Evening star., 1920-01-25
CHAOS is IMMINENT
IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Winters Su@erings May Turn Balance in
Next Eight Weeks-Monarchists Watch
for Opportunity.

kaiser. but more conservative of these
men realize that this cannot be done
ana that Germany's salvation may
lie in some limited monarchial forms
such as are existent in England and
Italy. 1t is A noteworthy fact that.
though the Ebert regime is directing
its energies toward the suppression
of communistic forms and IDEAS
throughout the land. not even the
little finger of Herr Gustave Noskc.
the minister of defense and dictator
has been raised in the suppression of
the monarchist agitators. Nor has
of rabidly counter-revolutionary pc
riodicals which openly espouse the re-
turn of old forms with limitations.
IL Noske '.Hand in Glover"
This has given rise to the belief
that Herr Noske today is hand In
glove with the old crowd and that
through his army. which is said
through various guises TO number
million. is ready to strike in the in
terests of old order the moment the
time is ripe. That they may do so
during the next six weeks and make
communistic outbreaks occasion for
the final coup is believed possible
roughout Europe.
1t is generally agreed in European
capitals today that the present form
OF government in Germany under its
present management ca rfnot last The
.
man life through many of the So
called reconstruction measures of the
government will kindle the dissatis-
faction to the point where there will
be overwhelming demand for change
That this change should come when
the discontent of the peoples through
their own Sufferings is greatest is bur
logical, according to European states
men.
But even should the monarchiste h.
/ Lot
many faces great test of strength
between the majority and independent
| socialists. The radicals are clamoring
for the stopping of all already slowly
tion now is so low that Germany
cannot live by it. Agricultural
life is demoralized, and should the
| communists and indepe ndents bring
on a strike, halting industries, rail-
ways and means of exchange in the
| hope of perpetuating themselves.
Iermany's doom is sealed for an i'm
dennite period. for just as the present
regime lacks men of broad construc-
i've genius, big enough TO lift the ma
| uon from the slough of despond. just
SO do the communists. while the lat
! ter's policies. in their broader form.
are closely akin to those which have
made Russia. politically. financially
and economically a shambles.
Austria's, Plight Serious.
Though Germany from all appear
ances may be weak and on the verge
OF radical changes. which may or may
! not completely disembowel what re-
mains of recognized forms of govern
ment and of living, Austria's plight is
even more serious. The Industries are
at standstill. the people are actually
starving and that measure of worlds
relief already dispatched into Austria
has afforded nothing but SOUP
kitchen existence. while hundreds of
thousands of people have not had even
this much aid. Men. women and chill
| dren are starving. Bodies and minds
are being dwarfed by lack of food and
fuel. Proper clothed bodies are al
most never to be seen, while indus
tries are absolutely paralyzed and the
| kronen not worth the value of the pa
per it is printed upon. People are
! dazed and as the tides of life flow
lower and lower the smoldering
spirit of resentment against the con-
ditions which by circumstance have
been imposed grow more vigorous re-
sentiment keeps pace.
Austria today is a victim of both
forced inertia and hatred of existing
forms. which apparently but perpetu-
ate the trials of the people. AS a con-
| sequence such regimes exist in
Austria soon may fall and the people
| turn themselves loose to sack and
loot for whatever may be found that
| they may alleviate, even temporarily,
bodily pangs.
The new Austria is cut off from her
sources of raw materials, which now
| lie within newly created states and
only agreements with these new
states will insure the revival of the
country's industries. Announced COM
mercial arrangements with CZecho-
slovakia will aid Austrias revivifica-
tion. but most certainly not il Czecho-
| slovakia, through forced conditions. is
compelled to marshal all of her own
resources and supplies to perpetuate
herself. AS in Germany the monar-
chists likewise may endeavor TO seize
advantage of the present state of
mind and destroy the republic and re-
seat themselves. Agreements of de-
/ fense with Czechoslovakia anticipate
this very thing
Hungary and Rumania to a lesser
degree are suffering the fate of Aus
tria Bulgaria is reported 10 be near
| bolshevist by virtue of her tribula-
tions.
Just how far the people VIII go
themselves in rectifying present COR
ditions by any means they may deem
expedient, remains to be seen, but that
radicalism. bolshevism and full play
of excited fancies of disordered brains
may work for complete chaos through
central Europe is a fact unquestioned
by the far-thinking statesmen or Eu-
rope.
1t is in consequence of this fear or
further instability and disorganiza-
tion that the at1ies and associated
powers may be expected TO go lar TO
mitigate present day conditions
But. withal there is little nope thaI
all the powers of central Europe wiz
revive before they suffer even greater
relapses