Evening star., 1920-03-28

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governments. the standard
bearers of settled order. progress and
real democracy?
This is a question that safely may
be discussed at the moment; one that
is not fantastic. one which confronts
Europe today as reality. Upon the
successful solution. as 1 have fire.
quently pointed out, depends the fu-
ture of Europe and the we'll being of
its teeming millions.
On the one hand Lenin is making
steady progress in establishing undis-
puted power in Russia, while his en-
issaries have insidiously instilled the
spirit of revolt into the hearts of a
vast proportion of the laboring ele-
ment of Europe. which in future years
is certain to dictate governments and
policies.
European governments stand upon
an abyss and Lenin is striving dill
gently to shove them over. Success
or failure on the part of the high
priest of bolshevism in Moscow de-
pendS upon how expeditions is the
action of the European governments
themselves in combating the dan
gers of which they are so plainly
aware Whether or not France, Eng
land. Italy and other countries revert
TO the things that have transpired IN
Russia, with all their CHASTITY hid
eousness, will depend in measure upon
the temperament of the peoples af-
fected and Intelligence in 1ntermln-
Cling old ideas with those necessary to
modern-day economic and social de-
mands.
Lenin Makes Progress.
While Lenin is making progress.
as undeniably proven by the rapid
trend toward proletanat dictation in
Germany. which will be but a step
ping stone for bolshevism into other
countries, allied governments today
find themselves divided. disagreeing
and timid in taking such steps as are
necessary toward concerted action IN
combating the growth of Lenin's in
fiuence. The allies are disagreed on
Turkey. they have disagreed over
economic and financial aid to Ger
many, they have disagreed on steps
to be taken in enforcement of the
Versailles treaty, and latent suspicious
and Jealousies are being revived with
such swiftneSS that 1t is only queS-
tion Of comparatively few months tina.
concord in the settlement of world
problems will not exist, unless there
is a league of nations that can force
co-ordinated action. And European
nations already are agreeing that the
disinterestedness of the United States
in the present league will cause its
final dissolution. Only American par
ticipation will speed it's decision in
prescribing for such world ills a 8 may
appear. 1t is lack of co-ordinated de-
cision that has caused the fiouting OF
the treaty Of Versailles and agree
ments effected in Paris, in practical
ly every section of the world Today
the allies find themselves impotent to
enforce Paris dictates, this impotence
not being predicated upon the lack
of military force, but sheer indecision
ability to act because of diverging
economic and financial interests
Proletarianfsm Grows.
The revolution in Germany has not
assumed a point where it has estab-
lished a purely proletariat rule, but
the Ebert government has made such
concessions to Independent socialists.
communists and Spartacans that its
whole future course will be tinged
with the red of radicalism- Revolt
ing workers in the. Ruhr region, in
Prussia, in Saxony, Bavaria and other
points, declare that they are not soviet
in character, but their actions are
dictated by antagonism to the res
the militaristic or junker. The fallacy
of this argument is demonstrated by
the fact that fighting goes on and the
antagonisms between the Ebert coalI-
tion governmental regime and the
radicals continue.
The truth Of the matter is, though the
workmen in many German cities have
not accepted out-and-out bolshevistic
tendencies. they, perhaps unwittingly.
have lent their influence. bodies and
frrl ion rnf
sovietism throughout the land.
The radicals are in control in many
German cities In fact. il has been de-
clared the extremists have been in close
are receiving orders and needed aid
from Moscow in the perpetuation of
plans to disembowel the German re-
public and establish a proletariat die
tatorship. one which absolutely Will
throttle all Germanic expression of ideas
savoring in the least of bourgeois.
Russians Are Aiding.
Russians are said to be advising Ger
man workmen. Russians everywhere
are spending money freely. The seeds
of sovietism which have been germinat-
ing for nearly two years in Germany are
taking root and today the nation is far
advanced on the path of radicalism.
Workers today are insisting that their
nation. and they have no keen desire to
cooperate with statesmen or groups
who in anywise may be deemed reac-
tionary. ~
Hopes of strong coalition regime.
one that can successfully guide the Ger
man ship of state between the two dan
gerous crags. sovietism and junkerism,
appear DINNER in view of the past
weeks events.
For the perpetuation of the Ebert
regime in is deemed essential that the
workers be controlled and the soviet
leaders frustrated in a complete social
revolution within Germany. Even should
the present government achieve this
end for the moment, results may be
counted upon as being merely for the
day, for the soviet reactionarieS have
TOO firm a grip on the imagination of the
German workmen not to strike In a frmer
way at a later juncture. With the po-
1itical situation existing as 1t does to-
day, leaving Germany constantly the
victim of BATTLE for political supremacy
between the widely diverging schools of
thought. the soviet leaders in Moscow
have much better chance of achieving
the things desired than any one political
group within Germany Soviet leaders
are well on the way of realizing COM
plete support of the workingmen. No
creed or theory can combat united de-
sire for the perpetuation of a social or
der completely in line with labor's
thought.
Closer Cooperation Certain.
With either junker or bolshevist con-
troll IN Germany. plans for closer CO.
operation with Russia will go forward
with leaps and bounds-a thing not de-
sired by allied governments. 1t cannot
work less in touch with Moscow through
the coming weeks. In case of complete