The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-24
Thirteen on Other Hemisphere,
-Four on This, Counting
Active and Inactive.
(BY COL. FlTzHUGH LEE
MINNIGERODEl

For nearly two years 1t has beer
assumed that the World war was
over. Perhaps 1t is. II the term
World war" is applied to the conflict
between the allies and the central en-
plres. which ended with the armistice
II, however, the term ''World war"
can rightly be applied to conditions OF
war which at present exist in many
places throughout the world as a d.
rect result of the great conflict, 1t Is
not over. nor is the end in sight.
have spread out before me a map
.Aof the world. This map has been
carefully studied for the purpose OF
determining the number OF wars at
present In progress. the conflicting
nations, peoples or interests and the
location OF each. Each sphere OF con-
-. fiict has been marked, and the map
might readily be compared to a VOL
canic island containing seventeen VOL
canoes, each volcano representing a
war. The volcanoes are in varying
degrees Of activity. Some are appar-
emily extinct, or at least dormant;
some are active, ever threatening to
burst forth in eruption at any time
with the full accompaniment Of fire
and quake and avalanche and the ut
ter misery that ensues; others are in
eruption and have been for varying
periods OF time.
The list follows:
I. United States VS.. Germany.
Q. United States VS.. Austria Hun
gary.
8. Mexico. Revolution.
4. Bolivia. Revolution.
S. ireland. Sim Fein Revolution.
6. British VS.. Turkish nationalists
and Arabs in Mesopdtamia.
Z. French VS.. Turkish nationalists.
8. Hungary VS.. Rumana.
.. Polish bolsheviki war.
10. Wrangel-bolshevik war.
IL. Greeks VS.. Turkish nationalist.
IL. Egypt. Revolution.
13. Turks VS.. Armenians.
ID. Bolsheviki Persian war.
is. Bolsheviki Japanese war.
16. Korean civil war.
II. South China civil war.
Beginning at home. The United
States is still technically at war with
Germany and with Austria Hungary.
These wars belong in the dormant
class for the very sufficient reason
that the CONCLUSION of treaty of
peace Is matter of time only, and
there is slight chance of resumption
of hostilities between the United
States and Germany and the United
States and Austria Hungary as dis
tinct from O general European war.
Because this contingency is so remote,
or seems so at the present time, II Is
hardly fair to count these wars
which have their being on paper only
in the same category as active ones.
The fact remains, however, that a
state Of war between the United
States and these two central powers
technically exists until peace is con-
Guided fact.
Active and Dormant.
There are two other volcanoes in
the western hemisphere which should
be classified as belonging to the active
group, though not at present In full
eruption. A revolution Is in progress
in Bolivia that may result In the over
turning Of the present government. 80
accustomed, almost calloused, to the
Kaleidoscope changes in South and
Central American republics have we
become that mere little revolution
or two there awakens no interest.
Much greater concern will be mani
tested In Babe" Ruth's flftieth home
run than could possibly be stirred up
over Bolivia's present difficulties.
The Mexican rumpus is q very diff.
ferent thing. The stage has been
reached when photographers consider
the word Mexico synonymous with
revolution. Since the overthrow of
the Carranza regime and the assassi-
nation of its chief, a fair advance
along the road toward stability has
been made, but this advance may be
halted at any time and n return to
peon fighting, bull fighting, banditry
ana general bloodletting supersede 1t.
villa is quiescent today, but what
about tomorrow? Can this leopard
change his spots overnight?
In Lower California the little dollar
marked dominion of Eastern Cantu 10
Ito be or not to be-" de-
pending entirely upon whether Esteban
is feeling grouchy or convivial Lower
California has been a sinecure Tor Cantu,
owing, OF course, to the American thirst
and American love of chance, which
have kept a stream OF gold pouring
across the California boundary into Tia
Juana and the Golfers of this pro-Amer-
lean. Late information Is to the erect
that an agreement has been reached
between Cantu and the Mexican central
government, but any attempt to GUST
Cantu and keep him ousted Is going
to start something.
Another phase of the Mexican situa-
tion should be cleared up within the
next few days. 1t is indeed seldom that
an election in Mexico is not followed
by a revolution or several revolutions.
The elections are scheduled for today
(Sunday, Sept. 81, and 1t Is foregone
conclusion that Obregon VIII win, pro-