Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-12

for Russia TO mebiiise her armies'
STAGE the population would be slow to
respond TO the Gait OF the hated Cars
! government 20 the coiers. The Ger
1 mans thought and hoped that the re-
violation would start In Russia immedi :
Al ely after the declaration OF war. and
thai the victorious German armies,
turning to Russia from conquered
France, would be able 10 grab the
country, torn by the flame OF revoiu-
ton. with bare hands.
Fortunately Developments did not
take the course which the Germans
had hoped for 20 much. The people OF
Russia, altho hating the cars regime,
understood ths Historical meaning oil
this war, understood thai the fate Oh
democracy was IN the balance. and for
three long years stood ioyally on the
firing lioe, defending together with the
AlI.os, the adss OF civilization ana
freedom.
Nevertheless the fact remains that
Rnssia. disContentrd and dtsorsaniheo
ailder the cZa-s regime, inspired with
hope the German mI'itarists VINO
would proba by never have started
this war II Ra,Sia had become free IN
1906. The German psa"e party would
have overwhelmed the war party II
Germany had found herself surround
ed by free nations fourteen years ago.
This means that at the moment the
Russian revolution OF 1905 was defeat
ed, a death sentence was signed for the
many millions of children of IL 10 i"
who were then innocent'y playing on
the street and In the schools Of Europe
and the Unltel States. And this
means. IN turn, that all the nations OF
the world depend upon caeh other Tor
their life and happiness, and that the
entire world needed free. democrat
&c Russia long ago.
A free democratic Russia sill be as
much a blessing for humanity as 4
czarist or a holshevist Russia Is
menace for humanity. In any ca~
humanity cannot be either safe or or
san!zed without Russia. The problem
of a league Of nations viii never D"
solved. aitho il must De solved imme-
dia,ely, without first solving the RUS
sian problem! Dy helping Russia 10 De-
come an orderly democracy and theh
by bringing IN democratic Russia as
a partner in he league.
Woe to the world II, at this moment
whom the fate OF mankind is In the
balance, the allies forget their moral
and political obligations towards
Russia. Her immense distances, her
miscellaneous aud enormous popula-
ton. do not permit her - organize her
self into a compact and solid force
In a short tim-. She feels her way In
tho dark and seeks her salvation blind
-. Ia her passionate ,norts she can
disturb the life NJ her peaceful neigh
bors. And. What is worse, she can
in her anxiety. bring darkness and dis
turbances TO J;her countries for long
time.
Nations. Remember. the Offending
of even a small nation often eFoAes
consequences ,',at disru2. the order OF
international relations. And what ls
there to say about tho rights OF o
country occupying One-5ix;h part OF
the globe, including in its boundaries
not fewer thln a hundred different
races, a country which contains In IFS
Ian the most wonderful riches, which
has bred people Of the highest
spiritual type. a people prepared to DIE
in the struggle for truth, for an hon
eat life, founded on just principles