The Allied Governments have held another Conference, meeting this week
at Petrograd to continue the discussions that led to such good results at Paris and at Rome. Lord Milner, with Lord Revel- stoke and General Sir H. Wilson, went in our interests to Russia. France was as strongly represented by M. Doumergue and that great soldier, General Ce.stelnau. Italy sent Signor Scialoja, the Minister, and General Count Ruggieri. M. Bratianu in person attended on Rumania's behalf. We are inclined to regard this Petrograd Conference as the most important that has yet been held. Russia's remoteness has undoubtedly been a great handicap both to her and to us, and not merely in the military sphere. If the Western Allies, living side by side, have at times lost touch with one another in diplomatic and economic questions, it is not surprising that the details of Russian policy should have been imperfectly understood here, for want of close personal intercourse between her Ministers and ours. The Conference will, we are sure, put this matter straight.
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