Greymouth Evening Star. AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1918. INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA.

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 July 1918, Page 4

Greymouth Evening Star. AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1918. INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA.

The Allies have at length decided to intervene and prevent utter disaster overtaking* Russia. The decision is a wise one, but it lias been delayed too long 1 , for Russia’s downfall may mean Europe’s ruin. To continue the attitude of passivity towards the German advance in Russia would be nothing 1 short of madness. Strong 1 , stern, relentless action may even at the eleventh hour change the current that is leading- to disaster, into the channels of victory and triumph for the Allies’ cause. Our diplomacy has always appeared at a disadvantage when pitted against that of Germany. Our methods lacked-the subtlety that' characterises the Huns.. Where our diplomats would invite defeat our splendid soldiers would soon send the Germans about their business and breathe a fresh snirit info the Russian neople, who have become letharffic because thev believe that they have been abandoned to their fate, and the- only

course that is open to, them is tc make the best possible terms will litc Gormans. America has beer the stumbling- block in the way oJ intervention by the Allies. President Wilson and ©some of his people are still obsessed with the fear of the “Yellow Peril” bogej which is really a phantom of German creation. This is no time foi raising- the racial and the colon] problems. The arch-enemy of tin civilised world is endeavouring- tc gratify his lust for power. A gain si him in battle array are drawn m men of every creed and race, al. united to do battle for the cause of freedom which all love sc dearly. The America people have at Hast cast aside all their forme] prejudices, and have invited tin Japanese to make common cause with them in assisting the Russian people to secure their eman cipation. The Children of tin Mikado have already done valuable' work in assisting the Allief to fight the Huns. In the earh part of the war they undertool military operations that resultec in driving the Germans out of tin colonies that they had establishec in China. Their magnificent Navi has undertaken the duty of keep ing the Pacific free from Germai raiders and German submarines Their warships have provided es corts for the transports leaving Australia and New Zealand carry ing troops to Europe. In tin Mediterranean Japanese warship have taken a prominent part ii hunting down German U-boats Now they have undertaken thei: crowning achievement —the tasl of restoring*■ the Russian - Empire from its present state of chaos tc the place which it formerly occu pied among the nations of Europe The Japanese Government has ac ceded to the American invitation and we may very soon hear of'tin passage of Japanese troops-along the Trans-Siberian railway intc Europe, where their task will he to stiffen the stalwart remnants of a once martial people. The tasl is a formidable one, and mighl well daunt any nation not so determined as the people of Japan, The ex-Tsar lias paid the per;alp of intriguing- with Germany, and has met his ifate at the hands ol his people over whom he so lon'g tyrannised. It is now very evident that Nicholas and the Kaiser were hand-in-glove with each other and they conspired for the defeat of Britain and' France, two countries that stood in the way of their schemes of world domination. There is little doubt that the Tsar’s German wife had a great deal to do with Russia’s undoing and brought the country to the condition that it lias now reached. In order that Europe may be saved from the clutches of Germany, Russia must he' saved from- herself. America is aiding France and Britain to drive back tbe Hunnisli hordes, Japan is specially adapted to assist Russia in carrying out a similar task. The Czech o-Slovaks have already paved the way- They are doing splendid work in clearing* Siberia from the Bolshevik!, who have proved utterly incapable of gov erning the country and are also suspected of having strong proGerman leanings. We do not mean by this that the rank and file of the Bolsheviki are in favour of Germany—far from it. They bf-b‘rve-1 tlmt the doctrines preached bv Lenin and Trotsky contained tbo nnlv panacea for the ‘ iroubles Hint had so long beset Russia. The German Government ■ has no use for Bolshevism, and has endeavoured by every means in its power to keep the doctrines from being known in Germany. The Huns believe that - Bolshevism will asisst them in their task of bringing Russia to destruction. They therefore do all that they can to foster it in Russia, but they take very good care that it does not find its way into the Fatherland, where its tenets would find favour among the war-sick and starving people ,ahd would speedily bring about a revolution. The majority of the Russian people now recognise that Lenin and Trotsky have not the welfare of the people at heart, and are in all likelihood paid tools of the German Government. Japan has long ago completed her preparations for intervention, and is only Availing the signal to advance. China fins also mobilised a large army that will co-operate Avitli that of Japan. Against such forces as the two Eastern Powers can bring* into the field, the Germans will be utterly powerless. They ivill he swept out of Russia in record time. The Kaiser will be impotent. He dare not send troops from the Western front for lie knows that Foch is watching every move in the great game of chess. He lias already called “check” and L-ndendorff knows that lie has no loophole of escape.

