Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-19
THE RACE STILL ON.

When the peace conference was in session last
year and Germany was on the brink of going to
The Bolsheviki, Hungary for the time being
having already gone over, and when there was
grave danger of the Reds sweeping over all of
western Europe, it was said with a great deal of
anxiety that as far as the future of civilization
was concerned it was a race between Wilson
and Lenine. President Wilson at the peace con-
ference was fighting hard for a new order of
things through a League of Nations that would
preserve the existing governments of the world
while Lenine, the head of the Soviet government
of Russia, was fighting to overthrow the estab-
,ished order and bring on a worldwide revolu-
ton.
For a time it seemed as if modern civilization
hung in the balance. Then gradually Wilson
and his co-workers seemed to pull ahead. Ger
many Gained down, the radicals were driven
from power at Budapest. Poland was taking up
the fight on the frontier of freedom, and the
people of all nationalities began to place their
hope in the League of Nations which promises a
new order of things attained in a peaceful man
ner. With the prospects of the great nations of
the earth getting together in the interest of
peace making a united effort to solve the world
problems. the desire for the overthrow of exist
ing governments subsidized.
But how does the race between Wilson and
Lenine stand today? President Wilson has been
repudiated and defeated in his own country. The
United States has not only failed to go into the
League of Nations but it has not even ratified the
treaty of peace so that this country is still tech
nically at war. On the other hand, the forces of
Lenine have just succeeded in overthrowing the
last organized force opposing them in the field.
With the flight of Gen. Wrangel the Soviets are
IN undisputed control over all of Russia with the
possible exception of Siberia. There is good rea-
son for believing that next spring the ampaign
against Poland will be reopened in an effort to
make a connection with the Reds of Germany
and Hungary.
What does all this mean to the United States?
Are we in no way concerned about what takes
place in Europe in this regard? When we read
that the Bolsheviki are endeavoring to send
5000 Red agitators to the United States by way
Of Holland to carry on propaganda work here
we begin to realize that it might mean something
to the United States after all.
1t is apparent that the hope of the world rests
with the League of Nations which is now in ses-
sion at Geneva with the United States conspic-
uous by her absence. While the race may no
longer be between Wilson and Lenine, Wilson
having been retired by the vote of the people
he represented. Lenine is more than ever in the
saddle and the race is still on between him and
the civilized world as we like to think of it. The
outcome is still in doubt and it is going to re-
Iuire the best endeavor that civilization can put
forth to save itself. Is the United States going to
hold aloof while this momentuous struggle is go
ing on. or is she going to play a mans part and
throw her great power and influence on the side
If decency and order? 1t is up TO the next ad-
ninistration to decide, The peace of the world
may be said to rest in the hands of Warren G..
Harding.