The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-11
THE ABANDONMENT OF RUSSIA.

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Announcement is made that the British forces with
drawing from Archange Thus while the President fights
for adoption of the league of nations deadly blow is
dealt the proposed league by the action and naction
of the allies in Russia. Give Russia 70 tie bolshe
wiki which means giving it over to Germany, and what
is the league of nations worth? If Germany becomes
member she will dominate and turn it into machine
for subccting the nations to Germany. If Germany
should not become a member she accumulate such
power, with Russian and perhaps japanese aid, as to
smash the league and its members to pieces.
Thus it becomes evident that the item telling of the
withdrawal of the British force from Archange takes
sinister porent This significance is heightened when
it is also reported that Admiral Kochak in his extremity
has turned Japan, offering the north half OF Saghaen
Island and the Ussur country in exchange for military
aid against the bolshevki This report comes from boil
shevk sources and may be doubted but the basic idea
of appealing Japan and offering substantial rewards
for assistance is not invention. Admiral Kochak vir
tuay notified the United States and British governments
that he would turn elsewhere if they refused to recog
nize him and give him prompt assistance They seemed
to have ignored his message Therefore, while the boil
shevk rumor regarding Saghaen and the Ussuri region
may not be true it quite probable that Kolchak and
Japan are in negotiation.
Japan's military party is extremely anxious to make
Roadway in northern Manchuria and Siberia while the
opportunity offers The conservative elements afraid
of the opposition of the western nations but the Japa
nese marists getting the upper hand. They forced
the delegation in Paris to take strong stand, which in
turn caused President Wilson to weaken on the Shan
tung arrangement The japanese mitarists failed to
move forward and occupy Hardin, as they wished to
do but if they should make deal with Kolchak it is
certainty that Hardin will be taken Then the
Japanese will be able to cut the Transsberian Railroad
whenever they please thus making it needless to worry
further Russian opposition to Japanese absorption
of Manchuria, Mongolia and even eastern Siberia.
Japanese support Kolchak without cooperation by the
United States England France and Italy would newt
ably expansion by Japan at the expense of Russia
and China 1t was to prevent this expansion, desired
by Japanese imperaists that President Wilson objected
to the dispatch of Japanese expedition into Siberia un
accompanied by allied forces He insisted that allied
forces should go in at the same time
Assuming that Japan should assist Kolchak and gain
color of title to desired territory the next logical step
would be prompt and thorough understanding between
Germany and Japan removing all of friction be-
tween them Russia The Japanese would halt in their
Westward journey and the Germans would be content
with taking western Russia for the sake of making
Japan ally. There is enough of Russia in other words
to satisfy both Germany and Japan and to induce them
to help each other in the work of expansion and absop
ton.
The safety of democracy depends upon the safe
of the Russian people from both bolshevsm and Ger
many. If they escape from the first they will be suf
fciently strengthened to fight off the second But what
they hope for, when they Great Britain with
drawing from Archange and the United States refusing
to help Kochak while the Japanese and Germans stand
by ready to join hands in carving up Russia? Will the
Russian people forget such things?
Some Americans try to wash their hands of the Rus
tween Russians who in dispute regarding the form
of government they wish to establish Nothing could be
more mistaken This opinion the part of many Amer
leans is most injurious to both America and Russia If
toward the Russian people, the United States need not
concern itself further about the treaty with Germany
the league of nations for neither will be worth discussing
Why talk of scheme for making universal peace while
than the that has just shaken the word?Washing
ton Post