Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
ALLIES REAP FRUITS.
OF REPRESENTATION
Poland, if Not Whole of Europe, in Peril
From Bolshevists, Necessitatins
Military Aid

| foreign ministers gone about the
proposition of handling the whole
Polish problem in aggressive fashion
They have been passive.
Menace Due TO Fesrs.
The Polish menace of today is the
fruit Of dilatory actions-expre ssed
fear of this or that eventuality
should the allies bolster Polish
strength.
Today finds the allies sending COM
missioners to Poland to report i'm
mediately on the vital necessity OF
allied military assistance. States
men guiding the destinies of state
in France and Great Britain frankly
are pessimistic. II is feared the al
lies must not only undo the mistakes
of the past, but must set in motion
measures which. though they may
prove effective against the tide OF boil
| shevist aggression. may place every
government Of Europe on the pitfall
of Oblivion.
England admits that any military
venture against the bolsheviks must
be surrounded by the gravest social
| economic and financial dangers to
that country. First of all. the peo-
pie are opposed to further conflict
such as is the case N France and
Italy. Second. the labor party in
Eng land is dangerous influence 10
| the government and its opposition
f, may crystalline to such extent as TO
/ lead to the overthrow of Lloyd
George and his policies Third. Eng,
land considers herself in extremely
| miserable financial condition. and the
| whole country knows that further
warfare such as will be necessary to
, stem the bolshevik invasion would
| cost billions.
The job is distasteful This is true
IN France and Italy. and the allies
( realize that if they do not wish 10
( make themselves ridiculous in tho
| eyes of the world they must strike
| for the vindication of their an
| nounced peace policies. not to speak
OF the strengthening of their au-
thority
What Armistice Nay Mean.
! The bolsheviks have ignored Eng
/ lands request for armistice with Po-
land- POLES have made direct plea
IL may or may not be accepted but
| the mere acceptance means nothing
! unless there is a firm desire also in
the hearts of the bolsheviks to dis
/ continue their military activities and
/ seek to restore the peace of the whole
of eastern Europe. Threats of ex-
! terminating the whole Polish popu-
lation. to gain the establishment of
bolshevik regime in Poland. are
! sufficient unto themselves to disprove
the sincerity of any protestation the
| bolShevikS may make that they de-
/ sire peaceful end to conflict or viii!
| be satisfied with any terms of an
| armiStice short of carrying out ne
| farious plans for the sovietization of
! the whole of Europe.
| An armistice at the present juno
ture may stem onrushing armies but
| an armistice, no matter what the
| terms. cannot hold for long. for two
! reasons. it never will meet bolshe-
visit desires and should il do so the
| permanent peace terms under bolshe-
| visit dominion never would meet the
| desires and wishes of the allies.
| Furthermore. any recognition of boil
shevists in the parleys would mean
recognition of the soviet by the al
| lied governments. course which is
| deemed inexpedient at the present
| juncture, if not at all times in the
| future. because the allies know that
they are dealing with a regime that
| knows no honor nor never viii.
To what extent or in what manner
the allies will strike to save Poland
is conjecturalrT but that the allies
sooner or later will be forced to
! adopt some concrete policy OF force
| in assisting Poland to her feet. II
! Poland is to live between two ma
tions keenly hostile to her, is plain
| fact.
| Through il all one conclusion pre-
| dominates and that is unless the al
| lies save Poland. prevent the over
| running by reds with consequent pos
| sihle junction with the radicals OF
Germany, then the menace to all peo-
| ples of Europe becomes Immediately
I acute. This is the dominating motive
behind the keen eagerness OF allied
nations to move at the moment. TO
| prevent the bolsheviks and even Ger
MANY from capitalizing to the fuiiest
| the era of procrastination that naS
| nrevailed since the Paris conference.