The news from the Western Theatre is most gratifying-, but we consider that the decision of the Allies to intervene in Russia is more important still. It means utter disaster for Germany, fpr the mere rumour of a big JapoChinese Army advancing through Russia against the unprotected eastern frontier will strike terror into the hearts of the Austrian and German people. They will not await the attack, bxit will desert the outlying' districts and crowd into Berlin and other cities. This in itself will

hasten disaster, for the food problem which is already giving* the Germans so much trouble will become insohible. The war which began _ over a puny Austrian princeling bids fair to end with the exile of the Romanoffs, the Hohenzollerns and the Hapsburgs —despots and autocrats ,all —of whom their peonies will he well rid. Many millions of splendid men and women have died to gratify these monsters’ desire to see the dogs of war unleashed. They little thought that the war dogs might turn and rend those who let iliem loose. * v! I

Tlic usual practice of the Orchestral ' Society takes place this evening at 7.30 (/clock.-rAdvt. The ferry steamer Maori failed to con- • nect with the West Coast express this morning, and therefore North Island mails i will not arrive here to-night. Mr Colvin, M.P. for Buller, has writ-: ten,the Hon. T. Wilford, Minister for Justice, urging that a, magistrate be appointed with headquarters at Westport, ' ti) work Westport, Denniston, Granity, ' Karamea, Murchison, Howard and Reef- ! ton. • - , "No Rubbing*' Laundry Help does the washing while you rest! Well may housewives sing for joy. 1/3 packet.—Advt. As an expression of appreciation of the achievement of the engineers and woncevs 1 concerned in the piercing of the Oth'i > Tunnel, the Mayor (Mr J. D. Lynch) lor: > wa.rded a congratulatory' telegram to Mr . W. J. Dinnie, engineer* in charge of the , Public Works Department, at Otira, yes- ' terday, on behalf of the citizens of Grey- ' mouth, Mr Dimii e suitably acknowledged ■ by 'phone communication the compliment • extended him and those under his charge. > The best insurance against coughs and ; colds is Nassol. One dose a day keeps . colds away. Sixty doses 1/6. —Advt. The following motion in reference to . the death of the Rev. Father Dore was "i carried at a meeting of the executive of the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Associa- ' tion on Wednesday night:—"That this ex- ' ecufcive has heard with deepest regret of < r the death of Captain Dore, late cllaplam . to the Forces. As Captain Dore's sincere t devotion to his duty and his sterling qualities are known so well to all re- ' turned soldiers, we feel as an association " that we have lost a friend and a torn f rade." Still further reductions in All-Wool ! Costumes at Walker's Sale. Former 5 prices were £6 to £7, now only 60/ and 80/ each. These are real snips. Boundary Street. —Advt. Mothers! Save money by getting ; Nazol—the best family remedy for - coughs and colds. Sixty doses for 1/6 — ' more than three a penny.—Advt. > Mr Haszard, Chief Postmaster, supplies - the following:—The weather this morning at Otira, Arthur's Pass and Springfield is fine witli hard frost during the night. There is 10 inches of frozen 1 snow at ali these places. The coaches 1 will run as usual, but the railway author- ' ities anticipate trouble with the lines bei t'.veen Springfield and Arthur's Pass , through the amount of snow and ice on j the rails. It is probable the train will be late in reaching the terminus in conse- ; quence. The coaches are also likely to . experience difficulty, owing to the slippery roads, and some delay on the return journey is to be expected." Since the above was written we hav e been further advised as follows:—The coaches left Otira as usual, but the Railway Department has made poor headway in clearing the line. The express is still at Springfield waiting j lor the railway traffic gang to.come along and clear the line. The gang is still three miles from Springfield, and the chances of the express l-eaching Arthurs Pass are very poor. In fact, there is little likelihood of the train leaving Springfield. ' Better than mixture or syrups is Nazol —the money-saving remedy for coughs and colds. Ready for use when bought. No cold is Nazol-proof.—Advt. Something akin to hostility to , New Zealand was encountered by Mr R. A. Wright, M.P., of Wellington, .during his stay in Australia. The people whose opinion' was worth having, Mr Wright told a "Post" reporter, were decidedly fiiendly to the Dominion; but among others there was the hostility he mentioned. It.was based, he judged, upon New Zealand,s adoption of conscription, The people referred to were accrftomed to say that New' Zealand while fighting Prussianism was adopting Prussian methods; that there wag lawlessness and so on all over the country. Theyt would not listen when told that this was incorrect. Mr Wright considered that the unlimited license allowed to speakers in public places, who said almost anything they pleased, was mainly responsible for this feeling arising. Extraordinary Purchase of 360 Ladies' Felt, Velour, 'Plush and Black Hats, mostly smart ready-to-wears, ia newest shapes ajnd colourings. Usual prices 15/6 to 37'6; McGruer's Sale luce 5/11, 7/111 to 9/11. Visit McGruer <,nd Co/s Extraordinary Sale. Bargains in all departments (late McKay and Sons). — Advt. On Tuesday the Rev. T. N. Griffin, (well-known in Greymouth), who is assist, ing the Rev. J. A. Lochore, had in tho course of his pastoral visitations what may be regarded as an unique experience (says the "North Otago Times"). At least he regards it as such, having had, in the course of nigh forty years' ministry . in different parts of the Dominion, nothing of similar nature. The experience strikingly illustrates the longevity of the oldest residents of .Oamaru. In the morning he had tea with an old lady over eighty-nine years of age; in the afternoon with one over eighty-eight years, and in the evening with one of one hundred and two years of age. The latter, in his estimation, is a marvel of vitality, rising in the morning at 7 o'clock, and retiring only at 7 o'clock. Tho • ladies thus visited were respectively Mrs Copping, Reed Street, Mr s Johnston, Eden Street, and Mrs Hill, South Oamaru. . Ladies' Tweed Coats, big reduction in price at Walker's Sale. Black Astrakhan and Scarlet Coats, new shapes, now only 55/, 65/ and 75/, former prices were £5 to £7 each. Also Tweed Coats from 25/ to 50/ each, worth double. Ladies" Raincoats only 30/ each, former prices were 45/ each. \ Walker's, Boundary

