Show I The Woke Hope For Foy Russia The study of or l history story teaches us the greatest tragedy of or this century was world war I. I It was vas that war which brought about Communism and md world war II and which brought an end to many of the values and standards of or Western Western West West- ern em civilization known up to that time Lime TilE THE GREAT democracies including the United States were not without their share of oC the blame not being willing willing willing wil wil- ling to compromise and end world war I in 1917 This was when Russia collapsed and was ruled by the Provisional Government not Com Corn m u- u which pled for world peace and a chance to establish establish lish itself in the prevailing ailing chaos and economic bankruptcy bankrupt bankrupt- cy But the Western powers in 1917 carried away with their own propaganda and seeing themselves es as crusaders and the Germany of the Kaiser as black all-black insisted on unconditional unconditional unconditional surrender The famous proposal of or Lord Lansdowne in England and also the plea of oC the Provisional Government in Russia and the interest of or orthe the Kaiser in a negotiated compromise peace were re re- re- re TilE THE SAME sighted short-sighted crusading zeal to be repeated in world war II JI caused the war to continue at an awful cost to the world in the slaughter of oC multitudes the creation of Communism the therise therise rise of oC etc In 1917 the Allies insisted on Russia continuing the war and the Provisional Govern Govern- ment attempted to do that though Russia was exhausted morale at bottom and chaos spreading to all corners of oC the land The Provisional nal Govern Govern- Government Government Government ment collapsed in the effort to todo todo todo do the impossible Communists Communists fists took over ALL LL OF WHICH shows us the folly of war and crusading ideals which arc are justified for morale purposes in the armed services in the sober implementation implementation implementation of or national and political political po goals In essence then the world wars of oC this century have left the great democracies cies Gies with a worse situation to tont at nt the beginning of the wars war That being the case we must hope that as the Russians Russians Russians Rus Rus- raise their standard of oC living as they become a have nation they too will see sec the folly of oC world war There arc are indications and andDie Ute the Russians are arc beginning to realize this |