The Washington times., 1921-11-10

forgotten altogether how the Russians
bore the brunt OF the opening years
~ the CreEf NfnT Tkf,T rEEE 81 r2
sive In 1914 saved Paris and saved the
little British army from a disastrous
retreat 10 the sea.
The debt OF giatitude, Britain and
France owe To Russia unknown war
rior," that poor unhonored hero and
martyr Is incalculable. But for Rus
sia Germany would probably have won
the war outright before the end OF
1915.
II was the blood and suffering 81
the Russian people saved victory for
the allies; those incredible soldiers
fought often without artillery support,
without rifle ammunition. without
boots or food. under conditions almos:
inconceivuble 20 the well-supplled
French and British and Americans OF
the western front. And their tale OF
killed and wounded exceeds enoI'
mously that OF any other combatant.
In 1917 Russia collapsed: she was
bled white, and she remained collapsed
In spite OF the sedulous kicking OF her
allies to rouse her TO further efforts.
The intolerable Rasputin- Czarism went
down in the disaster. After a phase
OF extreme disorder. and very largely
because OF the British hesitation 20
support the Kerensky government by
bold naval action in the Baltic. the
hard, tyrannous, doctrinairc govern
ment of the Bolsheviki took control.
Government Stands for
Whole, Undivided Russia.
That government is a bad govern
ment; it's faults are indeed OF a differ
ent order, but, on the whole, l will ad'
nit, II is almost as bad as the former
Czarist government II superseded. Yet
let us remember certain plain facts
about It, 1t has remained in power to
this day because IL is a Russian-spedk-
Ing government standing for a whole
and undivided Russia, and the Rus.
sian people support II because II has
defended RUSSIA against the subsidZci
raiders of France and Britain, agalnsS
IN Poles and against the Esthontans
and against the Japanese and against
every sort OF outside interference with
their PROSTATE country. They prefer
fanatics to foreigners and Bolsheyiks
to brigands. Frenchmen or Americans
IN the same horrible position would
probably make the same choice.
The entente, the Poles, n misCel-
lany of adventures, have given tho
with their own government In their
own fashion. And now, caught by
the misadventure OF an unprece-
dented drought. millions OF Russians
in the regions disorganiZed by Kol-
chak, Denikene and Wrangel. are
starving to death-while Canada and
AmeAica have wheat and corn 10
burn.
Thers--is even food TO spare in
some parts OF Russia, but no ade-
quate means of getting II 10 the
starving provinces without outside
a assistance. And the western world
is letting these Russian millions
starve because of the argumentatiVe
obstinacy of the Moscow government,
which hesitated for a time TO aC-
debts incurred by Russia
very largely for the military prep
arations which saved Europe-debts
II is now inconceivable that Russia
can ever under any circumstances
pay, because of the pitiless resent
ment OF the creditors OF Russia Yet
the sufferings of Russia cannot help
the western money lender: they
give him his revenge.
But even If some millions Of Rus
slams men, women and children die
count of those who have already
perished through the war--the war
that saved Paris from Berlin--it does
not follow that Russia will die. Peo- !
pies are not killed I'm this fashion I
These distresses will not alter the !
'act that the Russians are the most