The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-06
THE WEEK
General War Tkreatens
The BoalQkne Conference
Seeking the MeaRest Man
GerAany's New 'Stroax Man"
Ole Hanson in McA4oo Class
Our Warning to C1ecAo- Slovakia

Another world war is close to US.
A stronger cause for q general con-
flagration Of nations exists today than
existed in 1914. Two principles are
abroad in the European world which
apparently can not exist side by side.
The one being the old, established eco
nomic order in Europe; the other be-
ing the different order established in
Russia. The incompatability of these
two principles was so clear to the al
lied statesmen that they and we be-
gan war on Russia while we were in
the midst Of the war with the CEN
trail powers, and this war has kent
up ever since. The Russians, on the
other hand, equally aware, it seems,
that these principles could not exist
side by side, girded themselves for
war and attempted to explain to the
people of other nations what was 60
ing on in Russia, the latter being
known as "Bolshevik propaganda"
At the present time the Russians
have cleaned out nearly all military
opponents. They are close to the cap
ital of Poland and are in a position
to dictate terms of peace to that ma
ton. They are striking England and
France in their weakest spots, name-
ly through Turkey, Persia and India.
At the same time large groups of
working people and peasant farmers
in every European country have come
to think that a change in the social
order would improve their lot in life.
Whether they continue war or make
peace the beneficiaries of the present
social order in Europe are thus equal
ly in danger.
They are in such desperate straits,
in fact, to protect themselves, that at
any moment we should not be sur
prised to find them calling for a gen.
eral war to crush America once for
all, and depending very largely on the
United States for both the fighting
and the finance. The one thing that
appears to stand in the way Of such
a general war is the possible attitude
of the French and the British work.
ers. It was due to these workers
that the Kolchak. Denekin and Yude-
mich drives on Russia, as we'll as the
Polish drive, were not major mill
tary operation by combined allied
forces.
Premier Lloyd George has hurried
to Boulogne. France. for confer
ence with the French prime minister
in an effort to prevent the impending
general war. British leaders appar-
emily believe immediate peace with
Russia and moderation for Germany
are a'e vital in preventing general var;
Of exploitation gone. her power over
Germany slipping and her plan of
,1cSnnr po1onI m 1roan p,,ee;o md Co,,
many apart knocked to pieces, prob |
Lloyd George is likely to have a
stormy session at Boulogne.
England is not moved by any new
love Of peace but rather by the Gus
tonary shrewd calculations which |
have kept its empire afioat so long.
The war game has as much justifica. !
tion now as over two years ago, when |
England and France Jumped on Rus
STA. But Russia has beaten back
these attempts and is now in a posi-
tion to hit England at so many vital |
points, such as Indian, Persia, Asia
Minor and even China. that England
has only desperate hope of accum-
1lating the necessary military forces
for the war.
Those ID clerks of the war risk in
surance bureau who are to be tried
for alleged embezzlement of aver
100000 from disabled soldiers are
going to be called lot of hard names
# found guilty. The Minneapolis
Tribune thinks that if guilty 1.-THE
superlative form Of meanness" has
been found.
While admitting that they would,
under such circumstances, be pretty
ow-down birds. we think that we