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Show TREACHERY DESTROYS RUSSIA. Trotzky and Lenine have played their part to perfection. They now aro disclosed as German agents, working to destroy Russia. After holding out the hope of an honorable peace, in order to trap the great body of the Russians, they suddenly sud-denly have brought on a condition which allows German troops to sweep over tho former empire of the czar and appropriate whatever may be of service serv-ice to the German people. Under ordinary terms of peace, this would not have been possible. Trainloads of artillery, ammunition and food were waiting at different points to be seized by the German soldiers. Only by collusion on tho part of Trotzky and Lenine could this have been brought about. When the history of this period is written, in the light of all tho facts, the head of the Bolshevik! will bo branded as the most unconscionable scoundrels of all history. They cannot bo deluded dreamers. An idealist would have had foresight to retain the array intact, if there was any thought) of refusing to yield to whatever terms of peace tho German might propose, but Trotzky and Lenine first ordered tho demobilization of the Russian forces, and then, when the disorganization disorgani-zation was complete, began to grow assertive and demanding in dealing with the Germans at Brest-Litovsk, as though to deliberately Invite an overwhelming over-whelming invasion, accompanied by tho seizing of the military and food supplies left at the very edge of the German advance. nn |