the mil
itary situation in western Europe
and Asia Minor. Its military CON
sequences has been discounted
months ago. The political results
of the political abuse OF military
power in Russia and Rumania may
be colossal. Eastern Europe is in
the power of the Hun. Let us see
to what this may lead if by any
chance America and the allies
should be too slow in coming to
the rescue of the new Slav democ-
racies.
London is just as decided as
Washington that the final settle
ment with Prussia shall cancel all
those barbarian peace treaties which
the kaiser is forcing upon his Grip
pied enemies in the East. But
meanwhile kultur will have its way
with impressionablc millions who
are too distracted by civil war to
maintain a common resistance. The
question is, how long will it take
the Teuton to subjugate the Slav
to his military ambition, and will
the Englo-Saxon-Latin deliverer ar
rive in time to prevent this consum-
nation? In other words, can we
beat Germany in time to prevent her
from cultivating the immense fields
she has conquered? No doubt she
is sowing trouble for herself in
those fields, but allied statesmen
cannot count on this crop any more
than they can count on the fruits
of tyranny in Germany.
Has Aroused Distrust.
If the brutality of the German
policy in Russia restored England's
sympathy for all that is loyal tc
democracy in Russia, it has alsc
aroused distrust of all that might be
disloyal to democracy and subserv-
lent to German Imperialism. Not
all the anti-bolshevists are pro-ally
and even those who are may have
to face the desperate alternative,
of continual anarchy or the Prus.
sian restoration of order; Germany
will see to it that there is suiti
cient disorder to force this dilemm;
upon them. This opens up interna
tional prospects which make it i'm
perative to put all speed into ever,
branch OF work contributing to tn,
defeat OF Germany, particularly int
the building OF ships upon whicl
the whole of the war effort depends
and meanwhile that every precau
ton should be taken within reacl
of allied statesmen against the es
tablishment of Prussian miitar
power in an empire embracing he
present vassals and the greater par
OF Russia.
With these thought in mint
Londoners have been reading wit
particular interest the yariou
hints Of Japanese-American agree
ment which have been coming fror
Washington. Great Britain is la
; pans oldest Europeon ally an
. there are other bonds of sympath
between the two peoples which ca
, be gathered by a glance at the wal
For this reason, and because of tn
enormous consequences of the dc
e cision, England has been takin
great satisfaction in America,
. opinions favorable to the interven
ton of Japan in Siberia. | have nc
e heard a single adverse view Of thi
proposal in London. Even anon
those who in past times regarde
japanese expansion as the yello,
! peril preached so assiduously b
} Germany, the view is taken thai
/, diversion of japanese policy in I'll
North will help to remove forevt
: the danger OF a clash in the Pa
cihc. Supposing even that Japanes
y intervention entailed an expansio
toward the West to such an exter
e that they came into contact wit
the hypothetical combination {
!, Slav and Teuton, this, at wors
would lead to a racial war froi
: which western Europe and Amer
ca could stand aside. But, OF cours
nobody wants such a war. Defe;
Germany now, Illustrate her plai
for dominating the world with Il
Slav armies of her conquered ar
vassal peoples, and democracy vi
fined a way to maintain the pea,
of the world.