Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

aspects imam the IeTflole
" four years struggle be-
tween the allies and the
central powers. or allied recognition
of the soviet regime in Russia is the
choice. undesirable as it may be, be-
fore European governments.
There on the eastern front, where
the very life of Poland is at stake, it
will be bloody struggle OF extermi-
nation, the allies endeavoring to
eradicate forever the bolshevists from
Russia, or, in the negotiations for
armistice and peace with Poland, pos
sibly to be followed by a London con-
ference between all interests repre-
scented in eastern Europe, the allies
will be forced not only to deal with
the greatest enemies to settled order
In the history of mankind. but recog-
nize their nefarious regime, later to
guard as best they can against the
spread of bolshevist theories the
world over.
Reds Have Upper Hand.
Events have turned swiftly in favor
of the bolshevists in recent days. This
cannot be denied. Europe today is
completely on the defensive. The
bolshevists at this juncture hold the
whip hand, and it's singing lash may
be felt the world over before the
proposed negotiations looking toward
the establishment of peace and or
der throughout the old world can
even for a moment be considered.
Bolshevist armies not only have in
vaded Poland, but the safety of both
Lemberg and Warsaw is hanging in
the balance. Red armies have pressed
on despite promises of an armistice.
The Polish armies, everywhere being
loosely organized, even though thor
oughly patriotic and fighting like
The Reds are in position if the armis-
tice negotiations fail to drive home
the fatal blow-the complete occupa-
tion of Poland and junction with Ger
many. which means an eventual COM
munistic state in the Teutonic empire.
Sees Bolshevist Europe.
With a bolshevist Germany Moscow
reckons that it will be comparatively
short time before the whole of Eu-
rope will be af1ame with doctrines
undermining existing law and order
and that the eventual test of strength
will come between the United States
and Great Britain on the one hand
and the followers of bolshevist the
cries in every other country of Eu-
rome and Asia on the other.
Impossible as this all may seem to
the casual observer it nevertheless is
only by expeditions. firm and over
whelming action of allied govern
ments in Europe today.
The measure of future bolshevist
success will be the measure of allied
ability to protect governments exist
ing today.
There is no reason to believe that
the allied governments have not at
last awakened to the fact that their
dilatory methods of handling the
eastern situation have brought on the
crisis. They must either save Poland
or face possible collapse before a
bolshevized Europe.
Allies Sending Aid.
Missions have been dispatched to
Poland and hundreds of French and
British army officers are being as
signed in the reformation of the
Polish armies with the view to
changing Immediately Polish military
tactics. Munitions are going forward
to the Poles from Danzig and Czecho-
slovakia- 1t is declared 100000 allied
troops will be sent in case the danger
Grows graver. Notwithstanding an
tipathies existing in England. France
and italy against such a policy. But
unless the allies rush these troops
there is every reason to believe that
even they. forming nucleus of the
rejuvenated Polish army will be too
few to stem the westward moving
tide
With the possibility of soviet Russia
refusing to negotiate with Poland as
long as the allies dictate. the only re-
course left will be showdown con-
f1ict for the mastery. of not only Po-
land and the newly created states ly-
ing between Russia and western Eu-
rope. but for the control of Russia
itself.
Allied governments have stipulated
that Poland shall not be disarmed
that Polish territorial lines as framed
at Paris shall stand. that Polish gov
eminent shall not be sovietized and
That border states shall be made free
Of bolshevik domination or even infiu-
ence. In view of the bolshevists' de-
sire to agate their gospel of hell
and establish proletariat regimes in
every world capital. just how the al
lies attempt to dictate such stipula-
tions. before either armistice or peace,
will be received by Lenin and Trot-
sky may well be surmised.
Allies Power to BE Determined.
The allies are acting as conquerors
in their pre-armistice and pre-peace
parleyS. AS matter of fact the