The Washington herald., 1919-03-27
SENATOR WOULD
STAMP OUT FIRE
.OF B0LSHEvISM
King, Of Utah, Advocates
Army Of Volunteers to
Garry Fight to Europe.
DESTROY RED MENACE
Prefers German Autocracy
To Immoral Atheism
Of Bolsheviki.

Participation by the United
States in a strong military move
ment against the Bolshevist move
ment in Europe was advocated by
Senator King, of Utah. in an inter-
view yesterday.
For this purpose he intends to
ask the President and Congress to
authorize the organization OF a
volunteer force OF 100000 men to
night Bolshevism in Russia, Hun
gary. Germany, Spain and in other
countries where it has shown its
head
Senator King likened the Bolshe-
visit movement to a fire on the West
ern prairies and added:
The trouble with President Will
son and Lloyd George is that they
don't know how TO fight a prairie
rre.@
In the Senator's opinion the only
way to stop the spread Of the rev.
olutionary movement now sweep
ing over the nations OF Europe is
to stamp il out as you would a
fire: build a wall Of fire around
il and let it burn itself out"
Government Policy ysciIIstins.
Senator King is convinced that
the outbreaks in Spain during the
past few days are a direct part of
the Russian Bolshevik movement.
He fears that il the trouble in the
Spanish kingdom is unchecked ii
Will engulf the republic OF Portugal
and constitute a grave menace to
France. which is already threatened
on the Eastern border by the revo-
lutionary elements of Germany.
sThe Senator characterized the
course OF this government in deal
ing with the Russian situation as
Facilitating" and declared that the
aties "bungled the whole Russian
problem from the start" Early in
May of last year. he said, he urged
UPON President Wilson the sending
of a strong force to the support Of
tie Jugo-Slavs and the Czecho-
sIavs. who were making the only
heht against the LenineTrotsky re-
gtme.
Raise Army in Russia.
s.If help had been given to those
opponents of Bolshevism at that time" 4"
Senator King asserted. "the menace
wpuld have been stlfed. I had in
formation from confidential sources
then that Lenine and Trotsky were at
the end Of their rope It needed only
the help of America and the allies.
with munitions and supplies to the
Crecho-SlOvaks and Jugo-Slavs, to
have put an end to the Bolshevik
uovement. This was not given. and
new the terror has swept like prairie
hfe over Europe and 10 one can tell
where il may end.
sIf ] were in authority today, I
would go into Russia and call for VOL
ueteeTs to take up arms against the
Bplsheyists wherever they are found
There would be no trouble in getting
. sOoO or 10000 men to volunteer for
such a cause. / would be unwilling
to do anything to interfere with the
hemeward movement of the troops
now in Europe. and would not send
aa army out upon such an enterprise
except one that had volunteered for
this specific purpose.
Prefers German Autocracy.
THE Senator regards the rule Of
the BOlshevists as essentially more
td be dreaded than the rule Of the
fdrmer German or Prussian autoc-
racy. He said:
II would rather have the autocracy
of Germany than the destructive.
immoral. atheistic autocracy of Boil
shevism. Much as we denounced
the autOcracy OF Germany. we must
acknowledge that Germany gave or
der and civilization TO the world
and that the rule Of the autocracy
was not destructive. The Bolshe-
visit autocracy stands for everything
that Is bad. destructive and danger
Gus in human society"