El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-20
THE WORLDS MAP INFLUX; POLAND Al
NEW REMINDER AND A WARNING

DOLANDS plight brings new and forable reminder that
the assumptions underlying article Of the covenant
Of the league Of nations wrong and cannot be accepted
by the United States the basis Of any international
agreement to which this country is a party.
By article and other articles, the covenant seeks to
effect guarantee that the existing map Of the world as
ordered By the Versailles confeees shall not be changed
Yet ali history and experience and the nature Of mankind
and Of the nations that from time to time erects
teach Us that the map Of the world in ux that
nothing Is final IN the life and evolution Of nations and
peoples and that tremendous forces are always at work
which any generation has no assured control
England with almost one-thrd Of the land surface Of
the world has every to favor plan BY virtue OF
which the United States and all the other great powers
would guarantee to her the perpetual security Of her
empire.
It begins to lock as if Britain may need such
guarantee if she is to hold her empire together
The very thing that gives strength BIitan's hold
her overseas possessions also Of weakness for
under certain conditions Of economic and political unrest
some powerful elements In those possessions may from time
time seek to take advantage Of the historic British
policy Of aTorng considerable degree OF deoenrazed rule
and inaugurate movement toward separation.
Some small nations that still imagine they indie
pendent may favor the league because If for the
moment to offer them some safeguard against wanton at
tzc-sesms for there little disposition to force to
impose the VIII Of the league.
As for the United States our contribution is rather one
sided with little by way Of compromising benefits offered
IN exchange for the huge and vital sacrifices OF national
interests and national rights asked to make.
Poland appears to have been at fault IN waging an
aggressive against Russia and pushing invading
army far into Russian territory ignoring the boundaries
BY the Versailles conference Poland maintains that
she was Waeing defensive and had intention Of
annsng territory The world does not accept Polands
explanation and yet there is general realization Of the
fact that whatever her motive Poland really has been
carrying the worlds against the menace Of boil
shevism.
The great powers notably England are placed in most
difficult position for they face the possibility Of alliance
between Soviet Russia and the unreconstruced German
monarchss and mtarists. Furthermore the world seems
need what Russia has to produce and sell more than
Russia needs the worlds help right now.
There dense gnorsncs to Just what Is going on IN
Russia but all world is wondering how Russia manages
hold her armies together provision and supply them
and get them to fight victorious distances
greater than the movements Of armies IN the world
and against tremendous obstacles
England strongly disposed to trade with the Russian
government AID people right now, whs France and the
Wilson administration desne to have anything TO do Off
cay with the present Russian regime which Is denounced
small minority ruling temporarily BY brute force and
IN no way representative Of the Russian people.
Englands position forced upon the Lloyd George gov
eminent by the labor parties in Great Britain who have
thrown ali their political and economic power against
aggressive policy and have taken stand the side Of
the present Russian regime.
Poland has made mistake, that may prove fatal She
IS now IN mood to accept anything the allies may offer
But she has found that al the promises hollow The
Europeans especially Britain dare not take definite
stand against Russia first because they condition
to back I'D their policy with powerful armies and second
because they afraid to anagonze Russia play into
the hands Of the Germans.
Poland was not satisfied to accept what the allies
granted her; the first time in century she Offered
the opportunity to become self governing nation But
greed oFsrbore Judgment often has happened N this
world and today Russians occupy half Of what was or
few weeks) Poland