Show No Vo Hope in Russia T j I F I GERMANY Y has 1133 lost faith in the word the word of t the Bol- Bol what Russia think 7 Poor Russia must oc occupies oe- oe the same position as ns the holdup victim who was clubbed for not Dot having more of the worlds world's goods Not only has she sho been robbed of her dearest possessions but she has been bound gagged and and amI beaten by the thug For months Russia has lias been the thc subject of popular speculation No analysis of the war situation has bas been complete without a word ord on the possibilities of Rus Rus- sia The faith of the Allies was pinned on the possibility ity of the Bolshevist government being overthrown o This was considered as a possibility which might change the color of the Russian situation I INoW NoW Now it is apparent that those who based their hopeson hopes on a revolution counter failed to consider the mistakes 91 p the Allies as prof profitable table lessons for the enemy They loped hoped that Germany would meet with the time same S disaster that tb that t befell the Allies in Russia Only r within the last few Jw weeks have e they considered Russia lost to the thc cause of the Allies The fallacy of their reasoning becomes become's apparent as ns Germany demands o of Russia not alone her life her blood bl od and her money but her heart henrt as a souvenir sou of a 1 victorious peace In her ber treatment with Russia Germany Germany Ger Ger- many will do what the Allies failed to do She will establish a a. protectorate for her interests which will assure assure assure as- as sure her bel that her work will not be upset in a day V The German protectorate depends as much on de- de as on construction for its establishment Her TIer h strength in the Slav lav la nation is increased as she he removes s' s Russian Russian vitality ti War Yar ar which follows victory has this for its its' object The victory must he be made malIc so absolute hn and complete that German will will ill be law v. In view yieW of these facts the future of the Allies must be considered consid- consid creel ered independent of Russia for it appears that there is i's little hope that Russia will break the clutch of si Before the fall of the Allies had strength th and power lOwer in Russia They felt secure as they extended material mat rial aid nid munitions and food supplies su to the Il Rus Rus- s- s signs Indifferent crent to the dangers of sen sending ing these supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies to Russia without protection they hastened the betrayal be he- of oi Russia Germany watched from a safe distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance and we may be he certain that she learned without cost the lesson which demanded a heavy price from us She will not invite a similar disaster by leaving Russia to take care of or herself When Germany is through with Russia she will know that the Slav Sla nation is out of the world war forever l a ila |