Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30
MULTIPLICITY OF SMALL
States PROVE MENACE
Breaking Up Of Great Empires Into
Little Pieces Creates Many
New Problems.
REMEDY is CONFEDERATION
English Writer Says il This Plan 10
Not Followed League OF Nation.
Can't Keep the Peace in Central
Europe.
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by SISLEl HUDDLESTON.
Of ns ~ E No 22:i,ThSre We're few
Tsrcncc !" who nris iapr'ns me peace con
/ crnrSS against the prevailing poiicy
81 nrea eng up big empires into a num-
a,Gucnccs are beginning 10 be realized.
The coal hammer kind OF statesman
shp VII make diplomacy in the future
+ 4 Ihuch inprr complicated art.
e "a. ~ ti Ss$s wifi BE-
get ono Of them may mean u great
Remember that we have Just finished
n,Shtins the most d.sastr ous war in
nc Morid ; history about Il tiny uuarrc!
a. remote and apparcntiy insisnificant
Sbi Ts.g, t ina, ano1her eontiagratio may
The Halkanss used %i' to Sn bs e nn h"rGIps
brought the salkans to :o % G ES si"ls
60; " have BalkaniZed Russia in
or ore of ' Iti pro1,n'sss There Is clam
OF new nations.
s"nii states . rern.
small states constitute a peril. for
n.niI reasons res as TAey Eeneraiiy nave
THEY cultivate !ntensciy ,h. n, ntja,nsi
rp,TIIl am rb ere i,shie 10 take offence
atom to their stronger meish hbb;pr-
t ,cSn, are often seo on and no
ana arc obliged 10 become the pro.
TAGS 81 t9me nnc Also, they arc fire,
a warring mixture OF bad!y-assor,e
al 6n!s Of fTi5;Gr2ss OF Of ie 2Sr% g
lgso,snco e ignorance, Of poserty@
!, !s bad BECAUSE when the little ma.
94o ."aF lo 1 be slSH 70 oi hs 'AH Hiss
because OF .humanI,y.~to regulate our
proErrsr very much by the pace Of the
du IN wh nh irGnd Of the time in IN
operation. toward confederation.
Armed Combinafions
In International affairs We see the
sane phenomena. During the war
l'roncc aad Brit.im and o hms1Isa an 90
There als iie rigant!s, consion i',' rs
. j. the Leasuc ot British Nations. q Th "'r"
i f. as an ideal for The future. the
And set IN SHARP contrast with ali
mis- ~ nae Ea!kam!zcd Europe. We
, ,5 haiNnnized AsIa We h.ve broiten
empires. And what have we built on
We have BAH, small states. the ma
% i've. They viii md il im ,piibbi
via, sI regime =" ea asaH be soidH con-
stItutcd IN countries which cannot as
. SURF llFl. economic cnulIllEiun'
Th.s" small states present iunu-
naailonaiittes. 81 boundaries, o. rights
OF VA Of cconom,: relations. I. seems
+ conference had The WISDOM Of solo
satisfaction the contradic,ory claims
or pronounce with real authority upon
he ,c,h1.n,olo.sical. historical and geo
r. 'snGioyGd Sby Ibis ' esu"T2 an 'n 81
4 Tor those who make Thorn
/ prcacn:d like a crusade
itcmsdy IL Confederation.
There IS only one way out OF tho
difiCulty II we do not take II neither
/ the league OF nations nor any other
/ Institution vii! be durable in the new
/ Emropc: That way 10 the way OF CON
! federation.
am not against little nations as
such Let them keen. thcin nations
/ character. Let them keep their sep
! their own language. But /, is essen
! tiai that they should form themselves
INTO solid groups toned tosether b.
groups would be chiefly economic.
! Ono Nas only 10 look at the map 20
/ see that a Baltic confederation would
! ne good for all the countries con-
y huge Danublan omo!na,.on 81
! countries which would secure fun
! liberty Of action. complete independence
! Tor each constituent nation, would be
an excellent think for The peace or the
world and for the prosperity OF the
/ little states
AZ tho present time the rival inter
/ cStS Of l.ithuan!u, ESthonia, CourIan,i
/ flniand and tho rest OF the nations
! winch nave come out OF Western Rus
! S!a AZ" emphasized. II is their com
! mon interests upon which statesmen
1 should lay stress
Dombts POLAND Will Inst.
I Recently we have heard OF An accora
between Ckra!nia and Poland think
! the sign il \ hopeful one For me II
Is certain that Poland cannot eyis;
unless she joins UP with her neiEhbors.
! The simplification OF the man OF
Europe is the most important task OF
! international politicians. I even regard
! II as mistake to prevent the union
! OF Austria with Germany Look at the
map. What can tiny Austria. with IL
rounded by tnstile states in which
many Of its nationals are included. IL
/ cannot feed its large towns
f.ithcr 1t must Join UP with the Slav
s'a'cS-anh Italy. concerned with the
balance OF power, is against that--or'
IL must Join UP with Germany: ana
! france. as the most nenaced country
~ against that.
" IL does neither. II will starve. II
| VIII become lightweight in Europe.
a DANCE" SPOT in which disorder may
or hungarian or Italian ambit ions. a
helpicsS. drifting. Iackadiasical state.
pcrpctually dependent upon the inter
national poor law.
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Old stun.
Why don't they pull off some new