New-York tribune., 1920-01-18
Russian Warns
OF Red Menace
To All Europe
Head of Information Bureau
Declares the Bolshevik
Army Is Threatening In
dia and Possibly Germany
Allied Aid Is Needed
A. ]. Sack Says Lenine and
Trotzky Must Be Fought
With Aid of Slav Loyalists

That the advance Of the Bolsheviki
toward the Far East must result I'M
mediately In . new war to The death
between European democracy and
Bolshevism was the prediction yester-
day Of A. ]. Sack, director Of the Rus
sian Information Bureau In the United
States.
His argument briefly Is this. the
Bolshevik forces number half million
or more; tho morale Is high and they
have swept all their enemies before
them; their advance has been 30 sue
cessful that they are near India,
Afghanistan and Persia, and. hating
advance on these territories. Great
Britain Is now forced to take action
against q possible Bolshevik invasion
on these territories, not Forgetting
Egypt
Would Invade Germany
Mr.. Sack said tho Bolsheviki are not
satisfied with invading the Far East,
and are not really anxious to, because
IL Is difficult for them to propagate
their theories there; but they are eager
to invade Western Europe, especially
0o1many euu Aubt1AoS II tuey AIo AD!os
to achieve an alliance with these de-
feated peoples, who, II they had the
chance, would destroy the Versailles
Peace Treaty: Europe, he said, Is con-
fronted by the most sinister force in
its history and must defend itself
Consequently. Mr.. Sack explained,
"unless the world conQuers Bolshevism,
Bolshevism will conquer tho world"
Mr.. Sack declared the Allies must
support a democratic ti-Bolshevik
army, providing munitions and other
Bolsheviki will have been halted.
It was pointed out to Mr.. Sack that
the Allies had supported just such an
army In just such way and that this
army had been ingloriously routed by
the Bolshevik forces. His answer was
that the Allies "wavered" in their sup
port of Kolchak and Denikine, and that
In consequence the anti-Bolshevik
troops were beaten at crucial times
when they needed support most.
Allies Aid Criticized
He spoke bitterly of this lack Of
support and said that If the Allies had
Needed the advice of the Russians on
the Bolshevik menace the present crisis
would not have arisen. He said, how
ever, that since "the people of Russia
were. are and will remain opposed to
the Bolshevik tyranny, it is not too
late and the place to fight Bolshevism
is in Russia"
He was asked about the decision Of
the Allies to undertake new policy
toward Russia based upon policy of
support of the, so-called buffer states
especially on Poland and RumaniaS-
fn view of the recent Bolshevist VIC
tories, and replied that this policy In
III opinion would be exceedingly dan
cerous.
at must be understood" he said.
Chat Poland will not undertake to fight
er +c"ri:orial compensations in line
with the dreams of the Polish imper-
allsts about a greater Poland.
Ready to Aid Poland
"The best representatives Of the
Russian people have always supported
the idea of reestablishing Poland as
a united state and stood ready to con-
tribute the Russian part of Poland to
the reestablishment of Polish state.
But, on the other hand, the Russian
people will certainly be opposed to
the idea Of q greater Poland since
this would mean Poland's compensation
at Russia's expense were she to take
parts of Lithuania and White Russia
Mr.. Sack pointed out that Rumania
too, will not undertake to fight Boil
shevism actively unless she is given q
part of Russia-Bessarabia, which hel
troops have already occupied and she
Is ready to annex.
"And again." declared Mr.. Sack, 9TH.
Russian people will certainly be op
posed to this annexation. The so-callee
Baltic states-Esthonia, Lithuania ant
1.etvia-will also not undertake to figh
Bolshevism actively unless tho Allie.
guarantee their independence. Tn.
Russian people will certainly be 1p