The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-13
EUROPEAN REApgusTMENTs.

The state of affairs in Hungary, Bulgaria and
Turkey viii call for attention from the allied powers as
as they in posiSon to take practical steps for
the establishment Of peace More or less effective mil
itary action is being taken by the allies with view Of
keeping the situation in hand pending the deliberations
at Paris French forces are budapest the South Slavs
have matters well in hand throughout their newly formed
kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the
CzeehOSCvak republic is busiy engaged in knitting to-
gether the operations Of peace Turkey, however is in
bad way and the Bulgarians are nduIgng in typcally
treacherous and cruel acts.
Three fufedgedst and parts of three others are
emerging from the old Hapsburg empire The three in
dependent states carved entirely from AustriaHungary
are Bohemia, Hungary and German Austria. Bohemia is
already in being Hungary rapidly shaping and German
Austria is fairly well defined but dependent upon events
in Germany proper The parts Of three states carved
from Hungary are the CroatSOvene country,
which has joined Serbia Galacia, which is joining PO-
and and Pennsylvania and the Banat of Eemesvar which
joining Roumania Except for the Polish struggles,
these parts of states are moving tremendously into
free and peaceful relations in conjunction with kindred
peoples.
The Magyars are conducting propaganda calculated
to deceive the allied powers The Magyars of the old
unker type quite rreconced and
the German junkers They doing all they can to
obstruct the aspirations of the Poles and Roumanans to
merge with their countries but fortunately the pres
ence of vigant French commander put quietus upon
overt acts The Roumanan and Transyvanan forces
taking over thar ooup4r vary rapidv and soon will moi
require the assistance of the aiese in coping with Their
old oppressors the Magyars The statement applies
to the Poles Gaaca except that the Poles have another
complication in the hostility of the Ruhenes No doubt
the respective rights Of these peoples in Galacia will b.
established and recognized eventually but is not to b.
expected that the allies turn from important
and pressing questions to adjust every territorial dis
pute The smaller nations and wouldbe nations per
form greater service present than bide their tm
in patience and good order They do not gain the sym
pathy of the great allies by violence threats,
when they right Since the essence of the victory
the predatory empires is the determination free
dom for peoples their SOIL nothing to be game
by the smaller peoples in precptang struggles
rtorial boundaries If right they will get the terrtor
Inc Olu IltOIy posses
sion gives overwhelming advantage in peacetable nego
ations does not work at this time If it did, the robbie
nations just defeated would be vccos for they posses
immense regions which belong to other peoples. The
must yield that possession everywhere to the last inch
in East Prussia and Posen in Schleswig in Alsace-Lol
raine, in Russia in Galacia Bohemia DaImatia Serbia
Pennsylvania, Macedonia, Thrace Asia Minor Armeni:
Syria Palestine Arabia and Mesopotamia. The ston
must be restored the puroined lands islands, waters
their populations must under their own flags on
from under the shadow of the black flags Of the robbie
empires and their accompIices
With the exception of the Germans Magyars, Bulgal
and Turks, the peoples of Europe nothing but thu
which belongs to them Therefore the adjustment of te
ritores will not be difficult as it now seems if the
lied powers big small will resolutey lop off the fnge
any of the four enemy peoples now engaged in raspr
stolen territory The honest disputes can be settled
honest conference. The dishonest claims of German
Magyars and the other robbers need not alarm any pc
pe The allied powers will not throw away the fruit
q their terrible sacrifces.--W Washington Post.