Charlevoix county herald., 1919-11-21
new STATES ARE
FACING DANCER
Conditions in Eastern Europe
Are Disturbing.
ALL ARE TORN BY INTRIGUE

Careful Study-StruggIe for Power
on Part Of cIiques and Individuals
Sure to Bring Change-Hungary
Will Starve This Winter.
An intimate view of conditions in
eastern Europe is given by an Amer
lean official just back from tour
through Poland, Czechoslovakia and
Austria, and later visit to the Hun
garian capital at Budapest. He says:
st seems inevitable that changes
must occur in the governments of all
these new states of Europe. None OF
them is stable. Everywhere is the in
trigue and struggle for power ana
place on the part Of cliques and indi-
viduals, and beneath is the unrest OF
the masses. National independence
has not brought Utopia and constitu-
tons do not furnish bread.
SIN Poland a strong opposition to
Mr.. Paderewski has developed. Be-
sides this Poland will suffer from
acute hunger this winter. Her people
are supporting an army out of all pro-
portion to the population to guard her
frontiers, and any Incident may bring
a clash with the CZechs or Germans.
The Teschen question is acute ana
both countries are aflame. l doubt IL
a plebiscite will settle ii satisfactorily
or permanently.
Czechoslovakia in Ferment.
'In CZechoslovakia there is strong
opposition to the present government,
which lacks strength in its personnel.
The danger there lies, however, more
in the growing jealousy of the Slavs.
They have been very thoroughly sub
ordmated and resent the arrogant at
titude of the Bohemians proper. Again,
the drastic anti-German policy OF the
government is source OF danger.
Czechoslovakia, in a physical sense, IS
better off than any other country over
there. She has ample food and fuel
and is thus in commanding position.
Her industries can resume with little
outside help. With a strong govern
ment that country should survive and
prosper. Her danger seems to lie IN
probable racial antagonsms, with re-
sulting political confusion.
"As for Hungary, few people here
believe it will survive as an independ-
emf state. Eventual union with Rou-
mania seems now inevitable, either
with its own king as vassal, or simply
as part of the empire.
"The Roumanians were quick to see
the powerlessness of the allies ana
simply dsregarded the communica-
lions from Paris. The so-called inter-
allied military mission, unbacked by
anything real is farce The other
day q letter was sent TO the Rouman-
ian commander by this mission, WRIT
ten in English, and he handed 1t back
with the remark to communicate with
him in q language understood by civ
ilized people"
SIur on Paris Conference.
Another ROumanian parsonage re-
marked that the Paris conference had
sent them a very impolite note, to
which they were forced to reply in
kind. These are merely illustrative of
the conditions there.
Hungary will starve this winter. II
is beginning to starve now. The Rou'
manians have stripped ii utterly, from
seed wheat to the printing presses
They control and censor the mails and
wires and are in fact and deed con-
querors.
among men with whom l talked in
Budapest there is conviction that II
Hungary survives it will be only un
der a monarchy. The peasantry want
king, and the old reactiOnary crowc
is powerful, acute and busy.
"As for Austria, every province ant
every district is a separate govern
ment by itself, acting independently
and often in defiance of the Vienna
government, which is actually con
trolled, as far as any control goes, BY
these workmen and soldiers councils
There, too the body Of the people
seem to want a monarchy. They have
had enough of republicanism. Well
Informed people say coup d'etat Il
not impossible.
1.-THE Austrians are hopeless regard
ing their future, and see only aNunioI
with Italy or Czechoslovakia II the!
are to survive. The country is bank
rupt, stripped of its resources by thu
peace settlement, and the people arr
too worn out to fight. In spite of thu
treaty there is feeling that some wa.
a
Germany"