Show Russia's Predicament 0 NCE more the wolf takes on sheep's s 's clothing as Germany Ger Oer- J many endeavors ors to make it appear that her invasion ion ion of the Baltic provinces Province which Ita has apparently forced the Bolshevik to terms is in the interest of humanity tier Her propaganda seeks to justify the invasion by the establishment es cs ta of a belief that it was conducted in the del dc- dc sire l' l to prevent nt massacres massacre When we wc consider the German German German Ger Ger- man attitude c in the Armenian massacres s we know knO that new interest in humanity was nothing nothing- but hut fire Germanys Germany's invasion of the Baltic HaItie provinces was con COIl conducted ducted in the same spirit of conquest as s that upon which tho HIO world war was launched More power on lan land and sod serf is the the burning burning desire of Germany today the same as asit asit it 1 35 was in 1914 Germany has a n fixed program which does not include e conquests ts in Russia ia but that is not going to pre t prevent nt her from taking advantage c of every ery weakness to further conquest whether it conforms to the original program or not Russia is indeed in a sorry plight with her destiny to the iki whose leaders leader at best arc are plainly incompetent if they are arc not actually paid agents The rhe future offers little to Russia except as ns the Allies wage a n victorious war and present her ih what she would not noc light ficht i ht for herself It It- Itis is true th that t the may mayy be overthrown at any hut hot that will not solve SOO the situation either cither for Russia or the he Allies The rei reign n which came to o Russia in inthe inthe intile the tile guise cerise of a a. r blessing blessing- has las proved a curse Peace has turned to o a l bitter itter subservience to the the- theene ene ene- nw my The seem security of peace soured and md offered Russia Rusia only h. h defenseless warfare r The curse curse of the We i is not to be removed removal by by-an by an uprising because its cowardly cowardly cow cow- ardly jr l doctrines have torn down the spirit Russians and md defenses Even Ewen if Russia Russin cast off her Iler Bois Bolshevist burr bur hur- burden lIen den she would be left without the tIle material essentials of ot r war WU Her armies ha have C commenced to demobilize for some ome months they have na been bren d demoralized moralized She Site has been disarmed not h by the enemy enemy but by y those who professed to 10 be her friends There is ib nothing nothing- r certain about the future of Russia but hut it is apparent that she will draw dia diano no more from fromn her refusal to fi fight ht than if she had har made an unconditional surrender er to the enemy in tho the She is beyond ond the help of her friends can can an expect no help from her her enemies enc ene lilies mies and is to help herself Her future is without her Jurisdiction on dependent upon the thc charity of others whose whoso fir first t interests lie elsewhere German Germau domination in Russia i is is inevitable so long longa longn a n as Germany remains unbeaten by the rest of the world What Germany will leave lea for Russia huss a will be not in independence independence in- in dependence b but t slavery She will not attempt the com corn complete complete I subjection of Russia but her conquests will claim ell all the waterfront which would g- g rive ge e Russia any an standing in th the world Russia will will remain remain but hot it will last st only as as asa n a f sla lave state to Germany if the tho central powers escape the world war with anything ln thing but complete and a absolute solute defeat The Thc Allies would welcome the c establishment of German German Ger Ger- man government in Russia for it would op open n the doors to movements now closed close to them If If the German war warlords warlords lor lords s sought to make their victory over o Russia a complete complete com com- seizure seizure Japan and China could participate in tho the world war in ways way's now closed to them So far as the Allies are arc concerned Russia is neutral territory commanding com corn manding respect which winch prevents military movements against the central powers po from strategic points established established lashed in Russia J If r German Germany sought to make her victory vic vic- victory tory as open op open n as it is is complete the fi fighting area arca would be greatly enlarged but the Allies would lose nothing because it would open territory which is n now closed to them i n ii Do |