Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-09

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of extreme peril. But this is for the
future: at the moment these gallant
,,Slavs. having thrown off the Austrian
land Hungarian yokes. are proceeding
tc create a strong and stable nation.
relying upon the future organization of
international relations to guarantee
their Independence. AT Versailles they
Will have to encounter German claims.
noth with respect to Bohemia and to
Hllesla, where German speaking dis
trlctS VIII seek incorporation with Ger
many rather than With the new state.
Germans Plan New State.
Such in substance is the transforma-
ton which has taken place in Mittel-
europa IN two months. One may COM
plete the story by brief reference to
the organization in the German-speak-
ing provinces of Austria OF a semblance
OF Il state. which has already sought
10 be admitted into the German ma
tloh. Rather less thar 100000 people
are included in his surviving frag-
Ifnent OF Hapsburg, Austria, but should
their desire be granted they would
prlhg TO Germany precious aid. largely
IL not Who'll replacing the numbers
lost by cessions to France, Poland and
l'ehEaafk and completing the unifica-
tlon OF the German tribes.
But at the M the fate of the
German Austrians is less interesting
than the fact of the rise OF three new
nations. with combined population of
nearly $4,000 900, with an area greater
than that of France. even with Alsace-
Lorraine; three nations with great eco
nomic possibilities, created out of ter
%ritories mainly inhabited by people
who have sought this transformation.
Across the pathway of any new Ger
man adventure toward the east these
three states rise as impressive OBJ
stacles. Given half a century of peace
full development. nothing is more GER
tain tina that there will be a natural
term to all German hope of expansion
in Europe toward Asia and Africa.
1t was to abolish just this danger
that Germany, with Austria. risked the
world war. The Jugo-Slavia which
: must remain the foundation of the new
system was the peril that Berlin and
Vienna saw rising in the immediate
future, nee Serbia had shared in the
successful war against Turkey and
with Greek ND o~verthrown Bulgaria.
What they fought to prevent. the Aus
trians, Germans and Hungarians now
iNcS accomplished anu All SeellS NHdC
ilas happened we can better under
stand why Vienna and Berlin invited
the whirlwind.
OF the four states The new Rumania
and the surviving Hungarian state
may be accepted as permanent.
Czecho- Slovakia and Greater Serbia
are in the nature of experiments, hope
fully begun. but confronted with OBJ
vious perils. both from within and
from Without. For the southern Slavs
Italian rivalry is the outside peril. and
the differences in religion nj the lack
of a common historical tradition con-
stftute possible cause for future disin-
tegration. On the other hand. it is not
likely that the peril from without may
force unity within. and this contributes
to ultimate success.
For the Cecho- Slovals the perils are
manifold. They are threatened alike
by the Germans within and without;
they have also the hostile Magyars on
their southern frontiers. and they are
without direct access to the sea. But
II their future is difficult they are
beyond all doubt the best fitted of all
the newly united peoples for the great
task before them. Moreover. they have
the good will of all the western powers
to an unlimited extent.
Tho Big Problem.
It remains to discuss the one really
serious problem. hat of the new Jugo-
Slavia. The boundaries between the
Slavs and the Germans and Hungarians
to the north can be drawn with little
difficulty. In the main the great Draw
river supplies an admirable frontier
from the Alps to the Danube. although
to the a 8 the Serb claims in Temesvar
must be considered. To the south,
both in the ease OF Bulgaria and of
Greece. the frontiers have been ixed
by treaty and will hardly be greatly
changed. despite Bulgar claims. The
same Is true in the case Of Albania, al
though the Serb claim to Scutari and
the Drin valley will have a hearing. as
it should.
The Big Prdoblem.
1t remainh to discuss the one really
serious problem, that Of the new Jugo-
Slavia. The boundaries between the
Slavs and the Germans and Hungarians
to the north can be drawn with little
difficulty. In the main the great Draw
river supplies an admirable frontier
from the Alps to the Danube. although
to the a the Serb claims in Temesvar
u be considered. To the south. both
III the case Of Bulgaria and Of Greece,
the frontiers have been liked by treaty
and will hardly be greatly changed, de-
spite Bulgar claims. The same is true
in n case of Albania. although the
Serb claim to Scutari and the Drin val
ley will have a hearing, as it should.
But when 1t comes to Dalmatia the
real difficulty begins. BY an agree