South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-22
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS
News Times and Associated
Newspapers War Expert.

Austrians Germans and TIunearans see Accomplished
the war has been lost and in seeing what has
happened better understand why Vienna and
Berlin invited the whrwind.
II IS conceivable that in fuure. necessarily
the Jugo-Slavs. the Czecho-Slovais. the
manians and the Hungarians viii form some federa-
ton economic II political possibly both since only
could the Czecho- Sloyaks and the Hungar-
ians be assured OF the but en- such
the Hungarians viii but the lesser partner The day
Of Magyar domination IS passed II IS Ia from im-
prooaole leoer'ioh may eN'ed 20 le-ee 'fteee ana
Bulgaria, again for economic rather than political
but reappearance ~ the German only BE-
looked Tor these new states rooW The eVil examples
OF the past cultivate friendship rivalry.
Fortunately. there is little temptation save the
cqse Of Hungar for the Rumanans and tho serbs are
old allies and their relations with the CzechoSovaks
be the cause OF any political 'ealousies- -
for Hungary her very heplessness should serve 70 de-
stroy her present bitterness Nothing certain
than that in the years 70 come both the Rirnanians
and the Southern Savs VIII wholly distance the MAJ
vars while the AIagyars VIII remain dependent upon
both for the OF the natural routes the outside
world. Moreover. revolution in Hungary, driving out
the old autocracy and AZ last giving mass
Hungarian people political freedom. VIII probably
tribute nightly 70 destroying the old and wicked ira
dition which has much sorrow and slaughter IN
southeastern Europe.
OF the four states the new Rumania and the survv-
ing Hungarian state may be accepted permanent.
Czecho-Sloyakia and Greater serbia are In nature
OF experiments hopefully begun but confronted with
perils. from within from without For
the Southern Savs italian rivalry IS the outside peril
and the differences IN religion and the lack OF
mon historical tradition constitute posso causes FOR
future disintegration. On the other hand
likely that the peril from without force unity with
~
Czecho-slovals perls manifold. They
threatened alike 10y the Germans within and without;
they have also the hostile Magyars their southern
frontiers and they without direct
But difficult they beyond ell doubt
fitted OF the newly united peoples FOR the
great task before them Moreover they have the good
VIII Of all the western powers TO an unlimited extent
RECAPTTUDATTON OF
THE PROBLEMS Involved.
briefly recapitulate the problems
which arisen out OF the creation OF these three
nations, problems which will occupy much atten-
ton at Versailles and, unless properly settled be
the OF future With respect 70 Rumana the
difficulties relatively insignificant Ruthenians
the northeast lay claims TO a portion OF Bukoyna
of this region are Siav between Rurnanfa and Hun
gary there is grave difference OF opinion az 10 where
he frontiers The Rumanians claim
most Of the Temesvar and many countries north or
Pennsylvania basing their claims the ethnOgraph
map. these claims unmistal1abe Il r. far from
impossible Runana will receive substantial adj
cordance with justice and VIII leave injustice 70
foment future disturbance by contrast small
surrender this quarter may be asked or Rumania.
but her old anxiety as 10 Bulgaria been
that she a considerable power. with
double the area population OF her old rival.
have sufficiently indicated Czecho-sovalc prob
lens Versailles. The Germans will seek % have
excluded from the new state the border regions In
which the Gernan-speaking element predominates
both Bohemia and Austria iesa- but thts would in
main. destroy all the natural frontiers OF the
state and save, perhaps IN the Silesan quarter
little is 20 be expected the Germans Unquestion-
ably viii have FIX the line be-
tween the nation and Hungary, but here the eth
nographic map a and safe guide although fatal
10 Magyar claims.
II remains now 70 discuss ne one really serious prob
lem OF the Jugo-Slavia. The boundaries be-
tween the Slavs and the Germans and Hungarians 70
the north can be drawn With rttle difficulty In the
the great River supplies admirable from
tier from Alps o Danube although the
the Serb claims In Temesvar must be considered. To
the south both the OF Bulgaria and OF Greece
been fixed by treaty and WI hardly
he greatly changed, despite Bulgar claims. The
is Albania. although the Serb claim
scutar and the Dim valley will have hearing
It should.