Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-23
BOLSHEVIKI PLAN
MILITARY DRIVE
AGAINST POLAND

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-A ter
rifle spring offensive by the Bolshe-
Wiki against the Poles is expected by
military experts here today.
This drive, they believe, will be
calculated to annihilate Poland as
the buffer state between red Russia
and the non-soviet nations of Europe,
permitting Trotsky's hordes to adj
vance into them.
Simultaneous with this offensive,
military observers expect the Boil
sheviki will stage a major demon
stration against India which will
force the British to divert their
troops to that area and prevent them
from intervening in Europe.
In their plans, the red leaders are
believed to be counting on a tired
of war" spirit in England and other
allied countries, which will prevent
the people from heartily supporting
their governments in fighting the Boil
sheviki.
Winston Churchill, British war
minister. has seen the peril, in the
opinion of military men here, and
is trying to persuade Premier, Lloyd
George to take steps now to ward 1t
off, by taking the aggressive against
the reds. Major General Bliss, re-
Gently returned from Paris, also sees
the danger of a renewal Of large
scale warfare if the Bolsheviki
break through Poland, and is advo-
eating allied aid to the Poles.
The big push" of the soviet forces
would, according to information here,
be accompanied by attempts to pre-
cipitate revolutions behind the lines
of the nations resisting the reds.
Advices have been received here
telling Of the expulsion of Bolshe-
vik agents from Italy where they
went to prepare for this uprising.
Many of the radicals caught in the
government recent roundup in this
country are suspected of being Lee
nine agents, struggled into the
United States to foment such a Sc
ries of disorders and riots that the
attention of the American people
would be riveted on events at home
while the reds were driving through
Poland.
The department of justice, it is
known, has a number more of these
suspected agents under close sur
Vigilance and more raids are immi-
nent. Meanwhile Secretary Lansing.
realizing the necessity of keeping the
borders of the United States closed
to alien revoIutionaries, has asked
congress for an appropriation of
$450,000 to be used in perfecting an
organization to keep out the unde-
sirables.
According to information received
by military authorities here today,
the Polish army which could be
thrown against the Bolsheviki totals
$4,000 men, but most of them are
without proper equipment. At pres
ent there are $4,000 anti-Bolshevik
troops, including Poles and Baltic
forces, on the front in West Russia.
Unless aided by the allies, the Poles
would not be able to equip any more
men, and it's = armed regiments
would be worse than useless in a
campaign.
The army military intelligence
service estimated today that the red
force now in the field on the Polish
front is about $4,000 strong. But
this is regarded is merely a shield
or covering force. The main army
Russia, in training. The Bolsheviki
are believed to have large supplies
of munitions left over from the vast
stores held by the car regime. The
small arms factories in soviet Rus
STA are reported to be turning out
several million rounds OF ammun1-
ton daily. -.s
Bolshevism was q live topic today
with delegates to the Pan-American
conference here. Methods of keeping
it out of South America were unoffl-
cially discussed.
"Bolshevism is ten times worse
than militarism," said Dr. Carlos
Sample, of Brazil. II would rather
have Germcn militarism than Rus
sian Bolshevism. In Brazil, howev-
er, the people do not respond to it
and we deport them as fast as we
find them"
DR.. R. c. Aldao, of Argentina, said:
Argentina is not bothered by Boil
shevism because. we ship the agita-
tors back to their native countries
just as rapidly as they show them
selves"