The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-03-27
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BY Associated Press.
Paris, March 25-A conference Of the
premiers was called today to be held
at 3 o'clock this afternoon to arrange
for the program of the supreme council
session an hour later. The news from
Hungary and Poland was expected to
spur the heads of the governments to
military decisions OF the first impor-
lance.
The peace conference commission
on Czecho-Slovak affairs held q meet
ing today, an official "ounceme
says, to consider further questions
which have arisen because OF develop
ments in the former Austro- Hungarian
empire.
Plan to Act Quickly.
The eac conference has been adj
vised by entente agents Of the critical
situation in Hungary. Some street
fighting in Budapest has been reported
and. while the lives of entente ma
tionals are said still to be safe, it is
urged that they need the protection
which would be afforded by monitors
proceeding up the Danube from Ser
bian ports.
President Wilson today was follow
ing closely the situation in Hungary.
Every bit of ~officia! and unofficial in
formation was presented to him as fast
as it was received.
Observers believe tho allies. seeing
this first evidence of a general politi-
cal explosion will forget their own
conflicting interests and get down to
work Immediately on effecting peace
with all the enemy countries.
Consider Occupation.
Hungary's alliance with the bolshe-
visits and declaration Of war against
the allies, renders necessary the occu-
patton OF stragetic centers in central
Europe, unless peace is speedily signed
This belief prevailed here today
when leaders of the associated powers
met to discuss the new crisis.
Spread Of bolshevism into Austria
Will mean the severance of allied com
munications with Poland and Czecho-
S~lovakia, both of which are regarded
as certain to join the b~ol.hevists il
n steady flow Of food is interrupted
Premier Clemenceau had a long con-
ference with Stephen Plchon, the for
elgn minister, yesterday on the Han
garian situation, which will come be-
fore the supreme council today, when
immediate steps will be taken, accord
ing to Marcel Hutin. Of the Echo Dc
Paris. 1t is understood, for one thing,
that General Haller's Polish divisions
will be shipped at once TO Danzig and
landed whether the Germans like it
or not.
TOTAL COLLAPSE THREATENS.
BY Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
Paris, March 25-The world faces an
infinitely more serious situation today
than it did a year ago when the Ger
mar was at its height
according to the belief expressed In
certain official quarters. This, despite
the fact that the armistice was signed
live months ago, and the peace confer
ence has been in session three months
Instead of military defeat, it is eco
nomic, financial, and social collapse
that is now threatening. Economic ex-
perts agree that every day lost in sign
ing peace brings the general crisis that
much nearer.
There was q tendency today, In fact
to regard Hungary's action in forming
a soviet republic in alliance with the
Russian b~olshcvists, and declaring war
on the allies as meaning the crisis al
ready has been reached. There was nc
disposition to hide tl:e belief That the
menace Of bolshevism has h IN in
creased 100 fold by the new situation In
Hungary.
"A year 6 everyone in the world
was at work. sail one of the leading
economic and financial authorities. III
they were not fighting they were pro-
ducing. In addition, patriotic impulse
was speeding up work. The govern
ments had control and everyone had tc
do something. But everything is now
headed for stagnation and disorder, un-
less speedy counteraction is taken.
Conference In Middle.
in the meantime, the peace confer
ence is in the worst muddle since il
opened. The hour of decisions having
arrived, it can he state that the situa-
ton is as follows:
There is a constant tendency tc
drag in ~cxtraneous questions. For in
stance, the Syrian question was taker
up and General Allenby was brought
from Egypt to discus it, although thu
Syrian problem has no bearing what
ever on peace with Germany. The
question of territorial rights in Dial.
malta is constantly bobbing up. al.
! tho,9h it is purely one for inter-alliet
settlement.
The Polish question has been mis-
handled. The war council Saturda,
reached the point where it started OF
this matter and decided to adopt tn,
program originally proposed.
Still Hope for Pool.
In economic and financial discus
sions tho French are still clinging t.
thc hope of an International pool o