New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-20

tary stations OF the PClish-German
front. Poland alone Of all the coun-
tries in Europe. refuses TO deal with
Germany. You cannot bring German
goods into Poland. German corp-
merce is shut out by law. The from.
tiers are closed against her goods.
This Is the substance Of what the COM
mander of the POlish-G German frontier
said to me: Germany is Offering to
sell goods to Poland at prices from
20 TO % per cent cheaper than Eng
land and France. We intercept daily
these proposals on the frontier. Ger
many offers to give longer time to pay
for the goods. | should say on the aver
age she offers to give credit for twice
the period offered by France or Eng
land" Could one wish better evil
dence that Germany Is coming backI
What two tests more clearly show the
commercial strength Of IN individual
or a people than the ability to under
sell ones competitors and give longer
time credit?
Japan is penetrating Siberia. 81
IBERIA is rich in gold, platinum. timber,
furs. bristles, coal and salt. Generals
RozonOff, SeminOff and kalminOfr, the
leaders of the KOlchak government,
have been ~betraying and peddling their
country to the yellow masters of the
Far East. The japanese are today
working concessions In the Ural noun
tains. They are %overrunning Siberia.
The Paris conference decreed that
5000 American soldiers and an equal
number Of japanese soldiers SHOULD
enter Siberia for the purpose OF saw
ing the trans-Siberian railway. These
armies were not given a license to
loot. When Major General Graves
led the American exp%editionary force
into Siberia 1t numbered less than
the quota authorized by Paris. Gen.
eral Graves found the japanese army
there In great numbers. Instead OF
the 5000 soldiers authorized by The
Paris conference Japan has almost
10000 soldiers In Siberia. II was un-
| derstood that the use Of the railroads
by the American and japanese MILL
| tary should he for military purposes
only. The truth is that the japanese
government has used the railways to
carry out rich spoils-
Economic Exhaustion In Russ'a.
Notwithstanding the successes OF
the "Red" army. successes easily ac'
counted for. partly due to h reorgnh-
iyatiOn OF the army by German "unter
officers" partly due to the fact ina
the majority OF the people. although
opposed to soviet rule, are more op'
posed to the Yudenlch. Petlura. DEM
kline and Kolchak armies. movements
suspected Of seeking to re-estaDlisn
the old order II Russia. Russia Is fas'
succumbing to economic xhaustioh
The world faces two great dangers II
so,petbinc Is not done. One Is tht
~onoue OF Siberia by the yellow
peril :" the other. the complete Prus
sian,zing Of Russia. Japan's greed
badness and ambition Is known. Th'
Allies gave courage to her enronter!
when they turned Shantung and ~,
NOO.OOO Chinese over to Japan. shan
tuur is the heart OF China: 1t Is, a
well, its soul. II is the cradle OF hel
great prophet C~onfuclus. Ex-Empero'
william. through n fraudulent com
pact with Car Nicholas. seized right
in Shantung. When the war came OF
.yapan sat on the fence. France ant
England urged her to come In Wit
the Allies. She did. but only after sh'
got her price. BY private engagement
with France and England. Germa'
"riphts" (truth would have writtel
them German 'wrongs") In Shantuni
were to he turned over to Japan II sh
,oIned the Allies. America was KEEP
in the dark MS TO this secret arrange
ment. vivandl and Balfour came Z
America and told us many things, bu
nothing about this secret compact. w
were induced to urge China 10 cas-
her LOT with the Allies. She did. A
China asked was that. when German
was conquered. she he given her owl
Sb,ntung. After the war was owe
President Wilson In Paris songht
restore Shantung TO China. Japan OF
,ected and presented her claim. 81
based IL on the secret agreement VII
ENGLAND and France. For the frs
time we learned OF this secret agree
ment. Finally we consented TO CIV
Japan the determination Of Shantuhl
We struck the word self" out OF ii
phrase self-determlnation. am %
a nropbet. hut " would look for N
next outbreak of bOlshevism In ASH
4, vii, be In China. Shantung WI
no he reason. the course OF h Alli'
the cause.
If the Allies do not adopt n commo
sense policy toward Russia. Europea
Russia will fall under the power
Germany. The people OF Russia Toe
upon Germany as more OF n frier
than the Allies. The blockade OF the A
lies brought starvation to the very pc
nile in Russia. who are opposed
The soviet scheme. Meddling In u
Russian problem by the Allies n
: caused suspicion. aid given to J
= dcnIch. Petlura. Denikine and koichi
;. has made the Russians fear that q
= b,ec, OF the Allies Is to put the Ru
: SLAMS hack under the old yoke. IT
peoce table has been without a nor
star. II has steered without a defini
Objective. In fact. 1t has not steer
4 nj all: u has been at sea. adrift
o far ms a policy toward Russia Is &C
cerped. Rolshevism may break throuf
csuture and consolidate Germany.
Prussia may seize upon weakeni
n Russia and become her ally. Eth
+ event promises trouble; the peace
/ the world is In danger.
Before we can hope for industr
peace, before we a cure unrest a
II get back TO normal. the Russian pr'
- n1.sa Il n Ers