The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-31


lem of what the allies shall do in the
case Of Russia. The American and
British delegates were said to have
agreed that, while none CT their own
troops should be sent to help the
Poles, the two Polish divisions recruit
ed in the United States should be sent
from France through Germany to AS
sist the government set up by the Po-
fish national committee. These troops
would cooperate in stemming the tide
of bolshevism that is flowing west
from Russia, making the new Po'and
a strong bulwark against that flood of
anarchy. The plan is concession to
the ideas of the French, who are con-
WINGED that bOlshevism cannot or
should not be dealt with militaril in
Russia by the allies. 1t also is likely
to compel General Pilsudski to come
to an agreement with the Polish na'
tional committee as represented in
oiuuu ny IuucTcWShls
The Spartacan revolution in Ger
many-Or at least in Berlin-has fizzled
out. Lebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
were captured and, according TO report,
killed. The other leaders are under ar.
rest or dispersed and some hundreds Of
their followers are dead. After week
of terror the police were reinstated and
armed, order was restored and bust
ness was resumed. In some other
cities the "Reds" are still in control.
but their chance for ultimate success
seems to have gone glimmering. For
one thing, Hindenburg still has under
his command an efficient army Of more
than a million men, and most of these
troops he is holding true to the Ebert
government.
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This fact about the German army
leads to the warning issued by the
Central News of London, that a situa-
ton exists in Europe under which war
may break out again at any time and
that the British scheme of demobiliza-
ton will have to be radically changed
may also apply to American
rehabilitation. An "unimpeachable
authority" is quoted as saying that
Great Britain will have to keep an
army Of occupation on the Rhine for
many months, which accords with the
opinion Of others concerning all the
armies Of occupation. It may be this
note of alarm was caused by the dis
covery that the Germans were trying
to evade some OF the terms Of the
armistice and by the more drastic
conditions imposed BY Marshal ,Foch
In granting an extension Of the armi.
stice. II was reported the marshal even
threatened to march directly on Berlin
II the Huns didn't fulHll their pledges.
Il was stated unoflicially that the new
terms included the following:
:. Standardization upon the Ger
mans for the murder and ill-treatment
Of allied prisoners.
Second-The machinery and goods
stolen by Germany from France and
to be at once given up.
Third-German gold, amounting to
more than $500, 100000. to be moved
from Berlin to q safe place, probably
Frankfort, and protected from bolshe-
vism In Germany en- route. Certain
other property to be surrendered.
Fourth Germany to- give over her
shipping, Of which she is believed to
have 1000 600 tons, to carry food sup
plies to countries In Europe in need Of
EhemA
Fiffh--Any U-boats on the stocks to
be handed to the allies for their dis
posal. or to be destroyed. and no more
should be built.
Germany II fully justfying all those
who refused to believe in her good
Iaith. under any circumstances. She
d determined not to permit the estab-
ishment Of an independent Poland be-
.ause she still proposes to grab
.nough in the east to make up for her
osses on the west, and q Polish state
would prevent this. The Germans are
,aid to be supplying arms to the boil
,heviki who are ravaging parts Of
Poland, and there was heavy fighting
asst week between the German troops
ind the Poles near Kalmar. It was re-
,orted that Hindenburg himself would
cad the German army against Poland. |
The worldwide activities Of the boil |
'heviki took in Argentina, Uruguay
ind Peru, where there were desperate |
Itrikes accompanied by bloody fight
ng, engineered by .bolshevik agents. |
They also sent from Russia 4,OOO,OOO |
,ulden to Holland for a coup d'etat |
md riotous demonstrations planned |
or January 20. In this plot the Ger