23 FEBRUARY 1918, Page 3

The exposure of Bolshevik folly and treachery is now complete.

The Anarchists first destroyed the Russian Army, and then sought by wild talk about the "Social Revolution" to bluff the masters of many legions. When their threats failed, they proposed to offer a passive resistance. But they had not the moral courage of the Quakers, for the enemy's advance terrified them into agreeing to concede Ma full terms. It remains to be seen whether Germany will not now raise the price. Russia lies at her mercy. The policy of seeking peace by negotiation has been given a full trial by the Petrograd fanatics and it has failed utterly. Russia will now suffer far more than if she had not deserted the Allies.