Show NEW STATES ARE AE HELPLESS I lUG RIGA Nov 17 11 AThe W A A The The three new Baltic republics lie like peace peace- peaceful ful ui oases between troubled many iGer-many many and So Soviet let Russia but lout for for- foreign foreign for foreign eign observers rs e-rs ire inn their capitals say BaY are as let et far tar from sanguIne a to their future Latvia Latia Esthonia and Lithuania from all Indications have I I passed through various arlous crises comI com com- I mon non to infantile states and are lusty l en Inthe family of ot nil nil- na nations But each of ot these baby na- na nation na nations tion still Is haunted h by the spectre ot of a goblin Russia who nho some Bomo day m step In and gobble It up like lI the giant In Jack the Beanstalk Just now no to Amen Ameri American can and other oilier foreign observers at RIga Reval and who bae their belief upon first hand mation from Moscow Soviet Rus Rus- Russia Rus- Rus Russia Russia sia has no desire delre for tor trouble and war that aggression against these thee states would mean In fact some of the tho more Russian leaders predict th that t within a do- do rade dc-rade ado cade or so the Baltic provinces will willingly Join the union ot of Soviet Socialistic republics o as au au- au- au autonomous states Of Ot the three states Latvia per per- per perhaps haps Ps Is at the tho present the mo most prosperous Her lien Imports ere ere only slightly lightly above her export value last year sear and this year It Is hoped that the trade balance will willbe willbo be in her fa faver faar er Her Tier curren currency C too la is static 10 and th the government recently Informed the tho Minister to 10 the Baltic tte St-tte tt th-tt La h h t would like to negotiate for the funding of ot her five million dollar debt to the tho United States State nn |