Street.—Advt. . . - The' average life insurance agent is noted for his ability to push business, but Greymouth has one that is above the average. Yesterday two ladies took’ their young hopefuls out for an airing. The ladies were chatting away, as ladies will do, and their sons noticing a relaxation of parental control, took the opportunity to break away. They made their way at full speed across the street amongst motor cars and passing vehicles with the mothers in full pursuit. Both mothers succeeded in bringing back their cherubs unharmed. A life insurance agent had been an interested spectator of the hunt and subsequent capture. ' He accosted one of the mothers thusly: “Every time you ladies go out you take those children’s lives in your hands. Why not insure them?’’ and he proceeded to pull out of Ids pocket a bundle of literature bearing on the Question. The ladies fled. There was nothing doing. At the Red Cross children’s ball, held at Runanga last Friday night, one of the main items omitted from thq report was the Tiny Dot Parade, wherein 20 couples of wee dots in fancy costum e paraded round the room to music. This item caused a good deal of merriment and received a hearty round of applause at its conclusion. The following names have

been left out of the main report;—Harry McKenzie, wounded soldier • Rose Duggan, a rose.; Gracie Grant (Gameroris), a rose bud; Ethel Gaskell, Red Cross nurse; May Caldwell, a Spanish dancer; Lizzio Satteithwaifce, fairy. The only thing that marred the evening's entertainment was a sneak thief who seems to provyl around, and wheTti people's backs are turned purloin anything that is'handy. A rug owned by one of our Greymouth visitors was left in charge of the doorkeeper, arid on the person coming along to claim same, was found to be missing; likewise a small tablo lamp. The matter has been, placed in the hands of the police, and it is to be hoped thnt the culprits will be caught and taught a lesson, that honesty is tba most deserving policy. Remnants on all counters nt Walker's Sale this week. Boundary. Street.—»». '•i Advt.. , ' '

The janiblng season has commenced very early on the Coast. Mr J. Leak reports that, he found five 'or six healthy lambs amongst his flock at South Beach.

When ordering Nazol, avoid imitations and substitutes. Get genuine Kuzol—• the money-saving remedy ior coughs and colds. 60 doses 1,6. —Advt. The traffic manager reports that a slip has, occurred on the railway line at Kowhai Bush. The extent of the fall ;s not yet known, but in all probability traffic will be interrupted for several days.

The Chief Postmaster advises that a large slip has occurred on the railway line between Springfield and Staircase, and it is iniprobablo that there will bo any traffic on the Arthur's Pass line before Thursday, and, perhaps, not then. The employment of women in the Postal Department to replace men was referred to by Mr R. B. Morris, Chief Inspector of Post Offices, at Auckland this week. "We are adopting this course wherever possible,"' said Mr Moms, "and, generally speaking, with success. There are now 1632 women in the se* ice, and we are appointing more to our staff daily." There were stated to be several hundred girls employed in the Wellington office, and over 60 in the Auckland Post Office, while others were being trained as understudies in every direction possible. That sleep-spoiling cough can be stopped by Nazol. Take some drops on sugar. Penetrating and soothing. Splendid for children.— 1/6 buys 60 doses. —Advt.

