The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-03-29
GLOOMY EUROPEAN OUTLOOK

Wednesdays leading editorial in
the Salt Lake Tribune says:
The situation in central Europe
grows more menacing each day. Just
how it is to be remedied is a matter
of much doubt. If the people of the
various countries now infected with
the virus of Bolshevism becomes full
ly impregnated, it is possible an at
tempt will be made to overrun west
ern Europe. in which Ease practical
ly all of the continental powers will
have to fight for their very existence.
Just at this moment Europe appears
to be ripe for a eason of carnage and
bloodshed that would put to shame
anything heretofore accomplished by
barbarian hordes. The slaughter of
human beings and the destruction of
property would be much heavier be-
cause the engines of war are more
effective than they were in earlier
times when these barbaric eruptions
occurred. In view of the great dam
ger there should be no more haggling
at the Versailles conference. The
Jugo-Slavs and the Italians should be
reasonable and settle their differ
ences, while France should not at
tempt to gain territory to which she
has no title. The situation is much
too serious to admit of further delay
in arranging peace terms and organ
izing a leage of nations. so that Boil
shevism may be held in check and
ultimately completely annihilated.
The London morning papers are
blaming the conference for the de-
lay in making peace. without consid-
ering the fact that a league of ma
tions is necessary for the future peace
and security of the world. On this
side of the ocean those who are open
ly opposed to a league, as well as
those who secretly hope it will fail.
but lack the courage to say so, are
also loud in their criticism of the
conference. So there is much dis
cord at a time when all the allied
countries and nearly all of the neu-
trails should stand shoulder to should
err while facing the danger common
to all. We cannot believe, however.
that the league of nations plan will
fail or that the ioodgates of anarchy
will be opened. 1t is probably true
that the outline of the league cove
nant brought over here by President
Wilson was not satisfactory. But it
is being amended. we believe. to
meet the objections raised against it.
Until the work is completed there
should be less carping and criticism.
In the opinion of a great many
thinking people failure of the league
would mean an outbreak of Bolshe-
vism in some of the entente countries.
since the laboring classes are almost
unanimously against war. The Brit
ish workingmen, for instance, are inn
bued with the spirit of International
ism. and the same is true of some of
the labor unions in the United States.
The French people have had enough
of the horrors of war. and if the world
is to go on in the same old way. they
will blame their leaders for not TAX
ing a step forward after the victory
over the Huns. 1t is impossible to
forecast the future, but it is evident
that civilization is standing upon the
brink of a volcano. and that a gen.
eral eruption is among the possible
ties.
Civilization would doubtless be
saved in the long run. The cost. how
ever, would be frightful. for. should
the people of central Europe make
common cause with the Russian Boil
shevists. they would have an army
numerically superior to that of the
western powers. including such forces
as might be sent from the United
States. On the other hand. thew