The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-25
AUSTRIA IS
MENACED BY
DANGERS OF
BOLSHEvISM
Report Plan to Form Soviet
Government in Vienna
Jugo-Slavs in Danger of Re-
volt.
FEAR ATTACK ON POLES
(By Associated Press)

in Hungary seem to have effected
German Austria. Advices to the Amer
ican peace conference delegates from
private agents in Vienna indicate the
existance Of a threatening state Of
affairs there.
One of these agents who has just
come from Vienna, reports that even
the date has been fixed for some time
in April for the transformation of the
existing government into a Soviet gov
ernment which will cooperate or merge
with the government of the Hungarian
Soviet.
Jugo-Slav delegates to the peace
conference took pessimistic view to-
day of the situation in their country.
Poland and Rumania and said that
these regions were likely to be af-
fected by the Bolshevik revolution i'll
Hungary.
Fear Spread Of Rule
I'VE fear" said one delegate, that
in view of the geographical situation
of these countries, their resistance to
the spread OF Bolshevism may be
broken and that the Bolshevih may
overrun Central Europe. The Hun
garian revolution signifies. not only
an extension of the Bolshevik move
ment to the doors CT Vienna, Buchar-
est and Belgrade, but an alliance be-
tween the Russian and Hungarian
soviet Perhaps the Austrian and
German Socialists may be involved.
"A political and military offensive
will probably be directed first against
Poland and Rumania and then against
Czecho Slovakia. The turn of the
Jugo-Slavic union will come next. In
that event the armies of Lenine and
his allies would have only to cross
Jugo-Slav territory to invade Western
Europe"
The delegates derive from this sit
uation an argument in favor of the re-
| cognition of the Jugo-Slav nation as
a means of Strengthening the authority
and prestige Of that government
Americans Protected
Unofficial reports from Budapest
state that allied missions there are
debating the advisability of leaving
and that the disarmament of French
troops in the city is being considered.
Order prevails and no injury has as
vet been done foreigners. American
representatives are being assured pro-
lection and may be asked to remain,
it is said
Martial law has been declared and
the death penalty has been prescribed
for armed resistance to the Bolsheviki
for robbery and looting. A fine of
5000 crowns has been fixed for the
sale of alcoholic liquor and a fine of
10000 crowns for drinking it. Two
British monitors are reported to have
arrived at Budapest, having been un-
der fire on their way up the Danube.
Other British and French vessels are
near at hand. A British patrol boat
was seized by the authorities but was
returned with apologies by the govern
ment.
1t is said that rumors that Hungary
has declared war on Rumania, Czecho-
Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia are extreme
ly doubtful. Six hundred Hungarians
who have been prisoners of war in
Russia are said to be returning daily
across the Carpathians, being under
the influence of Bolshevik doctrines.
RumanIa Threatened
Budapest dispatch to the Lausanne
Gazette says that Count Michael Kar-
olyi, former premier Of Hungary, had
been negotiating with the Moscow SOW
let government since last November
through M. Rakovsky, the Bolshevik
leader in Ukraine, with the object of
introducing Bolshevism into Hungary,
Rumania and JugoSlavia.
"Rumania, which is the last rampant
against Bolshevism, is seriously threat
ened by 10000 Russian Bolshevik
troops and six Hungarian DIVISION"
the dispatch says. "The allies should
rush men, munitions and food there,
for every hour lost may have serious
consequences"
Dispatches received at Berne say
that Nikolai Lenine, the Russian Boil
sheviki premier, intends to send a
delegation to confer with NJ. Pogany,
who is said to me the real ruling
chief of Hungary, notwithstanding the
election of the present proletariat gov
ernment." The Rumanians and Cze-
cho-Slovaks are reported to be mobil-
izing troops in view of being ccmpell-
ed to reinforce their frontier guards.
ALLIED MISSION DIsARMED
VIENNA, Sunday, March %. - A
dispatch to the Neue F'reie Presse
says that the British-French mission
at Budapest, consisting of 246. men,
has been disarmed and that a WIRE
less message has been sent to Nikolai
Lenine, the Russian Bolshevik pre-
mier, announcing that the entente mis-
sions have left Budapest The mess
age added:
French troops, filtered by Bolshev-
Xxi, have been disarmed by US. Mu-
TIMES have occurred In some French
regiments"
"The phrase, The entente nations
won the war but lost the peace may
come true If they continue to trample
under foot and dismember the defeat
ed nations" says the Neue Freie
Presse.
The executive committee of the
workmen's councils of German Aus
tria, replying to the proclamation OF
the Hungarian proletariat. says 1t too
is. "of the opinion that after the col
lapse of Imperialism in Germany and
Austria-H Hungary the imperialist VIC
tors are our chief enemies II the
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