Show Intervention in Russia intervention in Siberia seems certain as the n Japanese diplomatic council places p the stamp stump of or approval al on the lie American plan of solving this vexing Plo lem News dispatches indicate that President ent Vilson son will ill issue an nn official statement before the thc end the week which is is to say that allied plans have ady reached a stage stag of completeness The announce- announce t will be welcome news not only to the tho people of tic allied allie nations but to the loyal loal citizenship of or as as well P W We Wc c ha have C no not not ren rendered ered any particular service to Russia by refusing to intervene in affairs which threat threat- I cit 1 her future nhue security as well as our own tiun is to be welcomed by I the tic Russian citizenship asan as ns m an ii e effort fort to save them from the enemy r rather than thano o be lC feared as a movement to curtail their rights rig in the world the tho allies left Russia Russin to her own re- re cs the they simply delivered Cred her into German hands se she lic was too weak wak to protect her own interests Events B in Russian history have e firmly established fact that her withdrawal frem fini the conflict brought ht Ifer no blessings or benefits She was left efe in a critical J weak and bleeding from the vicissitudes vici of conflict con- con 1 her Government jf in r. r the hands hand of r with J I p- p v jy t thc thie result that she wa was subject to any ln terms s that lat j many y might ht care to Impose Our great gleat respect for international law Jaw only served ser to abandon her bet to a aoel o el which had no r respect for the laws Jaws of nations Russia as a a result has everything ng- ng to gain nin and noth- noth 1 n r to lose 1050 C by allied intervention Her lj rights as a world power today arc trampled and abused abused- J y th the thc r forces The longer long she is left to 19 h her own re- re Q ILces tho the greater greater- will bo be the abuses h h Jill i will vilL be uc upon her bel by the Prussian authorities She can J daim none none of her lost power and she he cannot be cerin in nf flu tV n. 1 ln 1 1 i. i i 1 ji u. u vii ui-vii LL J lu J II so U i the allies refrain from in intervention intervention- It is fitting that t the United States State should hould be the leader in ii such a ai i- i movement because she lia lias demonstrated that her participation participation par- par in the conflict is not noL prompted prompt d y selfish motives I IY Y We c have entered the war for the purpose of or carry carry- ring n relief to distressed nations whose r rights in the have ha been abused abated b by an ambitious power If f fRusia Rusia Russia can rust trust any anyone one nation to hold a friendly inter inter- cst st sL for her lj rights right ht it is the United States Slates en tiou lion under the leadership of the United States is to he bc rc ardeel as a blow against Germany in iu d defense of 3 Lissia In time lime it is bound to reflect good g both for Russia and the allied cause and the central power alone f ran an have ha cause to regret a movement of thi this nature r As s the benefits are shown n the re regrets r ls o of Russia an and tlc The allies will be that similar action was yes ilot t taken L rore Jn J a |