The sun., 1918-11-28
ANARCHY RAMPANT,
COL. HOUSE Is TOLD
Slovene Government Agent
Reports Conditions in
Southeast Europe.
HORDEs RUNNING WILD
Urges American Government
to Establish Consuls and
Relief Committees.

PARIS, Nov. % delayed. A detailed
account OF conditions In southeastern
Europe. where the presence OF a mil
lion Austrian army deserters who have
established themselves in fortified
camps, as well as of hordes Of released
prisoners, has created a dangerous sit
uation, is given in the report to Col
e. NJ. House by William J. Rose, an
agent Of the Slovene Government. He
suggests various measures to avert
Bolshevism.
"On November g." says Mr.. Rose,
seeing how anxious the intelligent
men in Siiesia were as to the future of
their country, and hearing rumors OF
the presence of an Entente deputation
In Vienna, / volunteered to make a
journey 10 Vienna.
EN- route l learned of the fearful
perils that were hanging over the
whole Of central Europe, which might
be summed up in the word Bolshevism.
Bolshevism New Danger.
when I say the enemy Is Boil
shevism I use the term loosely to de-
scribe what Is the perfection OF an
archy and the negation Of law and
order. Militarism is dead and there
is no shadow of danger that II will
rise again. but a fearful menace has
come in its place.
Three special factors have arisen in
the past six months. two of them In
the past month. which have brought
on a condition of things comparable
only with the terror of the French
Revolution.
First. the forming of bodies OF de-
serters into what seems to be known
as Green Guards, who have estab-
lished themselves In fortified camps
in almost every part OF southeastern
Europe. Their numbers are reckoned
at round million. They maintain a
sort of discipline among themselves.
and by their attitude TO the existing
Government found enough sympathy
among the peassntry to he able to
get food. The robbery Of trains and
army storehouses helped them to main
tain their position. These men were
simply waiting for the general dis
ruption. which has already come
Second. the disaster which came a
month ago to the Austrian armies on
the italian front set upward OF a
million and half demoralized. de-
bauched, hungry and beaten troops
free from the discipline of four and
a half years. On the way from Vienna
to Laibach we saw twenty trains, each
one looking like crawling snake
covered with ants. the soldiers lying
on the tops of cars, crowding the
platforms, clinging to the windows
and even riding on the axles, all beset
with one idea-to get home. Long be-
fore they reach home they take to
plundering.
Thirdly. as soon as the crash came
Austria began 10 let loose untold thou
sands of Russians upon her eastern
boundaries. Where they were not let
loose they broke out themselves. and
began to march to the nearest main
line stations for Russia. Germany
soon followed her example. Things
would not be bad IL the prisoners
trains were run TO the Russian bound
airy. At the best they are run to the
Nistula. which means that for the
third time in this war unhappy Poland
is overwhelmed with an army OF in
vasion."
Mr. Rose suggests that the Ameri-
can Government establish consulates
and advisory or relief committees to
prepare the peoples for the drastic
changes the war mas brought about.