The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-03
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be denied the allied powers according to present signs
The allies are s st war Ths fires have not been stamp
ed out but are spnging up again in Poland Prussia,
Galacia and in several parts of Russia Germany dis
tracted part Of the German organization endeavOrng
to comply with the armistice and another part actually
defying the allies and making aggressive war;
The new year opens inauspcOusly in the Feast The
festivities in the West incident to the visit Of President
Wilson do not silence the Ominous cashngs Of races and
natiOnaes in the vast territories stretching from the
Rhine TO the Uras In those regions the allies have only
few handfuls of men-reay contemplate" forces, so
far as numbers are concerned They confronted by
huge numbers of dangerous enemies 1t is stated that
in the archangel region the American forces are cunum
bered Is to l. with danger Of of the Amer
unless they withdrawn reinforced For months
the CzechoSoyak authorities have asked the allies to send
renforcemens to the little army that siesed and held the
Transsiberian railroad against the bolshev Yet the al
lies have failed to act adequately and at this moment
there evidence that they have agreed upon Russian
policy That was on of the pressing subjects to be
sidered by President Wilson while in London and it is
hoped that the practical question of saving Russia
not thrust aside by the festivities incident to the meet
ing Of the British and American leaders,
Evidence that the Germans and boshgviki are working
in common accord to defeat the allies shown in the
action Of Gen. Hoffman, commander Of the German army
retiring from Wilma He favors the oncoming bOshevik
and obstructs the Poles in their efforts reach and
cupy wilma. The bOlshevid furnished arms and
munition by the Germans and in many cases Germans
take charge of the training of boshev attachments
Both at Danzig and Posen the Germans are violating
the spirit Of the amstice by organizing hOstes against
the Poles 1t is true that the Poles have not been ex
pressy authorized directed by the allies to occupy
Danzig Posen, far the public is aware but tho
Poles have been recognized independent and cobe
gerent de facto government and their claims to THEN
ancient territory robbed by the Germans, have been
ognzed by the allies Therefore the Poles are going for
ward They have keen of the advantage that may
lie in the acquisition of their old territory before the
peace conference settles down to worhere is much vim
tue in fat accomph But with all their eagerness the
Poles in line with allied policy and with events as
they to be unfoded buring 1912 while the Germans
are obsnately cingng to something that is past and
dead Ptolemy namely, the German empire as it ex-
listed in 1914.
The Poles will fight for their own. They are doing so
at this moment and their fighting developing into
Will the allies help the poles, will they not? That is
question that cannot be postponed
In the Adratic the differences between Italy and
the new kingdom of the Serbs Croats and Sovenes are
assuming critical aspect The allies cannot avoid de-
csion in this matter The eastern coast of the Adriatc
for the most part is claimed by two faithful friends Of
the allied It would be frghtf calamity if these
friends should fall out and resort to hostties What
would become Of the league of nations with Italy and
Jugosavia at each others threats? pretty figure the
allies would cut before the world talking universal peace
at Versailles, while Russia Poland, Germany Italy and
Jugoslavia were smashing peace to smthereensl
There is no disposition to carp at the allied statesmen
in thus calling their attention to the brutal fact that the
is not 1t is merely to recall to their attention
the drudgey that must be completed by the allied armies
before plan of universal peace or even peace with
Germany be executed by treaty Germany is ulIen
and determined to rebel if she dares against anything the
allies may do to bind her to keep peace In the meantime
while the allies celebrating the armistice as if it were
peace, Germany is utilizing breathing spell between
rounds She is making all the mischief she can without
drawing down upon herself the hammer that is controlled
by Marshal Foch. No doubt the military authorities of
the allied governments have called attention to Geanys
attitude But the diplomats and peacemakers have the
just at present. and they hate to hear the sound Of
cannon and the war cries in the Washington Post
--
The Greene County Bank paid out than $4,000
for tobacco Thursdayand there were sales at two
warehouses only during the day. Look out when all four
houses get down to daily sales This that more
than $4,000 win be paid out here every day in the week
during the next few months