The Great War was unfortunate, because it gave Japan temporarily a free hand; the collapse of tsarist Russia was fortunate, because it put an end to the secret alliance of Russians and Japanese; the Anglo-Japanese Alliance was unfortunate, because it compelled us to abet Japanese aggression even against our own economic interests; the friction between Japan and America was fortunate; but the agreement arrived at by the Washington Conference, though momentarily advantageous as regards Shantung, is likely, in the long run, to prove unfortunate, since it will make America less willing to oppose Japan.
"The Problem of China"
Bertrand Russell
In tsarist Russia, and in a number of the German states, they were granted exemption from combatant service, and did duty in the medical corps or other auxiliary drafts.
"The Forerunners"
Romain Rolland
A like bond had subsisted between her and tsarist Russia.
"The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference"
Emile Joseph Dillon