The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-08-26
Shall Chaos or Reconstruction
in Europe Follow the Great
World War;
POLAND NOW STANDING ALONE
Heroic Natien, Herself In Dirs Need,
10 the Only Barrier to Bolshsvism,
Fighting the Battle for
Civilization,
Article XXI.
BY FRANK coMERFoRp.

BY FRANK coMERFoRD.
The problems of Russia and unrest
are up to the nations OF the world.
Russians problem affects the world. 1t
must be solved by the powers In con-
cert. Its solution will make the first
step toward rest. The complete sOlu-
ton of the problem of unrest must be
decided by each nation In its own way.
asked two important Slav leaders
policy the world should adopt toward
the bolsheviks. and the Russian prob
lem. In Prague I spoke to President
Mazyrik Of Czecho- Slovakia; In War
saw ! interviewed General Pilsudski.
president Of Poland. Both answered
the question in practically the same
words: Leave Russia alone; let the
Russian people solve the Russian
| question"
What is the Russian situation? A
minority has seized the government
and is holding 1t by force. The form
of government adopted cannot last.
Communism will destroy itself IL given
sufficient rope. Already 1t has de-
strOyed production and brought on
chaos. The great danger bolshevism
offers the outside world is its effort
to organize the unrest of the world
and lead II to revolution.
Poland's Hard Position.
Poland is the barrier holding the
"Red" wave OF bolshevism back. Po-
land is new state. 1t Is almost ~
big as France In population and about
the size Of Germany In area. Three
thrones fell to make q presidential
seat for the Polish republic-Austria,
Russia and Germany. The Polish peo-
Pile are intense In their patriotism.
They are individuallsts. They are
against the RED" terror. But Poland
il poor. terribly poor. The war
brought her to the point Of hunger.
She Is now facing starvation. She 10
doing world guard duty. Her army q
holding closed the door Of bolshevik
Russia. 1t il an army made up Of men
Of zeal and determination. havs
never seen men sustain their spirit
under more trying conditions. Think
Of men without shoes facing the "Red"
army: hunger and cold attacking
them. but standing In their places
holding the front. When l was In
Europe In October, 1919. I saw this
magnificent army. Forty per cent Of
them were without shoes. There wen
less than 10000 outfits for $4,000
men. They were hungry. they were
cold. Back home their loved ones
were not hungry. they were starving;
they were not cold. they were freezing.
Still these men stood at their posts. 1
talked the matter over with the chief
of state. General Pilsudski. and l shall
never forget the manner. the tone and
the words Of this Roosevelt OF the
Slavs.
''Our army will hold the pass; the
Red terror will not bring the torch
force us to retreat. Chattering teeth
| and pain pincled stOmachs will kin
the morale Of any army In time. The
indomltabie spirit OF our men has
withs,ood hnriships that might have
destroyed un army made up Of men
lexs infiarned with the passion to make
secure their newly achieved freedom.
We are without transportation facili-
ties even for the trout. Our soldiers
are ragged and hungry. They do not
complain. nor do I complain for them.
but facts are facts and these facts
belong to the world. Our army IL
fighting a world cause and against .
world evil. Civilization In In the bal
ance and every citizen OF civilization
has right 10 know the conditions un.
der which Poland Is doing world guard
duty.
Flight Under Fdshtfui Conditions.
1--WE have no ambuinnces At the
front md our soldiers going into bnt.
tie know that n they are wounded and
IRE not fortunate enough to fall near
4 field hospital. they nre doomed TO
die Of neglect and exposure or come
to death by torture from Chinese mer.
cenariex who make UP the torture bat.
talon Of the Red army. We have no
antlseptics and our wounded men nre
exposed to II gnngren0us death. We
are without nnesthetics and wounded
men nrr required to submit to opera.
lions while keenIy alive to every xen.
satIOn Of the knife.
Help must come. and II must come
soon. Our troops are willing to eight
on: this In their glorious spirit. but
they are only flesh nhd there In q point
ut which the finest spirit surrendcrs to
cold and hunger and pnin."
Appeals were made 10 the peace
table for help. They fell on deaf earn.
Great stocks Of clothing were locked
np In England and France while the
Polish army shivered a. the boishsvik
front. saw locomotives and empty
freight cars on the side tracks In Eu.
ROPE At the time Poland was fighting
the worlds fight and crying for trans.
pOrtation.
The bOisheviks must he shut In.