The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-28
EUROPE FEARS
RED SUCCESS
Hungarian Statesman Afraid
For Their Country
PEOPLE HAVE NOT RECOV-
Erred FROM WORLD WAR
Cost of Living Greatly Increas-
ed and All Production is
Paralysed

DuuApSSt, AUGUST ~ --f1uuyafVS
statesmen are fearful Of the conse-
quences if the Bolsheviki crush Po-
land. Admiral Nicholas Horthy, Re-
gent OF Hungary, when seen at his
palace office by The Associated Press
correspondent, said on the subject: :.
SHOULD Poland collapse Europe
would have to face serious crisis,
since all international order and stand,
ing power of Central Europe has been
shaken by the breakdown after five
years 1f war and by the crushing
peace treaty in addition to other evils
dictated by the Allies were unable to
create order and Tranquility, on the
contrary all our evils grew more acute
and all painful problems, OF way OF
soution more or less in the past, face
us grimly like as many sphinxes Cen
tral Europe In a volcano after the
eruption, still covered with smoke and
we cannot see any reassuring sign as
yet to avert dangers lurking in the fu-
Eture above Europe.
/ II am informed about the prepa-
rations of the Isolshevists. These prep
arations are not related to Bolshe-
vfsitic propaganda is an enemy of all
countries not accepting the principles
Of the Third Internationale. trying to
spread its doctrines in the United
States as we'll as Hungary.
THE most dangerous means Of all
Bolshevistic offensives is Just the pro-
paganda& and from that viewpoint
there was not moments hesitation
in the Bolshevistic offensive against
Hungary. On the contrary it main
tains a feverisf activity against us by
the means of the Hungarian commun-
istic fugitives in Vienna aided with
Russian money. 1t is pity that in
many Western countries people do
not realize the dangers and the mean
Ing ofS the Boishevist propaganda.
The relation of Hungary to her
neighbcrs depends solely upon how
bsssxstS 1Ehh0ts sasiah ia. establish 9g TO.
ward us. 1t is in their interest that
the treaty has been forced on us by
the Allies SO that is their duty to start
better relations. Although it is much
easier for them to do that, unhappily
they SHOW very few signs of their in
-entions to that effect up to the pres
ent. They continue their intolera BILE
attitude toward Hungarians living on
territories severed from Hungary.
Day by day for 18 months our
people have been fleeing from the oc-
ctpled territories and our railroad ter
minais are not large enough to shelter
tne railroad cars they are living in.
rhese prosecuted families of course.
are strong advocates of an irredentist
propaganda. If our neighbors have q
really serious intention to improve
conditions in these territories thew
nave to make 1t possible, first 6f Ali
LOT tnose rellow .countrymen Of ours to
return home. They have to stop per-
secutions so that even. on that most
unfortunate spot Of Europe there
should be open for everybody a chance
70 make a living compatible with hu-
man dignity. It would be of a f1rst
rate Importance to have effected
that Improvement in public sentf-
ment. as preliminary condition to
the resumption of economic connec-
tions.
The misery of the people of these
territories Of the Autro Hungarian
monarchy, compact. economical ter
"itlry IN the past, is due mainly to the
lact, that all the natural, economic
,ies are cut ard they are being forced
into most unnatural connections. We
quote as an instance the salt SUNNY
or the country which commodity could
be procured from the mics a few kilo-
meters distant from the present boun-
dary line in Marmaros. In spite of all
that we are obliged to supply our needs
in salt from Germany. That unnatural
order OF things increases enormously
the cost OF living and paralyzes all
production"