Evening star., 1920-08-08
ALLIES MUST CAJOLE
REDS TO END PERILS
Day of Digni6ed Demands Passes, for the
Bolsheviki, Overrunning Poland, Can
Defy Powers at the Moment.

must be accepted by MOSCOW. Any
stipulations the bolsheviki make un-
doubtedly will receive the support of
the proletariat in allied countries.
! 1t is known that if Lenin and Trot-
sky can gain recognition they will
have achieved the greatest desire of
their careers. Undoubtedly the re-
sentiment inspired by the allies per-
sistent refusal to recognize them and
blockading Russia has inspired much
of the talk of bolshevizing the world.
Krassin and Kamenefr. the two boil
shevik ENJOYS in London, insist that
the bolsheviki desire peace with the
world and are willing to go to great
lengths to get il. In this, however.
always arises the question whether
this shall be a -bolshevist peace or one
worked out over council boards, in
which all the nations affected by the
deliberations will have voice. d.
May Salvage Something.
If Great Britain accepts the reply
of the bolShevists looking toward ar
mistice with Poland and a general
conference with the allies and imme-
diate steps are taken toward bring
ing an Interested nations together in
London. then the allies may have
hopes of salvaging some of the things
lost by the overrunning of Poland.
The bolsheviki have declared that
they are willing to grant Poland even
greater territory than that given by
|
considering the future years Rus
slams and Poles must live side by side.
| Furthermore. it gives the bolshevist
elements or Poland proper chance to
extend the gospel OF bolshevism. 1t
cannot be expected that the time ever
will come as long as there is a red
regime in Russia that Russians will
not endeavor to make a nolshevik
country of Poland. and as a conse-
quence dictate its national life and
! There is one conclusion that may be
safely reached at the present juncture.
| and that is the Poland dreamed of by
the best thinking Poles and statesmen
OF allied countries never will be
| realized.
| When Winston Churchill remarked
in London few days ago that. 'the
whole fabric of the treaty of ver-
sailles is woven around Poland; IL she
falls the treaty falls" he spoke
truthfuliy. for only in strong
Poland have the allies ever seen alb
| solute security against untoward
| events in eastern Europe.
Security IL Passing.
That security is passing with the
| life OF Poland. Instead of security
| there is chaos apparently SO over
whelming today as to menace the
whole course of human events in
| eastern il not the whole of Europe. +.
Without a strong Poland. or with it
dictated to by any power other than
one of the allies. the return of Ger
I man arrogance Immediately becomes
a possibility. Through the whole sit
] uation may be seen the skein which
seems destined to tie Germany and
Russia together. The bolsheviki.
whether through hope of making Ger
! many red or from some other reason,
are wooing German favor and prom
| Using Russia's vast natural store
hn,,SaQ for dava1nnpnonf In,
| case close-working agreements are
effected.
Germany, though she at the moment
may profess to despise the reds. feels
she must not only fulfill the treaty
of Versailles with the smallest effort
but restore national life and pros
perity. Germany sees her chance in
Russia. Unpleasant as may be her
company. it may be seen THAI the
present German government is re-
framing carefully from statements or
actions which the bolsheviki might
! interpret as antagonistic. And IN
7 the overrunning of Poland the reds
not only have upset allied expecta-
tions and made possible a great work
ing confederation between Germany
and Russia. but in this very union
threaten to dictate the policies of all
Europe in the future. The treaty OF
Versailles might be definitely scrap
ped then.
1t is with this danger plainly in
view that the allies are negotiating
for and will enter any conference in
London. Inasmuch as apparently
they are fukewarm in their support
of Poland. militarily speaking. their
only recourse is to resort to the un-
dignified task of wheedling, where
courage and foresight year ago
would have placed them in position of
dictators. a position which only dis
organized European people today
seem ready to recognize.