Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-03

by reason and fair dealing still to
have Russia adopt a regime which
will offer promise of happiness and
prosperity to the Russian people
and at the same time constitute al
additional bulwark in maintaining
the equilibrium and peace of the
world.
1t was with the idea that he pro-
posed to the peace conference that
representatives of the allied nations
meet representatives of all the Rus
sian factions on the Island of Prinki
pc in the sea of Marmora.
The importance of reconciling
Russia with the allies cannot be
over-estimated in the view of some
of the statesmen here. Some go so
far as to say that the permanent
success of the league of nations and
the security of Europe and the
world against another catastrophe
like, or even worse, than that just
passed depends upon the attitude
which Russia shall take towards the
new order now being evolved by the
Paris conference. They see Ger
many done with junkerism and mil
itary autocracy and on the way to
become the most highly socialized
republican state in the world. I'm
less some sort of communion of
thought be established between the
l80,000000 people of Russia and the
other allied nations of Europe. the
inevitable tendency of Russia, they
say, will be towards an alliance with
Germany, and with whose people
she is likely to be in accord POLITICAL
ly and economically.
Approachment Certain.
The approachment of the Ger
mans and Russians would be almost
certain, it is said, if the allied ma
tions should decide to cut loose
from Russia and send her adrift.
Those holding this point of view
assert that enlightened self interest,
as we'll as gratitude for the help
Russia gave to civilization when the
Huns attacked and tried to over
throw it, ought to inspire the big
powers of the peace conference to
leave nothing undone to cement
Russia and the Russian people to
the league of nations.
Russia and Germany united would
hold the rest of Europe at their
mercy. The very worst mistake that
could be made, according to those
who reason in this way, would be
for the peace conference to adjourn
leaving Russia smarting under a
sense of injustice and resentment.
Germany, they believe would be
quick to take advantage of that sit
uation and would be able easily to
do so successfully by reason of the
sympathy of ideas which are bound
to exist between the Russian radi-
cal republicans and the German re-
publican socialists.
The Russian reds are now reeling.
drunk with power. Their debauch
cannot last always. They must
sober off some time. No people can
live very long by the stimulation Of
intoxicants. They must have food
for their stomachs, and the demand
of the stomach, in their case, prob
ably will bring back reason to the
head. The point is then, who will
be in position to reason with them
most effectively and gain their good
will, Germany or the allied nations?
The very fact that the peace con-
ference has sent a delegation TO
confer with the representatives of
the Russian factions to learn Just
what political and social ideals they
hope to have to prevail in Russia
and what kind of government they
wish to have set up, in itself is proof
that the ideas which the assembled
statesmen in Paris have of Russian
political tendencies are indefinite.