El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-10
GERMAN ALLIANCE MAY BE Able
To 0VERINHELN ALLIES Of FRANCE.
France Seeks Coalition Of Group of Powers So as to
Maintain Balance of Power in Continental Europe,
But as Dissatisfied People Grow Hostile Toward
French, Need of U. S. Support Is Plainly Evident


result Of the treaty Of Versailles. .Po-
land acquires more than 10000 square
miles Of German territory and over
4,yVu,8 OF people. formerly subjects
OF the kaiser. The new boundaries
not only separate East Prussia from
tne balance Of Germany, but bring the
German frontier back within less
than 100 miles OF Berlin. Moreover
from the beginning of modern his
Lory. this intermixture Of German and
Polish population has resulted in hos
tiiity, aad the last settlement only ac-
centuates the bitterness.
Czeeha Long Oppressed.
As TO Czech0-Slovakia. the situation
is only Slightly different The Czechs
nave long been brutality oppressed by
the German element in the Austro-
Hungarian empire. The new Czecho-
Sloyak state includes a German mi
norlty Of not less than 100000 which
VIII continue to demand union with
Germany. while the almost certain
graFltation Of Commandments to the
German empire means that the
Czecho-Slovaks viii find themselves
wel nigh surrounded by German ter
rltory- German expansion southwark
Is almost impossible while the central
highlands Of Europe are in hostile
hands. therefore, despite a tempo
rary disagreement between the Poles
and the Czecho- SiovalSs over Teschen
il is certain that the Czecho- SIovaks,
TO preserve their independence, must
look Ter help outside and to those
states which also feel themselves
menaced by Germany.
As to Jugo Slavia. Anglo-French as
well as American championship Of
SerFian claims along the Adriatic. al
lied assistance during the war, the
treatment Of the Serbs themselves by
Germany and her allies, these and a
multitude OF other circumstances
make for association in the anti-Ger-
man group. while the probability that
Italy VIII in the end return to Ger
factor
France. then. finds at her hands
55,0o0.000 OF people living in three
new states, all exposed to German at
ing suffered In past centuries through
German or Austrian-German oppres-
sion.
Liabilities Against Assets.
Now. as against these assets. there
are certain immediate liabilities Ex-
actly as certain as Poland. Czecho-
Slovakiz and Jugo- Slavia are to fall
in the anti-German group. German
Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria. are
destined TO be allies OF Germany in
the future. as they have been in the
recent past To Germany's 10000. 900
there are then added 1000. 900 of Ger
man-Austrians. 5000, 600 Of Hunga-|
rians and 5000. coo OF Bulgarians-
zoso0o,o90 in all, making S0.0o0. 900 as
c0ntrasted with IS. 600. 600 in the
group Of which France, with q popu-
lation Of 100000, is the center.
1t needs no explanation to indicate
why the German Austrians will
again associate themselves with the
Germans, since they have already
asked for union with Germany. Hun
gary. with large portions OF her ter
ritory taken BY the Czecho-S lovaks
and the Jugo-Slays, with the assist
ance Of the western allies. must con-
time 10 cherish the dream Of a re-
conquest TO her cid estate, which is
only to be attained by retaking from
Czecho- and JuEo-Slarfa ter
ritories which were her own before
the last war As for Bulgaria. the
fact that the .tlgo-Slavs, Bulgaria's
traditional enemies have Joined the
anti-German group. would in itself.
were there no other reasons, bring
Bulgaria into German camp. But the I
allied decisions with respect OF Bull 1
Earia at Paris have wrecked the Bull I
garian dream OF expansion and be- I
slowed upon the SerYian and the
Greek territories the Bu1gar has
fought three wars TO possess and is /
almost certain to seek in a fourth /
war
Course OF 3 Nations Doubtful.
There remain three nations whose /
course might Be assumed TO be doubt