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for removal from the [?] of
the struggle both in diplomacy & battle
might make my vision clearer.

I am overwhelmed with the conviction, as
a student & thinker, that this war will be
prolonged for ten years or more unless we
get [out?] Russia quickly & restabalise the
Eastern battle front. Germany & [?] both
surely drawing into his clutches the [?] power
[?] power of the vast Russian Empire.

If we permit this to proceed, she can
match our armies in the Western front by
a [continuous?] stream of reserves.

What have we to lose by marching into Russia
with Japan? If Russia herself should fight
the [?] army she would be beaten &
Germany must send her army to the rescue.
Japan alone could whip Russia if she
could fight.

It seems to me we have everything to