Show Experts Expert's s Daily Review of War WarBy WarI I By J J. W W. T. T Mason Writt Written n for the United Press NEW Feb Immedi Immedi Immediately following the refusal reCusal of the German militarists to offer Russia a peace based upon President Wilsons Wilson's four tour fundamental points of the self determination of nationalities nationalities nationalities na na- Count von has now turned to the western powers powers powers pow pow- ers and expressed a qualified approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of or President Wilsons Wilson's atti atti- tude No trust can be placed in the German chancellors chancellor's generalities because they are contradicted by bythe bythe bythe the imperialistic policy of the Germans Ger Ger- mans mansat at Brest constituting ing the first peace conference of the war ivar Count von may maybe maybe maybe be willing to subscribe to limited self determination in the west but ut there is nothing to indicate that ho will accept the principle in the east The United States is now fIghtIng fighting fighting fight fIght- ing for tho the preservation of or democracy democracy democracy racy in Russia as well wen as for tho the establishment of ot democracy by the central powers It would be highly detrimental to the future relations relations rela rela- tiena between the eastern and western democracies if actual events were to show the slightest confirmation of Leon recent re recent recent re- re cent declaration to the United Press that the western powers are prepared to sacrifice Russia to Germany in order to secure concessions concessions con con- cessions for themselves Count you von may well wen be trying to foster this suspicion in Russian Hussian minds by his latest peace address to the th world HI HN His of or fundamental agreement with President Wilsons Wilson's four fourpoints fourpoints fourpoints points if logically applied would mean a formal repudiation by the German chancellor of the Von Hindenburg Bin Hin- denburg militaristic clique that controlled the Brest ne negotiations negotiations o- o and find directed the subsequent subsequent quent imperialistic o operations No such Ruch antagonism as this between Von Hertling and Von has been in any way confirmed It is therefore impossible to take the chancellors chancellor's peace words at their full meaning |