New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Bolshevik Gains
Alarm Hungary's
Chief Statesmen
Regent Horthy Says All Eu-
rope Faces Serious Crisis
if Poland Collapses, and
Criticizes Peace Treaty

BUDAPEST, Aug. l. Hungary's
statesmen are fearful of the conse-
quences if the Bolsheviki crush Poland
Admiral Nicholas Horthy, Regent Of
Hungary, when seen at his palace Office
by The Associated Press correspondent,
said:
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 of war and by the crushing peace
treaty, in addition to other evils in the
wake of war. The treaties dictated by
the Allies were unable to create order
and tranquility; on the contrary, all
our evils grew more acute and all pain
full problems, on the way of solution
more or less in the past, face US grimly
like SO many sphinxes. Central Europe
is a volcano after the eruption, still
covered with smoke, and we cannot see
any reassuring sign as yet to avert
dangers lurking in the future.
Il am informed about the prepare
tons of the Bolshevik:. These prepa-
rations are not of a recent date, and it
is not exclusively Hungary they are
related to. Bolshevik propaganda is an
enemy Of all countries, not accepting
the principles of the Third Interna-
tionale. 1t is trying to spread its doc
trines in the United States and Canada
just as we'll az in Hungary.
The most dangerous means of all
the Bolshevik offensive is just the prop
uganda, and from that viewpoint there
was not a single moments cessation in
the Bolshevik offensive against Hun
gary. On the contrary, it maintains a
feverish activity against US by
means of the Hungarian communistic
sian money. 1t is a pity that in many
Western countries people do not realize
the dangers and the means Of the Boil
shevik propaganda.
"The relation of Hungary to her
neighbors depends solely upon how our
neighbors wish to establish it to-
ward US. 1t is in their interest that
the treaty has been forced on US by
the Allies, 81 that it is their duty to
start better relations. Although it is
much easier for them to do that. un-
happily they show very few signs Of
their intentions to that effect up to the
present.
"Day by day for eighteen months our
people have been fleeing from the oc-
cupied territories, and our railroad ter
minals are not large enough to shelter
the railroad cars they are living in.
These prosecuted families, of course,
are strong advocates of an irredentist
nrnpa pa nNa IF our neiCh hors have 81
really serious intention to improve
general sentiment toward US they have
to make it possible, first of all, for
those fellow countrymen of ours to re-
turn home. They have to stop perse-
cutions so that even on that most un-
fortunate spot of Europe there should
be oDen for everybody a chance to
make living compatible with human
dignity 1t would be of first rate i'm
portance to have effected that improve
ment in public sentiment as prelimi-
nary condition to the resumption of
economic connections.
THE misery of the people of these
territories Of the former Austro Hun
garian monarchy, a compact, economi-
cal territory in the past, is due mainly
to the fact that ali the natural, eco
nomic ties are cut and they are being
forced into the most unnatural connec-
tions. We quote as an instance the
salt supply Of the country, which COM
modify could be procured from the
mines a few kilometers distant from
the present boundary line in Marmaros.
In spite of all that we are obliged to
supply our needs in salt from Ger
many. That unnatural order of things
increases enormously the cost of liv-
ing and paralyzes all production"