Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10

ton has been concentrated upon the
domestic political situation. conditions
in Europe have been worsening SO
rapidly that it is hardly An exag-
geration to say that a new and grave
world crisis is at hand.
The Hungarian episode supplies a
characteristic example of the break
down of precisely that machinery
which was designed to restore peace,
while the Russian revolution con-
tinues to disclose the absolute inca
pacity of that group of statesmen
and that association Of nations which
have undertaken to direct world at
fairs.
To glance for moment at the
Hungarian affair is to see at once the
chief difficulty which underlies all
else. When Hungary went bolshevist
the reason was not disguised. There
was nothing spontaneous. arising
from the immediate result of domes-
tic conditions. It was not like the
Russian madness, the consequence OF
the collapse of the machinery Of gov
eminent, together with the break
down of all national consciousness
-, =, ~. ,.t-;ot;c 90 veil M
an" unity VI Inc
the orderly sense of a people.
Aim to Blackmail Peace Farley.
The bolshevism Of Hungary, at the
outset, was the deliberate II desperate
attempt of those who controlled
Magyar ana,rs. ana 'nes VIZ
t....;a 40 n. nonu,afion m black
traction oi INC p'puian'
mail the western powers INTO aShooi-
Acation of those armistice terms
- .....h.aow.d the nartition OF
the Magyar lands of the Hun
par,an kingdom among the several
.no;r
races Wnich o"' .n
1t was the belief OF those response
b,te for the boIshevistic regime in
faced With revolution in Germany,
Stn,, ~ last resembled bolshevism,
nnnSnnntsd hv the eyer-insofuble Rus
stan nrohiem when they found that
one more state had gone over to this
ume which was predicated upon
iSa sste1 to the whole western
tI eas 20 It, ond Government. would
StS tha;c terms as TO Hungary,
ill., S.v;ng obtained these modifica-
anu, h1ynS exnected to resume
tlons, nuneS
sanity ,o,iv .tupid
ING, 'nls sua,t. tier Rela Kun re-
gamo.e, tno drmonstrated.
EIaceu I .tatssnaan In paris were
me snSa a;nstr;cren the whole
manslesty pnos.ass ~ the con-
couIse au 1Gectad hut while
terencS a. nrovress If was not
TINS panic Wa se IN the terms
toWarg 49, the allied diplo-
Win aunsay ,t rather tnwarls n
mats turnee " cond;t;nns 40 far as
SCREENING OF the Sonusyo'
Germany was conSe.neu. .,n...rt,.,
.Tne truth Was Ia' ta1,s sectino
modincauon OF S tnr ~ vsrS
hungary was gosc' -hicss
simple reason tnsI sne 49,. wHre
to occupy Hungarian ianos' .nS ,Sa
manians. tne 1890 IN oc.
cupation OF the larger &c IN, n ad ana the
real choice was between possible hos,
tility with bolshevist Hnngary anu
certain nghtlng WIN .tne LIE
Serbs ana even the CIeenueAy
BY contrast, the ails st,,at;n1 +-crn
courase ~ Tho three estes
the PIAcucai SUE 49, rort,en. ~
VINO were 20 rece ate.a 81 resdv 70
~-sn "a q.
nsnt ING +hair trooas ooatn.t
RaIeo 70 enJ Of one time enforce
III own national claims and de-
e., ~. ha1shevi.t menace IN Hun.
~ary The difficuity Law in the OBJ
vions certainty that IL they did this,
force their extreme claims and this
wonId create a new cause for trouble
in central Europe,
So alternately the allies have
threatened Hungary and Hungary's
neighbors. They have insured Mag
var hostility by the frontiers which
they have agreed to recognize for
Rumania. Czechoslovakia and Jugo-
slavfa, but they have at the same
time aroused the hostility OF these
three peoples Dy refusing tnem the
permission ahke 70 crush DoIshevis-
tic Hungary ana 70 oGcupy 0snes
iands Wnicn they also ciaih As fisn'-
Iuiiy theiFs'
c.4x,.x
WEAKNESS Oh &eace Ses1AeAnene'
We touch here upon one of the
main weaknesses az the whole theory
IN which the peace settIement has
haen hased. Under the impulsion of
M wilson. whose nation. by reason
~ ;ts remoteness, is NOT Concerned
Paria conference undertook to make
q naace hased upon moral. rather than
nateriaJ considerations: that ia TO
Gov What was aimed at was An ideal
o. .argen,ent which would recornire
+ha rsShts NJ ali and do violence 70
the inst claims Of No neonies either
enenv ~ friend,y
prf th,s formula was based unon
~. concant;on that ali naonIes wnr1d
anoant s,,ch on arranrement freeiv
Noth;n1 cnn,S he further from the
fant No neonle were prenared 10
1;Se nm anvfhinr that had heen
ths;r. No mater how immoral their
rn.sa.s;on actually was. moreover
s..n-r nower: the ~r.a+ nnS,srs