The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
new STATES ARE
FACING DANCER
Conditions in Eastern Europe
Are Disturbing.
ALL ARE TORN BY INTRIGUE
United States Official Gives an lnti-
mate View of the Situation After
Careful Study-struggIe for Power
on Part of CIiques and individuals
Sure to Bring Change-Hungary
Will Starve This Winter.

An intimate view of conditions in
eastern Europe is given by an Amer
lean official just back frOra tour
through Poland, Czechoslovakia and
Austria, and later visit to the Hun
garian capital at Budapest. He says:
ut seems inevitable that changes
must occur in the governments of all
these new states of Europe. None Of
them is stable. Everywhere is the in
trigue and struggle for power and
place on the part of cliques and indi-
viduals, and beneath is the unrest of
the masses. National independence
has not brought Utopia and constitu-
tons do not furnish bread.
I'm Poland strong opposition to
Mr.. Paderewski has developed. Be.
sides this Poland will suffer from
acute hunger this winter. Her people
are supporting an army out of all pro-
portion to the population to guard her
frontiers, and any incident may bring
clash with the Czechs or Germans.
The Teschen question is acute and
both countries are aflame. I doubt If
a plebiscite will settle it satisfactorily
or permanently.
czechosIovakia in Ferment.
I'm Czechoslovakia there is strong
opposition to the present government,
which lacks strength in its personnel.
The danger there lies, however, more
in the growing jealousy of the Slavs.
They have been very thoroughly sub.
ordinated and resent the arrogant at.
titude of the Bohemians proper. Again,
the drastic anti-German policy of the
government is a source Of danger.
Czechoslovakia, in physical sense, is
better off than any other country over
there. She has ample food and fuel
and is thus in commanding position.
Her industries can resume with little
outside help. With strong govern
ment that country should survive and
prosper. Her danger seems to lie IN
probable racial antagonisms, with re-
sulting political confusion.
"As for Hungary, few people here
believe it will survive as an independ-
ent state. Eventual union with Rou'
mania seems now inevitable, either
with it's own king as vassal, or simply
as mart of the empire.
"The Roumanians were quick to see
the powerlessness of the allies and
simply disregarded the communica'
tons from Paris. The so-called inter-
allied military mission, unbacked by
anything real, is farce. The other
day letter was sent to the Rouman-
ian commander by this mission, writ.
ten in English, and he handed it back
with the remark to communicate with
him in a language understood by civ
ilized people,"
slur on Paris Conference.
Another Roumanian parsonage re.
marked that the Paris conference had
sent them very impOlite note, to
which they were forced to reply In
kind. These are merely illustrative of
the conditions there.
Hungary will starve this winter. 1t
is beginning to starve now. The Rou.
manians have stripped it utterly, from
seed wheat to the printing presses.
They control and censor the mails and
wires, and are in fact and deed con.
querors.
"Among men with whom talked in
Budapest there is conviction that II
Hungary survives it will be only un.
der a monarchy. The peasantry want
a king, and the old reactionary crowd
Is powerful, acute and busy.
"As for Austria, every province and
every district is separate govern.
ment by itself, acting independently
and often in defiance of the Vienna
government, which is actually con.
trolled, as far as any control goes, by
these workmen and soldiers councils.
"There, too, the body of the people
seem to want monarchy. They have
had enough of republicanism. Well.
informed people say coup d'etat is
not impossible.
1.-THE Austrians are hopeless regard
ing their future, and see only union
With Italy or Czechoslovakia if they
ire to survive. The country is bank.