The Washington times., 1919-01-28

Our army in Europe.
BoIsheyiks Chasing Ameri-
cans.
Some Work Waiting in
Mexico.
"A PeriIous 6Iut of Food"
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
Copyright. IsISD

By ARTHUR BRISBANE. ..
Copyright, IsISD
? The ASSOCIATED PRESS says:
General March indicated that ten
divisions had been suggested as
Americas contribution to the army
OF occupation. That army of oc-
cupation Is to remain In Europe.
The men OF ten divisions, q great
army, viii be kept over there.
How are they selected? It Is to be
presumed that they will come home
as soon as final peace Is actually
signed. For all the soldiers were
conscripted to fight Germany, not
to be Indefinitely kept as q police
force In Europe for the convent
ence Of Europe.
Monsieur Loriot, the French So
cialist leader, says: "The moment
has come 70 choose between Presi-
dent Wilson and Lenine." This
viii be quite q surprise to Presi-
dent Wilson and the rest Of the
world.
You read. also in ASSOCIATED
PRESS dispatches, that our Ameri-
can soldiers and allied troops In
Russia are in a serious plight.
Military officials ARE worried over
their fate" They have had a re-
cent escape from being surround
ed by the Bolsheviks, more nu-
merous and better armed. ITO es-
cape, the American troops slipped
out Of the town (Shenkurst) along
a seldom used trail through the
swamps." This increases interest
in the question, What are our
men doing in Russia? Why are
they there? Are we at war with
Russia? IL we are, why don't we
make war efficiently? IL we are
not why are the men who thought
they went abroad to fight Ger
many chased through the swamps
by the Boisheviks"
II It is the duty Of the United
states to regulate other countries,
the Americans fighting in Russia
and the great army to be left over
there for police work might be
made useful nearer home in Mex
ieo- The other day Americans
were forced to look on while Mr..
Villa hanged the mayor of the
city, and then compelled Ameri-
can mine owners to pay cash for
safety. be (Mr. Villa) expressed
freely his contempt of President
Wilson, and described the things
De intended to do to the United
States at his convenience. How is
i we get 50 much excited about
lawlessness IN Europe and take
n 80 4cus<tf5 lying down as Il were.
when it deals directly with us in
Mexico, next deor7
Mr.. Hoover in Europe says this
country is threatened with a
perilous glut of food. We have
too much of il. The warehouses
are packed full with it.
At Milwaukee alone yesterday
there were on the tracks two hum
dred cars of wheat with literally
mo place to 60" and no buyers.
The owners ask permission to store
FIVE million bushels in ships tied
up in the lake harbor for the
winter, in order to get it off the
tracks. Rye was sacrificed at Is
cents q bushel below Saturdays
price.
Mr.. Hoover says that the allies
are buying in cheaper markets,
not in the United States.
And at the same time in the
street cars aud on street corners
advertisement are posted up paid
fer by the Government" signed
by the food administration, urp-
ing people to save food, warning
then against eating.
The farmer is supposed to be
protected in the price of wheat
by Government agreement, which
means that the people will have
70 buy 1t and pay storage, since
the allies won't take it until
they finish buying the cheaper
wheat Of Australia, South America,
and the rest of the world.
We had our first food problem
not food enough. Now we have
the second, too much food. Mr..
Hooyer's administration might at
least pull down the signs telling
the people not to eat.
Looking across the Atlantic and
reading Mr.. Pershing's statement,
you learn that there are los, 1853
men Of the United States army in
bed in the hospitals there. That
is long row of beds. They GER
tainly gave the Americans a
chance to make I'D for lost time
in the fighting. II we have one
hundred and five Thousand man IN