Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-03
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

bolshevik leaders of Russia.
And should the forces now
~ arrayed against Lenin and
Trotsky not succeed in forcing the
overthrow or complete discrediting
of the apostles of red terror within
the coming twelve months even more
critical days will be in store for the
rest of Europe.
Events are reaching a crisis This
soon may come or it may come later
but that during the approaching Win
ter months the final chapter in the
great international drama. wherein
the forces of anarchy disguised under
the cloak of true democracy are
arrayed against settled order In CIVIL
lization. will be written is the ex-
ipectation of those students OF world
affairs who have dwelt particularly
upon the march of events in eastern
Europe.
From every section of Russia come
reports of the increasing disaffection
lin bolShevik ranks. The growing
tdistrust of Lenin and Trotsky mas
Preached a point where. 1T is declared
the two men who have done most to
"
sidering the calling of great Rus
sian congress in Moscow TO frame
some sort of commission govern
ment-at least frame a system OF gov
eminent designed to be permanent.
See Writing on Wall.
AS a matter of fact. Lenin and Irot-
sky undoubtedly see the handwriting
on the wall. A glimpse at the Polisn !,
front, at Gen. WrangeFs and then al
1.-The slowly encroaching Ukrainian
!armies in the southwest indicates
doom for Trotsky's Wanted military
power, unless this power actually Is
las great as he boasts. In world cap.
which the Poles, Wrangel and Ukrain-
Iians are cutting the bolshevik armies
Ito pieces on all fronts indicates tnat
1.-THE personnel of the soviet armies Is
not only inferior. but that these
forces cannot win without adequate
Iarms and munitions, which, dispatches
would indicate. are sadly deficient:
With the military tides going
lagainst them, with waning commence
THAT they can indefinitely sustain
themselves with crumbling armies, !.
iwould be a natural thing that both
lTrotsky and Lenin should turn to the
,people in semi official congress either
Ito get a vote of confidence or sur.
render the reign into hands whicf
they would control even though ap-
Headers of the present Russian regime
1t is but natural that the red lead
iers should urge NJ. Jofe to make
peace at almost any price with the
Poles if this peace in any sense would
permit them to turn upon Gen. Wran-
gel and the Ukrainians, in the south
and the southwest, and crush them, sc
that they might at least establish
themselves within Russia. The reds
have gone much farther in theiI
D114
rected. Greater territory has been
granted than under the Curzon award
Polish rights are respected, and the
bolsheviki pledge themselves to re.
frain from interference with tht
internal affairs of the nation. but il
should promise much if they still
cherish the hope that after the Poles
have been removed from the fight
they can crush their enemies within
Russia, sustain themselves in power
and at any time in future years turr
upon Poland.
T. g. 800 Poles Suspicious.
The Poles are suspicious of the boil.
shevikiS speed in rushing peace. The
ultimatum to the Poles expires DC.
tober 5, Trotsky having declared thai
if the red peace terms were not &C.
cepted by this date the Poles would
be punished, red armies would march
INTO w aISaW anu HolaHQ WoulQ De re-
moved from further consideration as
a going nation.
Next Tuesday is the day. Subsequen,
days will tell whether the bolsheyiks
are able to carry out their immediate
threat If they fail Trotsky's words
will be proven idle and the Russians
once more will have an example of the
impotence of their leader. In order
that Trotsky may not be proven a
vaingloriouS boaSter-the present mil
itary situation on the eastern front
proving that he may be made one
it is but natural that the reds should
insist on the signing of terms at the
earliest possible date. If the Poles
sign armistice terms before Tuesday
this fact alone is certain to be used
by bolshevik leaders as propaganda,
they declaring the very act being
proof of Poland's plight before the