Show lm 1 Russia as an Object Lesson O OFFICIALS in Washington are not Dot alarmed over ove Russia Russia's collapse under the thc Bolshevist regime That Tha the thle treaty established under duress cannot stand goc saying It however howe w will ll stand until German Germain l lefe defeated in the field We Ve can profit by Rua nu sia- sia s a misfortune if consider consi her rs we er plight for what i it 11 I i is a a i warning against untimely peace negotiations Tha fht t plight 1 of Ot n Russia offers a convincing a argument on thi thu r necessity of war It reveals the pitfalls and dangers oi of l talking pe peace w with th the central powers until the enemy t has has been defeated in the field t Russia was not forced out o of the conflict by h ha a mill mill- I tary decision She was Avas not defeated by hy her enemies lIer i j on herself for she gave ga ear car to a false pacifism promising peace Peace not war crushed Russia forcing I i her to accept terms term and humiliations which a n mil military tar defeat could not have ma made e worse Russia Russin sought thc 1 peace pence which comes from refusal to fight the peace olt of ol l' l t cowardice She knew of nothing worth fighting for am and I quit uit the contest on only I to discover lisco the falsity of pC th the philosophy which taught her that war could not be f. f forced on a people refusing to fi fight ht t l Russia have gave g e her house house to the inh intruder uder and retreated J I k no safety in m flight She thought to save sa her pUt purse pure purser t J r the robber wa was not to be pacified l by hy the he hc portion left Because she believed in false e a n philosophy Russia gar hayg hay gave t r rl all ill I without a fight g The same brand of peace is await- await f in the allies as they base base- their hopes on nc negotiations negotiation 5 r 1 i undertaken while Germany holds the pawns of r war a ar 1 rI I I 1 Germany G would be no more reasonable with us liS than sic she c y i. i has been with Russia V We Ve e must beware of proffered I 1 bein born in the negotiations as being effort to disarm us Once we are arc carried into a premature peace confer confer- i i once nce we arc subject to lo the tho same scout scant se nt consideration 1 ff shown Hus Russia ia 11 When hen we arc are honest w with th ourselves v tt we c v that Hint we cannot reason with or el eh e c the world worM war would cJ never have e reached the 1 present presen t es Germany holds bolds the file of the pawns patens w war ar which means mean s that thai she f. f lle would enter cuter a peace conference stronger than flit is 1 in in t the le cc field of action She SlIe has Ims little t to 10 f fear car in a n peace conference because c she hn has the material posses posses- pos with which winch to enforce her will Until we have hae ex- ex traded the thc fangs of we must refuse to lo p par par- ar Ic with the thc I serpent p 1 r J consolation is is to be bp offered nus Russia iu She c has s t i 1 and mul tun destruction by hy refusal to fi ht How How- i e ever cr she hc s he has h tint nut lived in ill vain for s she he he Ico teaches 3 us t S to 10 f fV u I V f hl of nf the poisoned sausage That ce alone if taken for fOl what chat it is tc th n in tho the civilized orld might save the civilized world from n a fate similar to ro that now suffered bv by b Russia sia pa Pa rca |