Arizona republican., 1920-01-17
The New War Cloud

The successes of the bolshevist armies against General Denekne the south and generally their ability past not only to hold their own against attacks from all quarters but slowly extend their tefritory, a great reserve strength which may yet hold Eastern Europe within it's grasp. The popular impression the beginning was that the boIshevist army unorganized, unofficered and Untraned which would quickly be dssipated before skillfulIy directed troops.
 The fact is probably knows less about today known within the last hun years. Of things may be reasonably One is that the resources of Russia in men are almost illimable; another is that the densest Rus sian peasant knows thinks he knows for the first time why he is fighting His ideal may be lad but it is ideal Formerly he massed slaughter little knowing what it all about the cavalry horses. The horses moreover had al training while he
 The Russian armies always badly officered. Whether not the boshevists is of things do know. But believe Germany, whose present interests lie in world moil and uproar and whom bolshevism offers of bringing turmoil to its height would see that it should not suffer from lSck of proper military direction And from the beginning, different they be, a mutual under standing between the military despotism Germany and the proletaran despotism which Keren skys weak attempt democracy.
 The fire that Germany kindled then is burning fiercely than Is ready for it an almost nexhaustible supply of inflammabe material. There is a country of the Rhine Is ripe for bolshevism. Hungary what was Austria and Germany itself would easily become a hotbed.
 We do not suppose that the military directors Germany would welcome a permanent form of government, they would make use as q force against France and Great Britain ing that the reaction would bring restoration of the Prussia that was; that within a shorter period than is usually occupied by such Prussia would be put into a position to proceed again along it's quest for world dominion.
 If bolshevisrn could would be better to let it burn itself there let Russia be purified by fire. a confagra tion d this has become. cannot. perhaps, kept within definite limits. It must be met to be conquered.
 The situation in Russia. threat holds over Eastern Europe the consequent menace against the whole of Europe must awaken a renewed interest in the League of Nations Not much a league preserve the peace of the world as league for the defense of the world in actual
 In the face of this danger the nations would be less selfish than they in the process forming the peace treaty and less graspng than they the drafting of the League of Nations son our own part while would be as soIicitous to preserve control of own domestic affair." to guard against encroachment sovereignty, we would waive such technical objections as we may to the form covenant and would no longer regard it instrument concerning which Amert should be divided.
 We do not share, it is true, the peril O. Europe. We in danger of an invasion of bolshevism. It could gain force country as idea, with present population. There is no apparent probability that would ever afford ma terial for boIshevism. It after effect of a bolshevist success in Europe would be our peril After bolshevism itself had passed away when Ger many after the reaction had triumphant then we would be in the same position should have He whi ile Trance being crushed.