Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-02
INK MID-EJROPE
AGAINST TEUTONS
Federation of Small Anti
German Nations Finds
Sanction Here
FORMATION UNDER WAY
United States Semiohicial
Sponsor to Chain Affecting
6O,OOO,O 900 Persons
By the United Press
Washington. oct. 2.

Washington, oct. :.
Formation of a mid-European fed
Grafton TO consist Of a chain Of small
States extending from the Baltic to the
Black Sea is under way here, it was
learned today. The United states semi
officially will sponsor the movement.
Headquarters Of the committee for a
mid European federation are to be open
ed here this week. Representatives Of
the peoples will confer tomorrow on in
Vulnerable problems presented by the
scheme. This federation to fight on a
reconstructed eastern front. Is being or
ganized as a step in the fulfllment of
President wilson's plan for liberating
all oppressed peoples. 1t is expected
to block Germany's ambitions in the
east during the war and will he incor-
porated into the world league Of ma
tions at the peace table, according TO
the present program.
Jugo-Slavs, Czecho-Slovaks, italian ir-
redentists. Poles. Ukrainians n Ru-
manians in America are uniting in the
move. They hope to induce their coun-
trymen in Europe to join them.
Later llllS, bllluuIlhllS ISAll'llldllSs
Greeks and even the Bulgarian peoples
may join in the movement, its leaders
say.
Sixty million people in Europe are af-
fected. Ten million of their country
men in the United States are being re-
lied on to start formation Of the fedora
ton.
Military participation in the war agai
Military participation in the war
against Germany is regarded as essen
tial to the success of the scheme. Every
nationality Joining the federation must.
recruit it's legion to fight the Central
Powers. according to plans now in con-
temptation.
President Wilson, II is understood, is
opposed TO ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Austria
before the subject nationalities have a
skeleton organization to hold them to-
gether. Colonel House. Justice Bran
deis and others rave been studying the
plan as outlined by its leaders.
Austria would be reduced to it's Ger
transporting population, which could
unite with Germany after the southern
Siav and Czecho-Slovak provinces were
pared away, hackers Of the plan pointed
out.
Magyars in Hungary, additionally
anti-German. could be admitted to the
mid European federation, provided they
become democratiZed. Democratic form
of government would prevail through
out the federation. though a generation
Of education would be necessary. lead
ers admit, before democracy In its full
est degree could be instituted.
Recruits from those oppressed nations
would fight on the eastern front as near
their native soil as possible with the
object of liberating it and inducing their
countrymen to foresake their German
oppressors. These troops, after fighting
for their freedom. may hold IT more sa-
CREDIT they are to be asked TO tight
for It just as the United States is Tight
ing to help set them free, II Is declared
Leaders in the movement include Pro-
fessor Masaryk. of the Czecho-Slovak
National Council Ignace Paderewski,
the pianist. representing the Poles, and
Doctor Hinkovich, of the J~ugo-Slav ma
tional committee. Prof. II. A. Miller,
Oberlin College, is chairman of the
committee for the mid-European fedora
ton.