Show II I I Experts Expert's Di ly I Review of War WarBy I By J. J W. W T. T Mason 1 Written for fol the United Press NEW EW YORK Feb 20 Europe Europe has suddenly become filled with tense crises that may at any moment moment moment mo mo- ment change the complexion of or the war from its present comparative com coin I passivity and bring about the final mastery The relations between Germany Germany Gormany Ger Gor- many and Austria are strained as they have been at no other I time since the war began The contending forces along the west I front are on the tip of expectancy expectancy tancy for the delivery of a giant blow The allies ames themselves are I Just passing through the final finalI phase of a critical situation concerning concerning concerning con con- I the authority of the V Versailles Ver Ver- rI r- r I sailles war council Russia is revealing an internal situation of growing confusion that may turn turnout turnout lout out to be the greatest crisis i of all J At no previous period perio in the war has thero there been so intense intene a I feeling of general suspense as asI I now exists It is as if an in instinctive instinctive in- in belief had begun to circulate circulate cir cir- cir cir- II that the early days of spring were were preparing the ground for civilizations civilization's supreme crisis The critical situation in Russia Rus sia which is th the most spectacular I lar for the moment must be Judged with extreme caution I The willingness of the vIM viki to sign a German peace and I the announced intention of Lenine and to reply to toI the German demands are coupled coupled coupled cou cou- I pled with definite statements from the United Press correI correspondent correspondent corre corre- spon ent in Petrograd that demobilization demobilization demobilization de de- de- de I mobilization of the army and navy had boon been stopped and that orders have been given to resist the German advance After the moral victory won by bythe bythe bythe the Bolshevik circle of leaders the present plesent new peace program I so 50 suddenly announced may turn turnout turnout out to be only a temporary measure measure mea- mea sure sure dictated by a crisis within I the Bolshevik circle of leaders I that has no lasting significance But whether this be true or not not Von Hindenburg can put no trust in in the permanence of any peace signed at Petrograd while the war continues in the west The era of crises now rife throughout Europe will be particularly particularly par par- liable Hable to explosive tendencies tendencies tendencies ten ten- in Russia until the war ends on all fronts Von Hindenburg's Hinden- Hinden burgs burg's situation today is no less disquieting for him than it was yesterday esterday |