The Washington herald., 1920-07-26
VICTORIOUS REDS
DEFY WHOLE WORLD.
SAYS COL. HOUSE
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United States, and indeed of every
other country, are vitality concerned
in what is happening today in cen
trail and eastern Europe. The out
come may mean an orderly world, as
we in America would have it, or a
disorderIy one.
The Soviet government of Russia
evidently feels itself strong enough
to defy the Entente powers The
text of Tchicherin's answer TO the
allied ultimatum. which has been
published. is full Of contemptuous
irony. Russia declines to permit the
allies to interfere with her PLANS
for making peace whit Poland. Lat
via or Finland, and purposes doing
so directly herself
Word has como that Russia
agrees to an armistjCC with Poland
and for the moment the tension rs
partially relieved. However. II the
terms are severe and unreasonable
and If Poland rejects thcTl. occupa-
tion of Poland will probably occur.
The next act in the drama-or shall
We not say tragedy-wiIl involve
Germany. The heart of Germany is
not BOlshevist but the sting Of do
feat lies heavily upon ner and she
may feel that there is moro hope for
her in the East than in the West.
In that event the hrst unpleasant
symptom will be the fall Of the
present German government and the
rise of more radical one.
Welcome TO Germany.
Then perhaps will come incipient
revolution and later an invitation
to Russia to help sustain the social
istic government. Already Russian
guns arc heard along the borders of
East Prussia and tho hate which
Germans Of all classes feel for the
French, may make the sound a well
come ono.
IF, on the contrary. the Soviet
government lives up to its prctes-
stons and a benign peace is given
Poland, different chapter in his
tory may be written. The best opin-
ion is that this will be done and for
the following reasons:
The motive back of the Soviet
organization is not conquest of ter
ritOry but to impose upon other ma
tions its theory OF government I'm
less Bolshevists become drunk with
victory and are led into madness
which it usually brings, it is proba-
BILE that they will try to win the
Poles by a generous attitude. This
policy, they would be led to hope,
would have its influence upon Ger
Nran &c
tain that they will not attempt to
get into Germany by force of arms,
but only If Germany bids them come.
They know the folly of outside in
reference for they realize that had
II not been for the intervention Of
the allies in Russian affairs the
Soviet government would have
fallen long ago.
Red Veil Removed.
''Superficially, it looks as II the
Soviet government was stronger
than at any time since it came into
being. 1t is, however, probably at
the crest of its power. 1t is now
emerging from behind that screen
which, as long as IL was driven, mys-
titled and perplexed the laboring
world. The light is beginning to
shine through in places, and what
labor sees it does not like. Lenine's
pronouncement annulling the right
of labor to strike has made, a pro-
found impression and the unpar-
alleled tyranny OF the government
has given some of it's former well
wishers an unpleasant shock.
''One of the most interesting parts
of Tchicherin's answer to the allies
is his reference to the league of
nations. The attitude of the Soviet
government toward the league has
long been antagonistic. There has
been much speculation as to the
real cause of the Bolshevist Uppo-
sition. Strangely enough, the ar
guments used against the league by
the Bolshevist government ar in
all essentials the same as those
used by the opponents of the league
in the United States. This attitude
is directly opposed to that of or
ganized labor throughout the world
Labor and liberal opinion in
every land save Bolshevist Russia
are for the league. Bolshevist Rus
sia is for the rule of the proletariat
in all countries working as a unit
as opposed to the idea of the league.
which is an association of govern
ments for the purpose of maintain
ing peace among nations and bring
ing about better understanding be-
tween citizens of every class and
creed"
Copyright, 1920, by Public Ledger Co..