The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-04-04
ONLY PASSING FRENZY
OR A PERMANENT ORDER
BY Robert Wells Richie.


London, March 30.--Never before
in the history of Europe-not even
/ in the crucial moments of the spring
of 191S-has the coming of spring
signalized the beginning of an era
marked with such potentialities of
change as this year OF peace. Before
the rising sun, which will loosen the
! ice chains from Russia, wanes into
autumn decline all Europe will know
whether the new dispensation called
| BOlshevism is passing manifestation
of postwar frenzy or a new order be-
/ fore which kings and Democrats will
have to bend.
Either Lloyd Georges latest proph-
ecy of the allies being reawakened
by new war" will be fulfilled before
midsummer or Europe will adjust it.
self to a swift spread across the peace
congress new boundaries of the 1918
apocalypse engineered by men in pos
session of a wild prophetic vision
which is called Bolshevism.
Capt. Yovan Yovanovitz, military
attache of the Serbian legation. de-
clares no official word had been re-
ceived at the embassy concerning the
Soviet Hungarian war declaration
IF with the coming of spring the
Russian Bolshevist army, reported to
be at the frontier of Hungary. joins
forces with the Hungarians. a serious
military situation will be presented.
particularly because Rumania is sur
rounded on three sides, and judging
from the latest reports Bulgaria is
likely to swing to the Bolsheviki as a
result Of Lenine's gold.
Italian Situation Delicate.
81 am confident the Jugo-Slavic
army is competent to turn Bolshevism
from the remainder of the Balkans
even If Rumania fails but delicate
situation arises through Italian as
pirations in Dalmatia which compli-
Gates the situation"
DR.. Edward Benes, Czecho- Slovak
foreign minister, commenting on the
Hungarian coupe d. etat said
II don't think that what has hap
pened in Hungary can be described as
camoufage. Undoubtedly the effect
will be disorganized and anarchy of
the worst kind, similar to Russia.
"I don't believe that direct military
acting against Hungary is wise-in-
stead complete isolation by Gordon
formed of Czecho-Slovaks. Ruman-
ians and Jugo-Slavs, shutting Hun
gary away from the remainder of Eu-
rope from the north and the east, is
essential.
"One of the most serious phases of
the situation is the possibility that II
the allies remain supine before Hun
gary's revolution, Germany will see
the advantage of going over to Boil
shevism to escape the penalties to be
imposed from Paris.
Despite the German disarmament
under the armistice, with Russian
Bolshevists' backing the Germans
might overturn the balance in favor
OF Bolshevism and create a situation
disastrous TO all Europe"
From an American army officer,
recently returned from Germany and
whose report has not yet been made
70 Washington, | learn the latest
news of the disturbing military stu
alton which the BolsheviS's present.
The rise Of the sun with spring"
he said, "unquestlonably will release
wholesale Bolshevist offensive on
every front. Remember the Bolshe-
vik army nun1Gls' more tka' nil
ION men. adequ' ely equipped a.. -
ioorcd from the formerly imp =; a.
| ficcrs. either adventurers or made to
serve by compulsion. They also nave
fairly good air service built up by
German Adventures.
THE armies face outward in a
great circle. ready to advance as soon
as the ice free the roads and rivers.
unless greatly reinforced, the
Thurman allies will be overwhelmed
and the Bolshevik armies will swarm
through Hungary to the Balkans.
II don't believe the world is free
from war"