The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-28
WORLD IN PERIL
Gen: Eric IHdendOrff Warns of
Sweep of BOIshevism.
Says Poland Must Be Saved to
Stop Soviets.

Washington. July 2S.-Yictory for
soviet Russia over Poland would re-
suit in Bolshevism sweeping all of
Europe and eventually the entire
world, in the opinion of Gen. Eric L.u-
dendorff. the1 German leader. His
views are set forth in an unpublished
memorandum on the dangers of Boil
shevism,' written last month and re-
ceived here today in official circles.
'Poland's fall will entail the fall of
Germany and Czecho-Slovakia," Gen
eral Ludendorff says. Their neigh
bors to the north and south Will fol-
low. Fate steps along without eie-
mentary force. Let no one believe it
oping Italy. France and England in
its hideous coils Not even the seven
seas can stop it"
Civilization. VIII CrumbIe" Unless
Addressing himself to the civilized
nations as a man who knows war;
General Ludepdorff pleads that his
message not fall on deaf ears.
+'Then it will be too late" he declared,
''and the present civilization win erumble
as did that of Greece and Rome, and the
cause will be the obtuseness of government
and the lethargy. of the bourgeois, as the
latter, always and everywhere, likes to stay
quietly at home on days of decisive events.
'BolsheYism Is monster that must ad-
vance to exist. It is advancing now, q
gradual progress, from east to west and
crushing everything between the midland
sea and the Atlantic ocean.
1T was easy to foresee that the boil
shevist armies would attack towards the
middle of May and defeat the Poles, as
they have now done.
Germany Next in Path.
1.-THE world at large must, therefore.
figure with a boishevist advance in Poland
toward Berlin and Prague. Lithuania is
already joining soviet Russia, and is de,
handing a slice of the Prussian province
of East Prussia. The moment will come
when the bOlshevist armies will menace
Germany and Czeeho- Slovakia directly
i described the impending menaces of
bolshevism in my interview with the press
early In February These menaces are now
reality. Lenipe has advanced his lines to
the frontiers of China, Afghanistan, Persia
and India, and IA now preparing to con-
tinue his victorious progress.
The bolshevist enterprises encounter re-
sistahce east of Lake Baikal on the part of
Japan and General Semenoff The tenacfty
and the superior shrewdness of the Japa-
nese make IL probable that the Bolsheviki
However, the Bolsheviki have the inner
line in the direction Of India and Persia
be later, as they figure.
World vs.. -BoIshevism.
"The Bolshevih have England's world
power to face in both directions, but in
! must face what the world calls civiliza-
ton. A conflict between the Bolsheviki
and England . is not the only problem.
The world could afford to be an onlooker
| in that case. THE real problem is a con-
flict between civilization and barbarism.
/ in which the interests of ciyilized nations
are +One.1 They Can afford 10 follow their
several ways, as dictated by their several
| interests. only when this conflict is at
| tended to.
1.-THE prodigious combatfve resources of
bolshevist propaganda tackled both its far
flung fronts. long ago with perfect logic.
We musGget used to,sregardfhg propa-
ganda as combatiye resoufee OF the
more masterfulre use of 1t than Great
Britain, France and the United States did
! 10 compass the ruin OF Germany during the
world wide war.
Propaganda Is Working,
+ Their-propagandA Isl stirring the masses
of India to the depths Of their hearts: it
is successfully bridging fhe gulf that exists
between the Mosiems of India and the
disciples OF the native religions. In Asia
Minor and Persia, and all the way into
Arabia and Egypt, Che bolshevfst pFopa-
ganda conducts its moves in the anti
christian, pan-islamie spirit.
POLAND and RumAnia are undermined.
! The boIshevist propaganda operates with
more caution in Finland, Sweden and
| Norway; these countries are expected to
drop in the lap of bofsheyism without
noticeable effort. The great detectives
Of the Bolsheviki are now in Germany
| and perhaps Czecho-Slovakia and Austria.
'Bolshevist propaganda in GERMANY as
sumes q great variety of drapes. With
Socialists, its preaehments advocate war