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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Attributes PoIand's Downfall
To Operation of Natural Causes

she is purely artificial production" he
said, and cannot possibly last. A great deal
of poetry has been written and a great deal
Of sentiment has been wasted on the subject
of her downfall, but that downfall was due
not to the criminal cupidity OF neighboring
empires or to the reckless ambition of
despots. but TO the operation OF natural
causes and to the inevitable development OF
historical processes Frederick the Great
cannot be blamed and Catherine the Great
cannot be blamed, for II Is a question of
forces and OF conditions. not of men. You
might as we'll blame the president of great
American trust or railway system for the
disappearing of the little industries before
the growth Of his mighty organization.
Those industries were not suited for the
changed conditions. and nothing could keep
them alive-least of all the president who
could no more control the advance OF his
giant engine than a constitutional king can
control the growth OF the peoples he nom
inally rules
THE natural causes which lead to the dis
appearance of a nation are economic as we'll
as political. internal as we'll as external
They correspond to the natural causes which
lead TO the death of an animal or a plant
In the case of Poland the economic factors
operate far more powerfully to-day than
they did two hundred years ago, and the
political causes will operate more powerfully
than ever tomorrow. when Germany and
Russia are again etl ong and when. under
the new and tryins conditions OF modern
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
To Call In German Assistance
Means TO Revive Old Menace

one resource remalns-to call in the as
sistance OF Germany-and Winston Churchill
has already limited at his availing himself of
that most dangerous expedent. But liz Ger
many is asked to assist Poland, the Baltic
States or Finland against the aggression Of
Red Russia, she will insist on being allowed
to arm and raise an army again. and once
armed and with her troops at Warsaw
Narva, Viborg and perhaps at Petrograd she
will have all the cards in her hands and be
in a stronger position than she was before
the great war.
British experiences in Egypt, Austrian
experiences in Bosnia Herzegovina, and
American experience in the Philippines show
how difficult 1t is even with the best inten-
tons in the world, 10 withdraw an army OF
occupation. The Baltic States and the mac
cessible Polish and Ukrainian lands will be-
come Businesses wherein Prussia Will breed
a new menace to western Europe. How can
England and France ever send armies into
these remote regions, especially when-and
that day must come some time-they have
withdrawn their troops Of occupation in Ger
many itself reduced their own armies and
set themselves to the task Of paying their
bills? These complications may not come for
fifty years, but what Is fifty years in the
life OF nation? Germany was exactly fifty
years leading up to this great war.
And If Russia has in the meantime become
monarchistic or established some republican
system things will be no better, for a White
Russia will resent the independence Of her
border States still more than Red Russia
does. and Germany Will be her willing ally
Ia any attack on that independence And in
that case the Western Powers will find 1t
more difficult than ever to intervene. What
could they do against united Germany and
Russia? Occupation Of the Rhine provinces
would only drive Germany further eastward,
make her moro inaccessible and prepare q
Russo G,rn.an anna gam which WotlI ton
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Theory of the Superstate
Foremost With White Russians


NJ Klafton here spoke not only for Kol-
chalk but also for Denikin, Wrangel, Yuden-
ich and all the White Russians; and hold
ing as they do the same theory of the super
state as a gigantic engine without a soul.
many OF the Bolshevik leaders take the same
views. AS regards the Baltic republics. NJ.
Klafton equally merciless.
Russia cannot" he said, ''give any of
them complete independence any more than
England can give complete independence to
Ireland We bear no i'll will to them, but
nature has unfortunately placed them in our
way to the open sea. just as she placed Ire
land in a geographical position which would
make the complete independence of that
country absolutely fatal to England If
they were situated on our Chinese frontier
their independence would not matter straw
to US. Situated as they are, it would strange
US, and a nation OF 125 millions cannot allow
itself to be strangled thus.
I'VE are willing to grant them the fullest
measure Of autonomy, but independence
never. And even If we did grant them full
independence they could never retain Ii, but
would inevitably be swept into the orbit of
Germany, nation which Is, unfortunately,
very far from having been finally disposed
of. They are too small to stand alone with
their couple of million inhabitants each, their
mutual jealousies and their large martial
and well organized German minorities.
AS for Finland she Also with her small
population of Firms and her large Swedish
minority. cannot possibly stand by herself,
and must inevitably fall into the orbit of
Sweden and therefore of Germany for Swe-
den is pro-German. This would mean that
the Baltic would become German lake
and that the Berlin Government would be
stronger than IL was in 1914 1t must be
membered. too. that Finland absolutely con-
trolls the entrance to Petrograd: her from
tier reaches to within some twenty miles of
the Russian capital"
do not subscribe to the above views for
Finland has as much right to be inde-
pendent as Denmark. whose people are far
closer racially to the Germans than the Firms
are to the Russians. / only give these views
at length in order to place on record the
official White Russian attitude.
The idea of a small and peaceful people
like the Firms blocking the entrance to Pet
rograd is absurd. The Films are not going
to sper1 their money constructing fleets and
building great naval bases in order to men
ace any Of their neighbors. The Govern
ment at Helsingfors recognizes the neces-
sity for Russia having free access to the
Baltic. and some of the highest officials Of
that Government have told me that once
Lenine and Trotzky have been replaced by
sane statesmen Finland will offer Russia
free transit across her territory to the Bal
tic and special facilities for trading with the
outer world through one Of her ports.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
BY CAPT. FRANCIS McULLAGH.