A resident of a town north of Auckland, who some ten years ago was a member of the clerical staff of a big company, and a prominent lay reader of the Anglican Church, has put up something' like a record in the way of making a most extraordinary effort to do his "bit" in the firing-line (says the Auckland "Star"). Being over the military age, he recognised the fact.that a transformation was necessary, so he proceeded to dispense with his beard and moustache, he passed the doctor, went to camp, going through the marches and drills as well as th c best of them, but, alas ! the dye wore off, and the authorities began to investigate, with the result that he was retired from the active service to that of home service. It is not his fault he is not now at the front.

The remainder of our Millinery to be sold iat mere nominal prices. Ladies' Hats, former prices were 15/ to 30/. Sale Price now only 3/11, 5/11 and. 9/11 each. At Walker's Sale, Boundary Street.— Advt.

An Otago soldier, writing to his relatives on May 17, expresses a cheery confidence with respect to the outcome of the German offensive. "You will see by the papers," he says, "what is doing. Weil, let me tell you that even though 'Fritz' has- gained a g°°d uit of ground he has lost an incredible number of men, and the -prisoners we take are generally utterly demoralised. You people cannot realise what this push means to 'Fritz' in what he is losing in men and transport. I saw a gun limber the other day that came across from 'Fritz,' and the drivers wore speechless with tenor: They say that our artillery is hell, that their losses are awful—divisions wiped \ out, and a terrible' number of woumted ' —that our aeroplanes fly a few feet ov.jf their heads, and shoot them down IV scores in their trenches and camps nn<? on the roads, and that thev are continually bombed at night. Taking it all round, this cannot last; it roust; mil soon. 'Fritz' is weakening every r-s.?. while we are gradually getting stronger.' Hand Books on Gardening!—"Rose Gardening," "Perpetual Carnation, "Veo-etable Growing," Culture,'' "Local Pear and How to Grow Them." "Bulb Growing," "The Carna. tion Book," "Fruit Growing." "Complete Guide to Gardening," "Tomato Culture,' • price 2/, posted 2/3, frdm B. Dixoa, Tainui Street. —Advt. . Tli e Rev. E. D. Patchctt, now of Nelson, who was for some time closely associated with charitable works, in Greymouth, and who also- was a member of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, so endeared himself to all sections of the public that it has been thought fit that some tangible expression of appreciation of his work in the community and.as a member of the Charitable Aid Board should be extended hirn. In furtherance of this an illuminated address has been completed by Miss F. Berry, which is very fittingly worded and quite artistically finished. The address, in flattering style, acknowledges the pood work of Mr Patchett. and expresses the hope that he ■' mav long be snared to prosecute his charitable ambitions. The address is signed by the Mavor (Mr ,T. D. Lynch) and members of the Charitable Aid Board. Tt is now ready,to be framed, after which it. will be on view at'the Town Clerk's office for a few davs. when it will be forwarded to the recipient. During the winter evenings your time may be fully occupied by calling at . Raid's book arcade, Mawhera Quay, where ,you will find gamss of all kinds for , young and old. Snakes and ladders, ludo and draughts, both much interesting games, may be obtained for 9d each. Visit the shop and see for yourself. —Advt.

There arrived in Sydney Inst week 25 Gilbert and Ellice Island policemen, who have volunteered for service at the front, and whose services have been accepted by the Imperial Government. When this little •company, of men, who came from the . "uttermost part of the Empire"'—the Gilbert and Elice Islands colony—arrives at the front, it may be said (remarks the Sydney "Daily Telegraph") that every part of the British Empire is helping in the glorious fight of right against German might. The group of 26 islands, comprising the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony, is 2500 miles from Sydney. As ) soon as the natives of this group heard of the declaration of war by the British Government against Germany, thousands of the natives, from all parts, made application to the Resident Commissioner to be alllowed to contribute to some of the Empire's funds. Permission being given the natives gave over £IO.OOO to the Prince of Wales' Fund and the Belgian Relief Fun<T, which was a truly magnificent donation from a population of about 30,000 people, whose only means of acquiring money was by selling copra. Expenditure of £16,000 a year on motor-cars— apa'rt from renewals—is a considerable item for the Defence Department (savs the Melbourne "Argus"). It. is at the "rate of about £3OO a week, which, even in war time, has the appearance of being over the speed limit. The Business Board recently appointed has been looking into this form of extravagance, and a- change for the better is expected. Ordinary business men who have to pay for their own cars—or rido in a tramcar—have for some time_ been wondering what is the justification for the use of motors in suburbs where officers of the various departments reside. A num. her of officials who before the war estimated themselves with becoming and fitting modesty, have jn the last few years assumed an'importance which they would he welcome to claim if they did not ask that the expenses of "keeping it. up should rest upon the taxpayer. Those officers who are never content unless they are "cutting a dash" do no harm by the innocent delusion that they are running the war. But it becomes very expensive when they attempt to make the public pay for the deception.