New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-27
PROBLEMS FACING
STRICKEN WORLD
Shall Chaos or Reconstruction
in Europe Follow the Great
World War?
POLAND NOW STANDING ALONE
Heroic Nation, Herself in Dire Need,
Is the Only Barrier to B~oishevism,
Fighting the Battle for
Civilization.
Article XXI.
BY A ~cOMERFoRD.


The problems of Russia and unrest
are up to the nations of the world.
Itussia's problem affects the world. Ii
must be solved by the powers in con
cert. Its solution will make the first
step toward rest. The complete solu-
ton of the problem of unrest must be
decided by each nation in It's own way.
| asked two important Slav leaders
for their opinions as to the proper
policy the world should adopt toward
the bOlsiieyiks. and the Russian prob
lem. In Prague | spoke to President
Mazyrik of Czecho- Sloyakia in War
SAW | interviewed General Pilsudski,
president of Poland. Both answered
the question in practically the same
words Leave Russia alone let the
Russian people solve the russian
question"
What is the Russian situation? A
minority has seized the government
and is holding it by force. The form
of government adopted cannot last.
Communism will destroy itself il given
sufficient rope. Already II has de-
stroyed production and brought on
chaos, The great danger bolshevism
offers the outside world is its effort
to organize the unrest of the world
and lead il TO revolution.
Pc and's Hard Position.
Poland is the barrier holding the
Red" wave Of bolshevism back. Po-
big MS France In population and about
the size of Germany in area. Three
thrones fell ia make a presidential
e Il for The Polish republic-Austria.
Russia and Germany. The Polish peo-
Pile are intense in their patriotism.
They are in~dividualiSts. They are
against the Red terror. But Poland
is poor, terribly poor. The war
brought her to the point of hunger.
She is now facing starvation. She is
doing world guard duty, Her army Is
holding closed the door of bolsheyik
Russia. II is an army made up of men
of zeal and determination. Lave
never seen men >u.tniu their splrt,
unl,, mar, ,.,iu, cnulitiouS Think
of men without shoes facing the Red"
army hunger and cold attaching
them, but standing in their places
th,. frnui Vb.n v.s IN
E,uruu. i'm ortol,r 1914 | saw this
magnificent army. Forty per cent OF
Them v,r. ,,Ilhoul shoes There were
loss ,h,n loNu outu,s far 3,0ND
men. They N,r. hungry they were
cold Rack hmm, their loy,.l ones
were MOI hungry they were starving
they were MOI cold they were freeziny
still thes, p,.n stooJ M their posts.
The matter oyer with the chief
of stnte. a,eneral pilsudski. and 1 shall
meyer forge, IN. manner the ION. and
the words of this Roosevelt of the
'our army will hold the pass; the
Red terror will not bring The torch
to Europe unless winter n want
force MS to retreat. 'inttering teeth
and pain pincied s~fofnaclls VIII XIII
the morale OF any army In time. The
lndoinitabie spirit OF our men has
withstand hhrdsliips that might have
destroyed an army made up of men
less ihhamed with the passion 10 make
secure their newly achieved freedom
are without transportation iaclli-
lies even for the front. Our soldiers
ARE ragged and hungry. They d" not
complain. uor do ! complain FOR them. |
but facts are facts and these facts
10 the world. Our army -
a world cause and against n
world evil. Civilization Is in the hal
iilce aud every citizen OF civilization
has Il right To- know the conditions IN
Ter which Poland is dong world guard
luty.
Fight Under Frightful Conditions.
"Np hny. mo ambulanccs al the
ROM aud our soldiers going into bar.
lp kno,y thai IL They ar. wounded and
,r,. not ~fortunpt.. enough to fan near
, field hospital. they are doomed TO
lie of neglect and exposure or come
N death hy ,orfura from ,'binese NOR.
who max. nm The tortur, bst.