The sun., 1919-03-25
ALLIES WITHOUT
PLANS TOCHECK
NEW OUTBREAK
Bolshevism at Very Doors of
Western Europe While
They Debate.
UKRAINIA Is LOST ALSO
Karolyi's Downfall Due to
Boundary as Fixed by the
Peace Council.
Is LOST ALSO
By LAURENCE HILLS.
StdF Correspondent Of THE Sun

Copyright. 1919; oil rights reserved.
PARIS, March 24-Bolshevism has
broken through the feeble barriers
which the leaders here had sought to
erect in Central Europe and Is now
actually grinning derisively at the
Peace Conference. 1t Is almost impos-
sible to depict the gloom enveloping
the Peace Conference now that Boil
shevism's conquest OF Hungary has
burst upon It.
The great contributing factor to
this Is the realization that one of the
conference solutions to Europe's ma
tionality problems, approved by Presi-
dent Wilson himself. has been respon-
sible for this breakdown of the barrier
and letting in the full tide of Bolshe-
vism at the very doors OF Western Eu-
rope.
The conference is confronted now as
never before with a dangerous social
revolution founded on entirely new
principles OF government, showing
greater cohesion and force and laugh
ing in defiance at the indecision and
ineptitude Of this gathering OF world
peace makers too busily engaged in
framing new world charter to pay
attention to the peril at its portals
Allies without ProRra mme.
These are the outstanding features
now grasped by all;
Frst-That 1t was the boundary dis
pute which carved UP a large part Of
Hungary TO satisfy Rumania that broke
down the Karolyi Government
Second-That reports to the confer
ence now show that Ukrainia is now an
out and out ally OF Bolshevism.
Third-That the new German Govern
nent is now working in alliance with
Bclshevism to enable II TO refuse to
sign the peace treaty, having sent
mission to Moscow for this purpose
Lenine is now negotiating with both the
Ebert Government and the Sparticans
Fourth-That the new situation finds
the allied leaders utterly without a pro-
gramme TO stop the onrushing tide or
to defeat the German plan. their hopes
resting entirely on speedy peace which
league constitution to allay social dis
content. but to this their only plan ap-
pears the yet unconquered obstacle
their own differences on such vital mat
ters as boundaries and reparation.
American circles continue to insist
that President Wilson's league pro-
gramme is not responsible for the de
lay, this being due primarily TO the
boundary question and the unchanging
attitude of the French in reparation and
economic matters affecting Germany.
Americas Aid is Needed.
Back of the inaction so strikingly en-
phasized to-day in Bolshevism's triumph
Is unquestionably the bankrupt condi-
tion OF large part Of Europe. America
is the only nation with a purse and ma
tions like France profess to be unable to
stand the expense OF fighting this new
peril unless America comes to the rescue
financially Indeed, the question Of
sending Polish divisions to Danzig Is
now largely financial, the problem being
who is going to stand the expense.
One plan for meeting the Bolshcvists
is to reassemble the allied armies and
begin a campaign under Foch. The
other plan is to split the Bolshevists by
entering into negotiations with the al.
lcBtN 'OTstTNdtlNt elcIlNnt ana 10 give
ltis element >teJoznitiorN such aA was
accorded to the French revolution.
The council met yesterday with the
proposal TO send the Polish divisions
still unsettled. While 1t is hard to place
the blame on an individual 1t would
appear that the proposal for the Prin-
kipo conference was one of the greatest
mistakes the Allies ever made. encour-
aging both Germans and Bolshevsts.
This is according to French opinion.
The other mistake was not in immedi-
ately taking up the Russian problem
when the futilty OF the Prinkipo plan
became evident.
This matter was discussed in council
and there was great expectation that the
President would he willing TO consider
the proposal as soon as he returned
from America. But the President
showed plainly on his arrival that he
did not want to discuss Russia until he
had put through the League of Nations
project. This much was admitted by
his closest friends at the time.