The Washington herald., 1919-04-14
M e mace of BolsheMsm
Looms as Biggest Issue
to Be Solved.
TWO NATIONS SAVIORS.
Britain and America Ex-
pected to Rescue World
AS Unrest Grows.

visit nightmare, which is paralyzing
the Peace Conference and threaten-
ing Europe with utter collapse. be
conjured. or is Europe destined to
go down this summer before the de-
lirium. wiping out a thousand years
of carefully built-up civilization?
The BIarquie OF Lansdowne, who two
years ago was the first to have a
vision OF what is now happening in
Europe and was branded a defeat
ist" for telling the world of his
vision. puts the above question now
with the daily accumuIating weight
OF grim truths to back him up.
There is a feeling in the United
States as in Britain that Bolshevism
qutweighs the Peace Congress as the
most burning world issue. All
sources tend to confrm the pessi-
mistic statement from Paris today
that Europe stands on the verge of
ruin unless a miracle saves it."
British Cali for Army.
The week Just passed has seen a
British call for a volunteer army to
release the beleaguered allied forces
at Archangel; it has seen the evac-
uation of Odessa-the only reverse
suffered under Foch's command
since the beginning of his triumphal
July oTensiye-and even a grave
menace to British security in Egypt
which may not be unconnected with
Bolshevist propaganda. -.
What is the significance of these
cumulative events, each piling high
er the menace Of new disaster to
war weary Europe.
Col. Josiah Wedgewood, NJ. p.
Hast summer executed a government
mission carrying him through ST.
beria to VIadivostok and who aecu-
muIated first-hand knowledge of the
situation. made this statement to-
night:
4 will not be surprised if after
the council of four, or the council
Of ten, or whatever the big bugs in
the Peace Congress call themselves,
will emerge from the ~welter of fix
ing boundary lines in jealous ma
tions. the fame of Bolshevism will
simply burn up those imaginary
lines. leap across them and merge
this or that tribe or race into one
-
ness outweighs nationality.
The trouble is there has been so
much shiIIy-shally over in the pol
itfcians' game of grab, about Ser
bia, Poland and Russia-so much
idle talk about the Danzig corridor,
Italia Irredenta and so forth-that
our representatives in Paris. sup
posed to, be the worlds most bril-
liant statesmen. have been blind to
the fact that Bolshevism threatens
10 master the Peace Congress.
1T is perfectly evident that what
ever twaddle is printed about Bolshev-
ism tottering and being rotten to the
core. II has developed only solidarity
from the whole Russian mess, and the
allies sporadic efforts opposed to mil
rtarv force only serves to strengthen
the feeling of solidarity.
only two nations are left capable
OF saving Europe-Britain and Amer
ica
IF every German were stripped
naked tomorrow-if every demand of
indemnity and compensation were
granted-this would not save France,
Italy and Belgium from bankruptcy.
Industrial regime depends upon the
credit basis, which has been destroyed.
Until that basis is restored the world
hovers under the shadow of famine,
and famine breeds BoIshevism.
Britain and America must COOP
crate to restore the worlds economic
life Immediately without more shilly-
shally, or no man will be able to
prophesy where Europe will be at the
end Of 1873"
In line with Col. Wedgewood's
prophesy is the news transmitted to
American naval headquarters here
from Constantinople embodying a re-
port by the food distributors operating
under Admiral Mark BristoI's Ameri-
can squadron.
This says that the evacuation of
Odessa by the allies is a most serious
blow to allied prestige and is bound
to have significant results in Ru-
mania.
A Rumanian colonel stoutly denied
the possibility of his country volun-
tsrily going Bolshevist, but declared
that unless strong allied aid is sent
forthwith. Rumania will be unable to
oppose the threatened Bolshevist ad-
vance from Hungary and Russia.
"Rumania is now an island of san
ity surrounded by sea of madness.
he said.
How long will the famine strick-
- Rumanians resist the siren call
Of Denine and Trotsky to join the
dance OF deaths
Sir George Buchanan deprecated