South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-28
SPREAD
OF BOLSHEVISM IN
EUROPEAN NATIONS
Gen. Ludendorf Says if Reds
Beat Poles Bolshevism
viii Sweep Europe.
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, July 27.-vic-
tory for soviet Russia over Poland
would result in bolshevism sweep
ing all of Europe and eventually
the entire world, in the opinion Of
Gen. Eric Ludendorf, the famous
German war leader His views are
set forth In q specially prepared
and hitherto unpublished memo
randum on the dangers Of
bolshevism," written last month
and received here Tuesday in off,
cial circles.
"Polands fall will entail the fall
OF Germany and Czecho- Slovakia,"
Gen. Ludendorff says. Their
neighbors to the north and south
will follow. Fate steps along with
out elementary force. Let no one
believe 1t will come TO a stand
without enveloping Italy, France,
and England in its hideous coils.
Not even the seven seas can stop
it."
Wants Message Heard.
Addressing himself TO "the civil
ICED nations as a man who knows
war" Gen. Ludendorff pleads that
his message shall not fall on deaf
ears
Then it will be too late" he de-
clared, land the present civiliza-
ton will crumble as did that OF
Greece and Rome. And the cause
will be the obtuseness of govern
ment and the lethargy of the bour-
geoiSe IS the latter always and
everywhere likes TO stay quietly at
home on days OF decisive events
"Bolshevism is monster that
must advance 10 exist. 1t is ad-
vancing now and in gradual
/ progress from east 10 west and is
crushing everything between the
midland sea and the Atlantic
ocean.
1T was easy to forsee that the
bolshevik armies would attack to-
wards the middle Of May and de-
feat the Poles. as they have now
/ done.
Will Menace Germany.
The world at large must there
/ fore figure with a bolshevist ad-
vance In Poland towards Berlin
and Prague. Lithuania is already
/ joining soviet Russia and is demand
I ing a slice OF the Prussian province
J OF East Prussia. The moment will
| come when the bolshevist armies
will menace Germany and CZecho-
/ Slovakia directly.
I described the impending men
ace OF bolshevism in my interview
with the press early in February.
l My warnings were a cry in the
/ wilderness. These menaces are now
/ reality. Lenine has advanced hrs
/ lines TO the frontiers Of China.
/ Afghanistan. Persia and India and
! is now preparing TO continue his
victorious progress.
The bolshevist enterprises en-
| counter resistance east Of Lake
| Baikal on the part Of Japan and
I Gen. Semenoff. The tenacity and
! the superior shrewdnes of the
/ Japanese make il probable that the
/ holshevist will meet with reverses
\ I'm that quarter. However. the boil
/ shevists have the inner line in the
/ direction of India and Persia no
I less than i'm Europe. Japans turn
Will be later as they figure
Power TO Face.
The bolshevists have England's
/ world power 70 face in both direc-
tions. but in addition 10 that we
/ must remember they must face
! what the world calls civilization
/ besides conflict between the
/ bolshevists and England is not the
I only problem. The world could az
/ ford 10 be an onlOoker IN that case.
/ The real problem is a conflict be-
! tween civilization and barbarism in
/ which the interest OF civilized ma
/ tions are one They can afford TO
! follow their several ways, as die
/ tated by their several interests. only
when this conflict is attended to-"