The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-10-27

PARIS, Oct 27--An intimate view
Of conditions in Eastern Europe is
given by an American official just
back from a tour through Poland,
Czecho-Slovakia, Austria and later a
visit to the Hungarian capital at Buda-
pest. He says:
ut seems inevitable that changes
must occur in the governments OF all
these new states of Europe. None
of them is stable. Everywhere is the
intrigue and struggle for power and
place on the. part OF cliques and indi-
viduals and beneath is the unrest and
discomfort Of the masses National
independence has not brought Utopia
and constitutions do not furnish bread.
IN 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
clash with the CZechs or Germans.
The Teschen question is acute and
both countries are aflame. l doubt
| If plebiscite will settle it satisfac-
torily or permanently.
I'm CZecho Slovakia 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
ordinated and resent the arrogant at
titude of the Bohetians proper. Again,
the drastic anti-German policy of the
government is a source Of danger
Czecho-SIovakia, in a physical sense,
is better off than any other country
over here. She has ample food and
fuel and is thus in a commanding posi-
ton. Her industries can resume with
little outside help. With a strong gov
eminent that country should survive
and prosper. Her danger seems to
lie in probable racial antagonisms
with resulting political confusion.
Hungary is lettering
"As for Hungary, few people here
believe it will survive as an independ-
ent country Eventual union with Ru-
mania seems now inevitable, either
with its own king RS vassal, or simply
| as part Of the empire
The Numanians were quick to see
the powerlesSness of the Allies and
simply disregardcd the communica-
tions from Paris. The so-called Inter
Allied military mission, unbacked by
anything real, is farce. The other
day letter was sent to the Rumanian
commander by this mission, written
in English, and he handed it back
with the remark to communicate with
him in a language understood by civil
lied people.
Another Rumanian parsonage re
marked that the Paris conference had
sent them very polite note to which
they were forced to reply in kind.
ThaSo y~,acolu - -
conditions there
Hungary will starve this winter
It is beginning to starve now. The
Rumanians have stripped it utterly,
from seed wheat to the printing
presses. They control and censor the
mails and wires, and are in fact and
deed, conQuerors.
Among men with whom l talked
in Budapest, there is a conviction that
if Hungary survives, it will be only
under a monarchy. The peasantry
want king, and the old reactionary
crowd is powerful, acute and busy.
The great land owners are still the
great power and with the chuuh, form
| a powerful organization. Recently one
of the great dignataries of the church
approached the InteralIied mission
with proposal to place the duke OF
- on the throne OF Hungary. In
fact, there are any number of royal
candidates in the oning waiting to
see what will happen.
Austria Split to Pieces.
"As for Austria, every province and
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 coun-
ellis. Neither the Christian Socialists,
nor the Social Democrats have ma
jority in the Assembly, so htat the All
German party with its membership Of
about SO, has the balance Of power
and throws its vote to suit its own
ends.
There must be terrible suffering this
winter. The country Will be practi.
cally without fuel, and it is a rigorous
winter climate. Food already is scarce
and moor and daily increases in price