Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
INFLUENCE OF REDS
WANING IN EUROPE
Countries Saved by Military Defeat o
I. Bolshevists, But Future Rests on
Wrangels Success In Crimea.

| IS chance OF division. France, 1t ls
! declared, has announced her inten-
| ton of urging the Poles TO estab-
| lish their armies where the laws of
strategy will permit protection of
future frontiers. The present situa-
ton will not permit the Poles stop
ping along the Grodno-Grinovka.
Brest-Litovsk-B line. but the
Poles must press on eastward into
Russia for many score of miles before
the Polish line of 1872 will have been
realized and Poland's military future
made secure Exigencies of future
military situation may demand that
the Poles go even further, but it is
not believed that they will carry on
any concerted offensive against Rus
STA. for even the Wisest of the Polish
leaders realize that to do SO would
court some such events as transpired
when the Polish armies were pushed
back before Warsaw.
Wrangel Gains Support.
All advices indicate that Cen
Wrangel in Crimea is gaining ire
mendous support in all of the Cossack
regions and SO critical has become
the situation from bolshevist govern
ment standpoint that it has called
for volunteers in all sections of the
nation to combat Wrangel. That the
call should come for forces against
Wrangel and not against Poland
would indicate that the bolshevists
realize their present impotence on
the Polish front and will endeavor to
recoup their lost Influence and pres
tige by operations against Gen.
Wrangel. Before any bolshvist move
ment has progressed far. however, it
is believed the French will have so
aided Wrangel as to make his force
an effective one.
1t is not without some misgiving that
the bolshevist regime must look upon
the winter months and, paradoxically,
will permit the bolshevists to recoup
their losses on the Polish front and en-
able them to reorganiZe shattered
armies possibly with the view to con-
quest of Poland next year. Green fight
ing forces may be utilized against
during the winter months and then turn
ing trained army against Poland in
the spring with0ut the extremely grave
threat to their rear.
Owing to the peculiarly distressing
economic situation prevailing within
Russia the coming winter will do much
to decide whether or not 11enin and
Trotsky will continue to preside over
the destinies Of Russian people. The
Wrangel threat to seize Moscow must
be frustrated.
Tho whole Russian situation will not
be decided during the coming months
on the Polish front, but in Crimea-
With the Poles and their allies ever
ready to lend aid to Wrangel the boil
shevik situation is perilous.
Cause Of England's Shift.
Bolshevists of Moscow could desire
nothing better than strike England a
deadly blow in the near east and in
Asia Plans looking toward the CO.
operation between the bolshevists and
peoples of the east are far reaching
and even if defeated in Europe, the
tential menace to the safety of the
world If they could but carry out
their plans to the east
The Poles have checked inroads of
bolshevism in Europe. just so may
Gen. Wrange's successes prevent close
and disgruntled elements Of the near
east and India, thereby nu1ling the
elaborate plans of Lenin and Trotsky
to strike out in this direction In
view of the stake WrangePs cam
paign against the bolshevists possibly
And England, realizing Wrangel can
aid her ambitions in the east, un-
is more inclined to aid
Wrangel This and this alone may
account for Lloyd Georges apparent
change of front and support of the
Millerand policy.
It is not to be expected that the Eu-
allies, having so narrowly ess
capped bolshevist terrors. will purAI
sue any other course than that laid
down by the French.
The next few months certainly will
be interesting.
For they probably will mark the
complete downfall Of the worlds
greatest disciples Of chaos. Lenin and
Trotsky.