The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-19
The Shadow Over Asia
QrOm the Philadelphia North American

barrier In tho east, and their road TO
Taahkend. Snmarknnd aud Hokhara
h p They can nov establish d.
rect communication with Persia, AZ
ghanistan and the northwest frontier
o. India"
II seems a TRANCE caprice of fate
that Russia. Tor a century the ninht
mare OF British statcsmauship be-
cause Of her real or supposed threat
imminent danger than ever after
having discarded all the old imperial
isbc designs of cxarism. But the
situation ~ lqEical. The Boiahevist
government "a pressing relcntiessN
the opportunity 20 spread ~ cult
dine setkH te strlke a. itr moai peN-
crful nntakonist. Great britain.
through her Asiatic possessions and
spheres Of Influence"
No intelligent observer needs 20 be
told that the Bolshevist propaganda
has long been az work IN those re-
glons. and with substantial results.
IN India. as IN Egypt, the legitimate
aspirations OF b natives for a great
er share OF seif-Eovernment have
been turned Into channels Of rocial
revolution and employed for tiie in
element OF racial n religious ani-
moslties. Russian agents helped to
D INnAfMN NNN AnIAHNNhN AM wv IWNNN'
last April. and Bolsheyist literature
has been poured into Aighanistau nnd
other hurOcr states. where even nov
the British are engaged In campaigns
among the hill tribes.
Persia IL IN especially fertile field
FOR the propaganda, because OF t.ic
virtual protpctorute tina Great ulit-
ain has arranged with the subser' ient
government. Persia II flrcdpd Win
BoisheVist pamphlets ~dsnouprinE ~
p%loitation OF tho country In tie INST
BY the English robbcrs and the
agents Of cxarism." AMI calling upon
the ''enslaved people TO rise against
capitalists. together wltl those OF
France and america. have DESTROYED
their world rival. Nermnn imperial
ISM" runs the appeal from Moscow.
England considers % a favorable
time to seize Pcrsiu. Enliish cnpi-
tniism wants 4 o suck the irst dioi
OF blood from the Persian people"
The deadly enec; OF this kind OF
propaganda among the tecming mil
i4ans OF Asia has already hnd uem'
oustrntlon. To thosc backward poo
fIiss. suliruly submissive for genera
tons 10 European domination. tht
Bolshevist message u Freedom
r,imcs with eiectrifyIng effect. Len
Inc. after Wilson. renmt 10 them AN
other ana a more powerful prophet
OF Observation-Disclosures and through
v all the yuat continent there are
ominous surringH Of revolt. Nor pte
economic mi.tfA ARA unl,ticfu Fuhtu-
cotton the only conditions which The
Boishryists adrcltiy as, 10 fomont m
surrectlon With equal skill they ars
playing pnn the religious "tntaNcisui
OF the EAST utilizing the protest 0l
thr MOslcms OF iultt against tht
pei dtion OF Turksv BY tn nhiea. and
seeking to exploit he doctrine OF q
hoy War' by fsiam
TIE situation ~ changing VIII
kaleidoscopic rap di.y, ani no ons
say In what part - b world tht
smouldering fire, ~ 80 shcvi-m vii
next letp up inso c'nilagrerou. Brl
Al this moment ;hH long-dev' iopinf
war h In a distinct phaac. With AEia
\ the main battle ground: and as th'
lengue Of nation 20 mrs into lieirg D
tpkes the form, not n % w-irld-girA'
ling alliance, hut 9f u cluster Of en-
ughtened peoples already c%onfrpntc,
BY q potential g 'OIp vastly greater ~
population ana territories