The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-02-12
"RED" MENACE
MOVING EAST
Whole World in Grave Danger
Through Advancing Tide
of B0ISheviSm.
NOW FLUSHED WITH VICTORY
Practically All Of Asia Is Open to the
Propaganda, and Result May 30
eloodiest Chapter In Worries
History.

WashIngton.-The danger to the
world from bolshevism was never
greater than at the present moment.
The collapse Of the Russian national
forces under General Kolchak In 81
IBERIA and the retreat of General Deni-
kine's army from the Moscow front
are regarded In every capital In Eu-
rope and in Washington as constitute
ing threat Of q possible invasion OF
Europe, certain penetration by the
bOlsheviki In Asia and a menace to the
peace of the entire world.
Even Prince Michael Cantacuzene,
husband Of q granddaughter Of Presi-
dent Grant, who has just arrived in
the United States, while hopeful that
the Russian national forces may still
save themselves, confesses that their
plight is desperate unless allied aid
reaches them. "They have no shoes,
no clothes. very little ammunition and
very little food. If the allies wish to
stop the spread of bolshevism through
out the world they must come to the
rescue of Kolchak and Denikine."
This is the belief of man who Is
fresh from Siberia and who is optimis-
tic enough to advance the opinion that
II bolshevism can be kept isolated In
Russia it will wear itself out by Its
own excuses.
On the High Tide Of Victory.
The word ''if'' makes all the differ
ence in the world But the fact Is that
bolshevism is now riding on the high
tide Of victory and there does not seem
one chance In a million that 1t will be
confined to Russia. Nearly all of Asia
is now open to its propaganda. The
defeat Of the forces of General Deni-
kline opens the door between Moscow
and the Black sea. The connecting
military link between the former Kol-
chak and Denikine lines has been OBJ
liberated and nothing remains to pre-
vent the agents of the bolshevists from
moving toward Armenia, Persia, AT
ghanistan and India. Agents of the
Russian reds have already stirred up
considerable trouble among the hill
tribes on the northern confines of India
and British troops are now engaged in
suppressing uprisings.
AS for Siberia, the red propaganda
is moving eastward rapidly. 1t has
become so serious menace to China |
and japan that the government of
Japan is taking steps to halt the adj |
vance Of the reds before 1t reaches the
very threshold Of Manchuria and the |
island empire itself.
Among the ignorant masses both of
China and India there is great oppor
tunity for the bolsheviki to spread
their doctrines, and If these countries
embrace the propaganda. the sequel
will be written in the bloodiest chap
ter In history.
But 1t is not against Asia merely
that the bolshevists are plotting. An
invasion Of Europe is among their
plans. All recent developments indi-
cate that 1t is the program of the
reds to bring military pressure TO bear
against the Baltic provinces. Poland |
and the new nations which the Yer
central Europe and that the soviet
machine will this year be
hurled against that front.
No Peace With Bolshevism.
1t is idle, nay, 1t is criminal to talk
II peace while bolshevism remains In .
Russia, ever threatening to spread its
cult throughout the world
Treaties Of peace may be drawn up al
Versailles and signed at Paris, as the
reaty with Germany was the other
lay, but such treaties have no more
fleet on bolshevism than the passing
4 q sedition bill by the senate. Boil
hevism must be suppressed If the
World is to know peace. And bolshe
ism must be ended II the world is
ot to become bolshevik. Between II
nd the principles Of government In
Their lands there is an irrepressible
onfict and one or other Of these OPP
osing forces must perish.
A few years ago in the United States
Communism was regarded as coke"
} 1t 'joke" today? Two years ago
olshevism in Russia was regarded as
passing mania. But 1t has not passed
!: Is in Russia still and it threatens to
ver1ow its confines and plunge the
orld into another bath Of blood.