Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-12
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

n RANCE is drawing At presen
X almost invisible but stronl
lines about soviet Russia. Pre-
mier Millerand. II the unfore
Seen does not occur. appeals to Pre-
mier Giolitti Of italy today in tn,
hope that the italian government viii
abandon its temporizing position ii
relation to tho soviet government i,
Moscow. Millerand. during recen
days. has given evidence of furthe,
work along this line. It being report.
ed that promises Of increasingly
great cooperation have been obtained
from peoples residing in eastern Eu.
rope who stand a chance of losing
most through inroads of bolshevism
namely, Rumania. Cxechoslovakia
Jugoslavia and even Hungary.
OF the exact extent of the great CO.
ordinated anti bolshevist endeavor. ]
am sworn to secrecy at the moment
but that the time when the signal for
strangling the life from the bolshe-
visit regime in Moscow will be given
fast approaches. can state.
Not many weeks will elapse before
preparations recently made and CO.
ordinated within the past ten days
will see their fulfilment. What NAV
happen may be guessed by the def
mite ofdcial threat of Premier Miller
and to Foreign Minister Tchitcherin
OF Moscow. that unless all French ma
tionAls are out Of Russia by Septem-
Der 80 French fleets will begin their
operations in the Black sea against
naval effort will be co-ordinated with
more important military attempts to
support Gen. 'Wrangel. and when the
combined military and naval effort is
ushered in, little doubt will remain
~ to who is to dominate Russia.
France Logical Leader.
II always has been believed by close
students Of the Russian situation that
only such co-ordinated effort. backed
sary quickly to eradicate, the foun-
tainhead Of bolshevism. That France
should father and lead such a move
ment Is but natural in view Of
Frances old antfpathies to the boil
sheviks and her desire to see erected
tremendous barriers against Germanic
influence in all of eastern Europe.
French suspicion of Germanic in
tentions will not down. The Germans
have endeavored to meet the allied
coal stipulations and in other ways
sought to build French confidence in
ever-increaeing signs at onai dOrsay
that the Germans are trusted no more
now than they have been from the
days when Gaul was overrun by the
sbarbarfans" Of the east. In fact. the
feeling Of the French. not only voiced
sions in many sections Of Europe. has
tended to stir a deeD-seated reciprocal
hate in the breasts of the Germans
and instead of abating after the sign
ing Of peace terms. it has grown
greater.
pected in Russia, with revelations OF
proposed German bolshevist co-opera-
ton in Upper Silesian plebiscite re-
gion. it 10 but natural that Premier
MilIerand should appeal to Gfolitti
Of Italy to join him in decided anti
bolshevik policy. inasmuch as Ger
many's can be better curbed. through
operations on the eastern front than
along the Rhine. at the moment. The
Rhine situation will care for itself.
for, and this Premier Millerand il
seeking to do.
Italy,s Position Doubtful
ITALY. Of all countries in striking
distance Of Russia and potential
victim Of radical outbreaks. can rem
der concrete assistance to the French
in case she chooses. for then strong
Gordon eventually can be created
from Danzig to Sicily through anti
bolshevik agreements already reached
by the French with the smaller ma
lions Of the eastern continent.
Not only does the present labor sit
uation in Italy make doubtful the
ability Of Premier Giolitti to accede to
the French request, but antipathies
emphasized during the Paris peace
conference and after. between the
French and Italians. mitigate against
q close working agreement between
the two. Italy might join any move
ment where the allies as a whole
were in accord, but a two-sided ar
rangement with France, whereby
these two nations would lead other
countries Of Europe in anti-bolshevik
maneuyers, seems doubtful The Ital-
ian people today are anti-French.
Paris being blamed for the failure of