Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-16
WARSAW, ANTWERP. MARION.

possession OF Poland, Antwerp the
principal city Of Belgium where the
Olympic games are now taking place.
and Marion. Ohio. where the candi-
date Of one of the great political
parties Of the United States is con-
Quoting q front porch campaign for
the presidency. Yet all three of these
places are drawn together in thought
as one contemplatee world events to-
day.
There is something incongruous in
the opening Of the Olympic games
at Antwarp amid colorful scenes of
pomp and spiendor and participated
in by representatives of the great
nations of the world, while in Po-
land a life and death struggle is go
ing on upon the outcome of which
may rest the fate of civilization it.
self. 1t is as IL our attempt 10 re-
sumo the pursuits of peace were a
mockery. The great war may be
over in a sense. but peace is not yet
established; neither is it likely to be
established while great nations like
our own quit before the job they set
out to do is only half done.
Try as We may to forget the re-
cent past in friendly tests of strength
and trials of skill, the echo of guns
hammering away at the gates of
Warsaw are a constant reminder
that while men may cry, peace.
peace" there is no peace.
A noble race of men who have
long been held under subsection and
who were recently liberated and en-
couraged to set up ones more a gov
eminent Of their own are still bleed
ing and dying that their nation might
live. But those who helped revive
IL and start it on its way return 10
their games and peaceful diversions
with an outward show of indifference
that is little short of alarming.
1t is quite apparent to any think
ing man that the raj in a true sense,
is not over by any means and those
who try to make themselves believe
that the United States can keep
hands of while anarchy runs ram
pant over Europe are only attempt
ing to fool themselves. If America
could not kesp out of a European
conflict when the n great issue at
stake was Prussian militarism,
America certainly cannot keep out of
a conflict, no matter where it is
waged when the issue is between
civilization and belshevism.
Students of recent world affairs
are pretty generally agreed that the
present crisis in Poland would never
had occurred had the peace treaty as
il was drawn up at Versailles been
promptly adopted and the League of
Nations been put into operation at
once. 1t was a dangerous game that
the Republican senator's at Washing
ton were playing, They were willing
to sacrifice the peace of the world
in order that they might work of
their spleen against President Will
son. They were willing that any
thing should happen If only Pres
ident Wilson could be defeated and
discredited. They have about ac-
complished their purpose and the
consequences of their narrow. parti-
san acts are now upon US.
With a Soviet government estab-
lished over Poland thus e~ffecting a
juneture between the Reds" of Rus
sian and the "Reds" in Germany,
and with Hungarian and Czecho-
slovakia next to be attacked; with
the radicals in England becoming
more anu NuObc uOAeHt VI thV 6o'
eminent there. France again be-
comes the frontier OF freedom, and
who say the United States can re-
main secure?
These are not mere suggestions
they are facts that we are facing al
this very moment. yet we pretend &c
turn to our business and u games
as IL the world was itself once more
We have here in the United State'
a great political party seeking the
suffrage of the people on a policy o.
hands off in these world affairs based
on no stronger argument than per
sonal hatred of a President who hap
pens to be Of a different politica
faith. Well may the roar Of the gum
before Warsaw o only disturb thu
athletes at their games at Antwerp
but bestir the thoughts Of the candi
date on his front porch at Marion.