Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-30
FEAR BOLSHEVIST ADVANCE
UNDER TEUTON INFLUENCE
Former French President Tells
World That Faith Cannot Be
Put in Former Foes.
POINTS TO PERIL FOR POLAND
Dcplores Conditions in Europe To-
day as Alarming Symptoms OF
Sinister Activities.
nY RAM0SD IOINCAHI.
Former I'r~sidrnt Of Franco.

Mondcs. Exclusive American rights
by United ScwsJ
tco,yrlEht. 1897. Reproduction Prohibited
PARIS. Nov. 29.-The reverse suf-
fered By the Vcnizelos regime In
Greece is tho most alarming symptom
OF reaction upon the mind OF the
world and the changed relations he
tween the vanIuishcd and the con
qucror nations.
a Frcnchman who WAS at Cologne
when news OF the recen, Greek cleo
t!ons arrived there brought me this
word from a German with whom ac
talked:
our revenge is beginning. II will
continue In Upper S!icsia We have
fixed ali that"
To explain the failure OF Vcnizeios
We need only hark back TO traditional
Ingratitudc OF ancient Greece TO so
many OF her great statesmen.
Thomis,oclcs was banished from
Athens. Aic!b!ades was condemned
to death when the Greeks were con-
sinced he had violated the mysteries
pf tho Elusls. When they cXiied
Aris,idcs. the peasant elcGtor could
have explained that he was weary
OF hearing Aristidcs haranEue'
Victim OF sinister Drive.
Venixcios great services To his
country. his personal prestige, the
territorial gains In Asa Minor Sc
cured through his work. seemed i'm
potent 10 halt the sinister campaign
OF constantinc's mercenaries undcr
,hc auspices Of Germany. during the
iilus,rious Premisr's absence.
Premier LcyEucs Immediately took
clear-cut position on the Greek sit
uation. lie was thousand times
justified in his determination to re-
buke the nation so ungrateful TO the
very nations that had made Greece
powerful.
several days meGi;ating over the
problem. and Constantincs friends
Immediately profted by the delay. We
were once more caught OF our guard
b. a sudden attack.
Constantine and his acolytcs now
assure us Of their warm regard and
sympathy. How many times have
they spoken the same word. even ut
the moment when Constantine was.
ny his acts. establishing n collusion
with our enemies, as has been shown
In diplomatic correspondence Of that
day?
Revealed Sentiment I'm 1Oi3.
In his profound speech at Pots
dam in 1913. Constantine revealed his
real sentiments. Since that time
Frcnchmen have had no illusions on
that subject. Today II would he
unpardonabie to place one iota OF
confidence in his declarations.
We must take careful precautions.
Lest Greece become once more Ger
many's pawn in the Mediterranean
know that certain diplomatic puri-
,ans think 1t an incxcusable crime TO
Intervene In the internal affairs of
another country. But we weren't
embarrassed by any such scruplc
when. with Jonnart representing the
allies at Athens. Greece happily de-
,hroned her felon King
Forgetting the past, however, let
US confront n reality which is far
from satisfactory. The conquest OF
Crimea has naturally exalted the
Bolshevist commissaries with pride.
They consider--not without reason
that having crushed successfully the
and Petlura in Ukrainia, they are now
masters of Europe. They have adopt
ed lofticr tone in their dealings
with England on the question of re
suming trade. 1t is not unlikely tha
next spring they intend to tear up
the Riga treaty, and with the CO.
operation of Germany, throw them
selves on the Poles.
Quotes Washington Documents.
Read the pamphlet published by
the American Committee on Infor-
nation on the relations between tho
Bolshevist chiefs and Germany dur
ing the war. You also have the re-
port OF the National Department OF
Historical Research Of Washington.
for the authenticity OF these docu-
ments. Then you will know the role
1-c=t:c ana Trotzky played.
a German chief of staff planned
tho Bolshevist revolution. The
Reichsbank financed 1t. Naturally
the Soviet chiefs arc renewing the
bonds which have never been cleanly
severed. Let us profit by .his win
ter. having serious conversation
with England. Italy, America and our
other allies, to coordinate our policy
toward Russia. We've been playing
at hide and seek these last few
months, seemingly incapable of look
ing into each others eyes ami speak
ing frankly.
Lloyd George wishes TO open up
commercial and economic relations
with Moscow. America ls preoccu-
pied with a campaign which Bolshc-
\ Visit agents have carried on within
her boundaries, and isn busy with
D ropaxsnda poured forths e. ip 4, hshalf of