El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-01
CHALLENGES TO CONFERENCE co
UNANSWERED BY ALLIED POWERS
Italians at Fiume and Rumanians at Budapest Defy De
erees Of Paris; Two Clear Warnings Seen in German
Operations in the Baltic; England Opposed to En-
gazing in Another War With Germans.

with the western allies. Rumania and
Italy were allies.
The Rumanians are still in Buda-
pest. the Italian rebels IN Fiume-
neither challenge has been met with
anything approaching a show or au-
thority. both have revealed the vest
ern publics totally unwilling 20 sup
rort any new military effort and
nothing Is more natural than that
the Germans particularly the old NIL
itary element. should see chance 70
begin again
As Ear as Germany IS concerned, the
venture in the Baltic provinces has
two clear warnings
German Army Disclosed.
First Of all. il disclosed a German
army under a German general draw
ing its officers and a certain NUMBER
Of its men from the old German army
This army is in the field and is re-
ported to number not less than 5Uu,-
coo. three times as large force as
Germany was to be permitted 70
maintain, under the terms OF the
treaty Of Versailles
Secondly. It reveals German gener-
ais making a common cause Win
Russians. preparing the way, ailAe lor
that alliance. which has long oeen
foresesn. and for the exploitation OF
the Russ an east, which has also pesn
forecast 20 be the true German pain
way OF commercial and political eN-
7ansion for the future,
Superficially. 10 would seem, the old
allies have their remedy in hand FAIL
ure on the part OF the Germans %
heed TIE ultimatum Of the Paris con-
ference would seem TO be a surIicient
warrant for starting the allied armies
on the Rhine on the road to Berlin
and the Polish army into the b1ltlc
provinces Plainly the situation IS
one which calls for force used prompt
IT, = wi
Two Generals Recalled.
Ru+ the allied army on the Rhine IS
now mainly French with only sulai4
Brit sh American and Belgian contln-
cents and France would thus be COM
PEELED 10 undertake new campal gnf
almost single handed, with no clear
certainty that either American or
British divisions would reap2ear on
the continent Moreover, the trenen
have lust recalled their two battle
generals from the Rhine. Gouraud II
Stras bourg. and Nangin in Nay
and sent them 10 the east
That the French army could 80 10
Berlin is probably beyond question,
5ut Il would mean real campaign y,
new casualties. new expenditures ana
beyond all else IL would mean lnat
Frenchmen would have to be recelied
TO the ranks ana ffencn usl--o ~ -
ton made next TO Impossible fof a
long period Of time With general
election IN sight and a growing IN
viii .ngness OF the part Of the French
TO bear more OF the burdens alone. the
obstacles in the way o. military eIlort
are clear.
poles Are Ambitious.
As for the use Of the Poles the
situation IS different; the Poles have
a strong army. Offered by French
men and largely trained IL France
Thev would gladly fight both the
Russians and the Germans, but par
tfcularIy the Germans. But the diff
Guilty is that II the Poles were permit
ted 10 occupy the Baltic provinces
they would certainly endeaFor 70
make ne occunat ton permanent al
least in a portion OF the country
while IL they we're permitted 10 at
tack the Germans. they would never
pause again until they had established