Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-11-19
STORIES OF THE WAR
Conditions in Eastern Europe.
(By The Associated PressA

'.sa 10y Inc Associated PreSS.)
An intimate view of conditions ini
eastern Europe is given by an Ameri-
GIN official just back from tour
through Poland, Czecho- Slovakia, Aus
tria, and later visit to the Hungarian
capital at Budapest. He says:
q 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 in
trigue 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
a clash with the Czechs OF Germans.
The Teschen question is acute and
both countries are afiame I doubt if
plebiscite will settle it satisfactorily
or permanently.
I'm Czecho- Slovakia there is strong
opposition to the present government,
"AAA@4i isOho otLCI6lu III ll6 personnel.
The danger. there lies. however, more
in the. growing Jealousy of the sSlavs.
| They have been very thoroughly sub
| ordinated and resent the arrogant at
| tltude of the Bohemians proper. Again,
the drastic anti German policy of the
| government is a source of danger.
| Czecho- Slovakia in a. physical sense
| is better off than any other country
| over here. She has ample food and
fuel f1,,,r -
| Sttion. Her industries can resume with
| little outside help, With strong gov
| eminent that country should survive
and prosper. Her. danger seems to lie
\ IN probable racial antagonisms with
resulting political confusion.
AS for Hungary. few people here
believe 1t will survive as an indepen-
dent country. Eventual union with
Rumania seems now inevitable. either
| with its own king as vassal or simply
as part of the empire. -
THE Rumanians were quick to see
the powerlessness of the allies and
simply disregarded the communica-
tons 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 fback with
+, the remark to communicate with him
in language understood by civilized
people. Another Rumanian person
age remarked that the Paris confer
ence had sent them very impoiite
note, to which they were forced to re-
ply in kind. These are merely illus
trative of the conditions there.
Hungary will starve this winter. II
is beginning to starve now. The Ru-
manians 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 con
querors.
Among men with whom I have
talked in Budapest there is conyic.
ton that if Hungary survives it viii
be only under monarchy. The peas.
antry want a king and the old reac-
tionary crowd is powerful, acute ana
!, busy. The great landowners are still
5 the great power and with the church
form a powerful organization. Re.
Gently one of the great dignitaries O
the church approached the inter- aIliet
mission with a proposal to place tn
I Duke of --- on the throne Of Hun
gary. In fact. there are any numbe
of royal candidates in the offine wait
, ing to see what will happen
e "As for Austria. every province an,
every district is separate government
. by itself, acting independently AM
often in defiance of the Vienna gov
r eminent which is actually controlled
t as far as any control goes, by thes
! workmen and soldiers. council:
Neither the Christian socialists nor tn
social democrats have a majority, 1
the assembly. SO that the all -Gerrna'
S party with its membership Of about 8
9 has the balance Of power and throw
$ its vote to suit its own ends Their
:. must beateTible suffering this wintej
: The country will be practically witheu
+ fuel, and it isea rigorous Writer Ell
# mate Food alrea dyTf is scarce and noe
s and daily increases in price. The hos
a pitfalls are still without supplies. tn
death rate is high and the streets. lit
- orally filed with begging men an
woman and childrenV Highway rob
g berry is prevalent, Smuggling rampar
1t and there are! signs Of revolution lin
Il Hess conditions quickly mend.
There. too. the body of the peorI
seem to want a monarchy. They nav
had enough Of repub1icanism. wer
. informed people say 4 coup d. etat'
= not impossible It would not TAI
v much to place d King back II he We,
: a strong man with quality Of leader
tshfp. In any event the reactionar
element is strong and growing strong
| =.