The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-14
THE ENEMY OF ALL. NArIoNs.

The French government announces that It has rejected
oassy suggesting that the governments Of France Italy,
Japan and the United States invite the various Russian
factions and socaed governments, including the bolshe
'i to cease hOstites, viOense and reprisas and es
tablsh peace both among each other and with the neigh
boring states This truce would be requested for the du
ration of the peace con ference one Of the ends Of which
is to reestablish peace in Russia and the neghborng
countries and bring the desired succor to the suffering
populations The proposition also included the sug
geston that all the Russian factions including the bolsh
WIKI be permitted to send delegations the peace CON
ference The rejection Of the proposal BY the French
government is stated by M PchOn foreign minister to
be based upon the ground that the boshev are criminals
and anarchists opposed to ali right and all government
Although the proposition was evidently made with the
best of intentions in the hope that anclusve parti-
cpaton in the peace conferences by Russian factions
would lead to peace there no doubt that public opinion
eminent in refusing to have any dealing with the bOshe.
wiki It would be grave mistake to recognize the boshe-
wiki representatives in any capacity Their admission as
delegates to the peace conference would dignity the
sassns and anarchists and would give their supporters
throughout the world ground for asserting that the
civilized governments had been ntimidated into dealing
with them.
No doubt the British government in forwarding the
proposal hoped that kind Of peace might be patched
up with the bolshevk But that is an idle dream The
Of boshevsm is opposition to established govern
ment. How can there be peace Between the murderer
and his victim? Such spokesman Of boshevism as Lenne
and Trozky have repeatedly said that there could be no
compromise between nations as now constituted and boil
shevism which seeks create new social order based
on internatonalism
In all his efforts Lenne has aimed at the undermining
and overthrowng of nations His propaganda has been
carried into Sweden Germany Holland Switzerland
Spain, France Italy and England 1t is now introduced
into the United States Lenne asserts that Russia,
matter how thoroughly boshevized it might be- could not
exist alongside of "captastc" nations. His ideal inter-
national society exist only by the determination of ma
tons as organized. Therefore he attempts to de-
stroy existing governments Logically it would be just
wise for the allies to ask for parey with the boshevki
at MOSCOW, with view 10 the early abandonment OF ex-
sng forms Of government and the universal adoption of
boshevsm for the allies to invite the boshev to par
tcpate in the peace conference at Paris De is no
preposterous than the other.
Frances alternative is against bolshevis, by mill
tary force if practicable Probably it will come to that
Europe if the allies do not go out to throttle bolshe
vism before it spreads Europe It would be easier
now to kill off boshevism in Russia studendous as the
tas kappears to be- than fight boshevism after it has
taken Russia Germany and perhaps other countries
The nations should face this peril bravely and at
tack it Immediately without thought of giving quarter
In the future there may be good and acceptable subs
tute for nations but this has shown that the spirit
of patriotism is regarded by mankind generally prac
tcaly identical with the spirit of liberty Therefore it il
relied upon as the ultimate source of power and author
ty 1t has just put down terrible foe 1t put down
the other The love which every bears for his
try sufficient the wrold from chaos Let the
be clearly recognized and let the forces of civilization
go forward cheerfuly to victory