Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-11
ALLIES UNABLE
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! AID TO POLAND
Hungary About Only Country
Willing to Act Owing to
Social Conditions.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1920.

PARIS, August 11.-Judging from
my observations throughout Europe,
the allies are unable to send Poland
military aid, however. much they may
desire to do so and however much they
may deliberate.
France and Britain are paralyzed by
the anti-militarist activities of the la
Dor elements. Italy is even more help
less socially, while politically she is
indisposed to arouse the enmity of
the soviets because she desires to win
Russia's friendship in the quarrel with
the JugoSlavs. The Czechs, Jugoslavs
and Bulgars. all animated by pan-Slav
sentiments, would refuse to fight Rus
SLAMS of any party.
Germany would like nothing better
than to see Poland crushed. The Ru-
manlans. while sentimentally Poland'S
allies and RusSia'S enemies are not
military people and are indisposed to
hight now except in self-defense.
Hungary Alone Ready
The only country which would con-
sent to send an effective force against
the bolShevik is Hungary Hungarian
soldiers are excellent and the Hunga-
rians being additionally anti-Slav
and having suffered sc much from
communism last year, would thor
oughly enjoy fight with the reds.
But in return for this service the
allies would have to repay Hungary
by modifying the peace terms, per-
hapS to the extent of returning part
of Slovakia or Pennsylvania to Hun
gary-a transaction to which neither
the CZechs nor Rumanians will ever
consent.
1t is even too late to send Poland
IL
and ammunition. If this had been
done six months ago there might have
been peace in eastern Europe by this
time. Now neither the CZechs, Aus
TRANS or Germans will let railway
shipments through and the road be-
tween Warsaw and Danzig seems IL
able to be cut by the reds any day.
The French technical officers, whose
advice the Poles in their jealousy and
nationaliStic pride were Ignoring
three months ago have seemingly
been restored to their position of au-
thority and if anything remains to be
done with the broken-spirited Polish
army they may be counted upon to
do it.
The Exaggerated Economic Aim.
But apparently it is too late even
for this The only weapon of attack
that can be welded is the much
exaggerated economic arm. There is
a threat to renew the blockade OF
Russia, but, so far as I know. the
blockade has never really been lifted.
Moreover, Russia, owing to her eco
nomic ruin and the breakdown OF
her transportation system, has moth
ing to trade with, and hence is I'M
able to buy foreign goods. However,
Russia ultimately must have foreign
technical aid and capital to restore
the ruin brought about by bolshevism.
Germany might supply the tech
nicians and, indeed. would like to do
so, but only the United States, Britain
and France could supply the capital.
When this time comes the allies can
perhaps make their own terms.
Meanwhile it is not believed that
Russia is essential to the economic
restoration of the rest of Europe.
What Europe needs is normal produce
ton and improved means of trans
portation. These are likely to be
realized in all other parts of Europe
before they are realized in Russia.
Last year it was frequently said by
those opposing armed Intervention
against the soviets that you cannot
fight ideas by force" The counter
part of this dictum is, you cannot
check the red army by empty pro-
nunciamentos" Poland must save her
self the best she can.