The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-24
World War Over TSco Years,
Seventeen Wars Still Exist

vided the thing is on the square, but
there are two other candidates that will
likely not be satisfied with the result.
Robes Dominguez. the candidate Of the
Miranda, known as Mexico's perpetual
| candidate-the William Jennings Bryan
OF the cactus country,
Again, there are very persistent re-
ports Of the activities OF various l. w.
w. influences at work In Mexico. and
In spite OF the fact that the govern.
ment Is making sincere efforts to corral
these disturbers 1t must be borne In
mind that corrallng bad men had not
been Mexico's forte during the last ten
years.
The Mexican volcano is very much
awake and may be In eruption from
several craters within very short time.
The Old Worlds End.
Turning now TO the Old World the
conclusion is inevitably reached that Il
approaches more nearly one large volcano
than thirteen small ones. There are
actually, however, this unlucky number
OF wars now being conducted Cor mis-
conducted) In that hemisphere, to say
nothing Of few little personally super
vised fracases like d'Annunzio's in
Fiume. Little prospect appears that an
immediate reduction In the number OF
wars in full swing In the Old World
VIII take place-in fact the cables OF the
last rev Gays announce the plrtn OF
another antibolshevist movement in
Siberia. This latest addition may de-
velop into a real opposition to the So
viets and receive the support OF the
Japanese. II this should be the case IL
would add to the long list.
In some instances-listed above as a
war--a technical state OF war may not
exist. There may be no recognized
government behind the activity--as is
the case Of Ireland-but the crux OF war
is that certain interests and ideals
clash. that peoples are actually fighting
to preserve or establish these interests
and ideals and that blood is being shed.
1t is not essential to the existence OF
state of war that armies be organized
along established lines or that tactical
units be employed In the furtherance' of
attaining the desired end.
The Egyptian situation has become
much clarified as a result Of the work
Of the commission headed by Lord
this will be the FIRST war to be dropped
from the list.
1t will be noted that four wars are
the direct result OF the activities Of the
Turks. Britain, France. Greece and
Armenia are all engaged with the Turk
fish nationalists In, different fields In
the case of the British, the Turks are
receiving considerable assistance from
the Arabs. The Turkish nationalists
are apparently making a great effort to
meet the bolshevist forces that were adj
vancing from the north, but so far this
movement has been checked. With four
distinct nations at war with the Turk
ish nationalists-each conducting its
own campaign--it Is believed that great
er success would attend their efforts IL
greater degree of cooperation were
inaugurated. A simultaneous offensive
by the four would result In keeping all
the available nationalist forces occu-
pied, and the moral effect-if Turkey
has ever been susceptible to moral in
fiuences-would be worth something.
The soviets, like the Turks, are fight
ing four distinct and separate enemies.
Poland In the west, Gen. Wrangel and
the Persians in the south and the Jap
anese plus the new antiboshevist move
ment In the east. Reports all indicate
that things are going decidedly against
the bolshevki on all fronts. From
military standpoint, the bolSheviki pos
sess that inestimable advantage Of in
terror lines. but the distances between
fronts Is so great and means of COM
municatlon so impaired that this mill
tary asset is assumed rather than real.
Until recently the bolsheviN were con-
Quoting offensives against Poland and
Persia. In the latter one they were
attempting to form junction with the
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fensives have failed signally. and re-
suited in increased activity on the part
of Gen. Wrangel in the south and the
antibolshevist uprisings in Siberia.
The desultory fighting that has been
taking place between Hungary and Ru-
mania-practically ever since the armis-
tice-has slackened,. but the explosive
is still present and needs but slight
urge to break out anew.
The civil war In South China and the
Korean civil war complete the quota.
1t is the rankest kind of guesswork to
even approximate the conditions within
these spheres of military activity, but
there is war, recognized as such, and
that Is enough.
Finally there is 80 much unrest, so
much needed to put the world back on
its feet; so much malice and hatred
stored up In the hearts of so many peo-
Piles, that he must indeed be an opti.
mist who sees the world again on n
smooth highway with all six cylinders
working.