The Washington herald., 1920-03-11
GERMANY LOOKS.
TOWARD RUSSIA.
FOR NEXT GOAL
Capt. Gordon-Smith Sees
Teutons' Come Back
Staged There.
COLONIZATION BEGUN
Emigration, Steadily In
creasing, Seed for New
War, He Predicts.
COLONIZATION BEGUN
BY JOHN HEARLEY.

II the Italians keep Fiume, the
Jugo-S will fight them. Capt.
Gordon Gordon-Smith has just
brought this message back from
Jugo-Slavia-
Although a Britisher. Capt. Cor
don n-Smith is attached to the Serbian
legation here. He is a cavalry Of
ficer in the Serbian army.
Capt. Gordon-Smith has recently
returned to Washington after ex-
tended European travel. His inves-
LEGATIONS carried him not only to
Belgrade. but into England, France
and Italy.
He is internationally recognized
as a student of European politics in
general and Balkan politics in par
ticular. His impressions of present.
day Europe, therefore. are not with
out interest and value.
Capt. Gordon-Smith says that
Europe is going back to work. The
necessity of eating three square
meals a day is solving the recon-
|struction problem.
Nevertheless. he admits that every
European country is in dire need
of raw materials. General European
industry is undoubtedly considerably
restricted on account of such lack.
Germany's Russian Policy.
Capt Gordon Smith, like many
others, prophesies a German come
back" via Russia. He sees grave
possibilities in Ludendorff's reported
journey to Russia and Hindenburg's
campaign for the German presi-
dency.
Germany is so crowded that ap-
proximately 20.0OO.OOO of her citi-
zens will emigrate." he predicted.
The majority of these he con-
tinued, probably will be estab-
lished as German colonists in Rus
sia.
This ersigrationt will be the seed
from which a new war against Ger
many will eventually grow. Ger
man colonies in Russia will be the
milestones in Germany's future road
TO the Orient.
In the beginning. Germany's
penetration of Russia will be peace
full and economic. Even before the
war there We're 100000 Germans
in Russian territory. it should be
remembered.
Il have been in towns in Russia.
where only German was spoken.
These places seemed almost like viii
lagos or cities along the Rhine.
1T will do no good to deny that
the Germans are 100 per cent eff
cient. This efficiency will be the
springboard from which they will
return TO power.
present conditions in Russia are
tending to assist Germanys Rus
sian policy. The psychology of Boil
shevism is changing and Trotsky's
military idea rather than Lenine's
sociological idea is now affecting
the mass mind.
The Russian pendulum is swing
ing toward a Bolshevist bourgeoisie,
something far different from a Boil
shevist proletariat' Militarism in
Russia or any place else will cre-
ate or foster an imperialistic spirit
among the people.
"Psychologically Lenine and Trots-
ky already have separated. A def
mite split with far-reaching conse-
quences is by no means an impos-
sible event of the future"
Possible War Against Italy.
Capt. Gordon-Smith discussed the
ltalo-Jugo-Slav. controversy quite
frankly. He said that the possi-
bility of war with Italy was being
debated in Serbia.
Il was in Belgrade when the new
army of recruits was called up"
he declared. They were splendid
young men, fired. like the Serbians.
with patriotic ardor.
The Serbians undoubtedly wish
to be friendly with the Italians.
but they will never tolerate Italy's
occupation of Fiume.
Should Italy seek to retain this Adri-
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