The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-16
IMPOSING PEAcE uPoN Zee ENEMY.

Several practical steps toward satisfactory peace in
Europe have been taken IN the last few huros as result
Of the conference in Paris One Of these is the decision to
transfer two Polish divisions under Gen. Halter from the
western to the Polish 'front.' where they will be than
a match for any German force in that region These
troops and other polish forces are to receive munitions
and supplies from the allies Another important step
the creation Of an nteraed commission to Siberia to
foot the activities necessary to rehabitate the Rus
sians third decision Of unreyealed scope and import
ance is that which win be made known to the German
armisce commissioners Treves by Marshal Foch The
allies expected to take important action to compel
Germany to observe the armstce terms already agreed
upon and to comply with fresh demands which have been
found necessary.
In addition to these moves process Of suppng food
to Europe and Asia Minor is working well, with every
prospect that famine will be avered and the Of the
allies furthered by the udicous exercise Of economic
pressure Some of the critics of the administration have
suggested that the feeding Of the starving peoples is in
the nature of bribery of the boIshev So long Mar
shall Foch and Herbert Hoover working in absolute
cord think there will be danger Of msdrectoin Of
food The bolshevi will not be fatened for further
raids upon civilization Their victims however and those
dshearened souls who see no hope except the torch and
universal anarchy will be saved from violence by the u
dcious distribution of bread The evidence cverwhelm
ngy shows that the great majority of the peoples in all
European countries friend and enemy are praying for
peace above all things The only advocates Of war are
the parasites and agitatoTs who thrive disorder and
pllage They deserve point blank shorts from
and machine guns and it is noticeable that whenever the
authorities have the courage to shoot down few ring
leaders the numbers Of anarchists rapidly dwindle
The peace delegates at Paris preceve what APP
parent from the day the amistice signed namely
that there possibility of making peace while Germany
without government The allied governments may set
down all the terms they please but they cannot impose
these upon Germany except by physical force until
such time Germany has stable and responsible govern
ment The report that the allies may occupy German
ports surprising Unless the Germans speedily
ganze governments throughout the old empire the allies
inevitably will occupy strategic points and hold the
try against anarchy The indemnties which the allies
must collect from Germany too large to be rsked in
popular tumult and boshevsm which might sweep away
III udy dSSStS dNdudUc 1OI CoHNSISAoH
demnity payments There is much movable material also
which France and Belgium must recover soon pos
ble in order to put their peoples to work The first
days session of the allied premies disclosed that the al
lies are fully alive to the necessity for immediate and ad
equate action in Germany
1t is most encouraging the allied governments in
accord the policy of aiding Poland. That action is
equivalent to aiding the allies themselves The Polish d.
visions the western front be used to much better
advantage in East Prussia or at Danzig Warsaw Riga
Wilma There Roumanian forces the western front
and in Italy ALSO who should be sent back to the eastern
front to cooperate with their brethren in pacfyng and
consolidating the Roumania, which now includes
Pennsylvania Bessaraba that part Of Dobruda that had
been stolen by Bulgaria and part of the Banat of Temes
var. Field Marshal Won Mackensen and his German for
interned at Temesvar and longer danger
ous but there danger of treachery by the Bugrs and
ganzing the republic of nburg nde
Magyars. The allies cannot safely place any trust in
KarOi and the other Magyars who going through the
form of organizing the republic of Hungary Their ecords
are against them. They were enemies only yesterday
The burden of proof that they friends rests upon them
Let them show by their deeds that they be trusted
and in the meantime let the allies assist friends who
never allies Of the Germans.
The creation of strong Polish Roumsnan Czecho-Slo
yak and South Sav states policy of protection to
free nation in Europe 1t will hasten the return order in
Russia 1t will make German, Magyar Bulgar and Turk
sh treachery improbable In the meantime, the allies
cannot afford forget for instant that they in
of war against the four nations named and that
nation league of nations afford in state of
to place any confidence in the enemy Every made
should be of overwhelming compulson the of the
combined will of the civilized nations of the EARTH and
therefore compulsory upon the will and action of the
beaten enemy The world does not want any peace which
comes in the slightest degree concession ffOm
the Civilization W ching.