Special Correspondence OF The NEW YORK
HERALD.
Copyright 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD
HELsrNoFoRs, Jan. 10.
T HE present series of articles which
am writing for THE NEW York HER
= AID deal with all the new republics
which have been formed out of the wreck of
Russia. So far l have only written of Lat
via and Lithuania, but I shall deal
with Esthonia, Finland and Poland.
The republic in the Far East need not be
considered at all, as it is only upheld by
Japan and will become Bolshevist the mo-
ment the Mikado withdraws his protecting
hand. Georgia may also be left out Of ac-
count, for it is completely at the mercy of
the Reds; all it's sister republics have dis
appeared, and it's own downfall is expected
daily. There only remain, therefore, the
little States of which I have spoken, and
the future of them all is enveloped in such
obscurity that a study of their present con-
dition is one of the greatest fascination.
l am visiting every one of them for THE
NEW YORK HERALD and getting the opinions
of their leading men on the subject of their
own future and of Russia's future. am
also collecting many facts possible
from Independent sources. To draw on in
dependent, and even hostile, sources is nee
essary. for the simple reason that states
men in office tend to be very cautious, to
indulge only in generalities and very often
to say nothing of the fears which beset them
most. But one fear all these statesmen have
in common-a fear of Bolshevism, OF the
stupendous Red republic whose very shadow
is blighting their nascent prosperity. and of
the Boishevism within their own borders.
which is an even greater danger
Internal Enemy Leaves It's Mark
In Burned Factories and Graves
From Riga to Narva and from Narva
across to viborg this internal enemy has
left its mark on all of them in the shape Of
burnt buildings and ruined factories and I'M
numbered graves. Thousands of bullets are
still sticking in the shop fronts of the Riga
streets, and, owing to the difficulty of i'm
porting plate glass, there are still to be seen
in hundreds of shop windows the perfora-
lions made by Bolshevik bullets. Even In
Hesingfors, rapidly as it has recovered, /
have seen In shop windows similar telltale
perforauons temporarily closed by small
discs Of wood camped on each side Of the
glass bv iron rivets.
When il is remembered that the internal
danger in Finland, Esthonia, Latvia and
Lithuania is liable TO be exploded from with
out at any moment by enemy who Is
only few days march from the capitals
of the republics in question, II will be seen
at once that these young States have every
reason for disquiet They are all, in fact, on
the edge Of a volcano. which may without
any warning belch forth it's floods of red
fire and lava, that the mystery Is how
these new nations manage to keep up such
an appearance OF calm.
1t is no use in saying that Lenine wants
peace. for his soldiers may want and
they may disobey him. as he taught them
to disobey their old officers. 1t is use
in saying that Russia is excessively poor
and miserable; that very poverty is what
makes 1t formidable.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Lithuanian Tongue Among
The Oldest Spoken by Man

The Let's and Lithuanians are of Indo-
European stock, but speak different Ian
guages which are both far removed from
the Slav and the German tongues. The Lith-
uanian tongue, which was nearly crushed
out of existence by the combined efforts
of the Poles, the Russian officials and the
Lithuanian gentry, and which was only
resurrected a literary language during
the last seventeen years, is one of the oldest
tongues spoken by men, being mostly akin
to Sanscrit
The revival of Lettish, which is also a
very ancient tongue, began at more re-
mote period, and the language itself is con-
sequently in a stronger position. Polish
and Finnish are in the strongest position
of all and there is now no possibility of
their being destroyed but all these Ian
guages were threatened with extinction at
ono time another by a succession Of
conquerors. The danger of extinction was
always greatest when the civilization of the
conqueror was of higher standard than
that of the subject race. Thus Swedish
very nearly killed Finnish, just as German
nearest of all to accomplishing the COM
plete obliteration of Lithuanian.
The Russian conquest really saved all the
little languages and preserved all these lit
tie nations; but il deserves no credit for
this any more than the Turk deserves for
having failed to destroy the language and
the civilization of the Serbs, Bulgarians.
Rumanians. Greeks, Armenians and the
other ancient peoples who had fallen under
his sway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20

known OF them all along, but IL would be
incorrect to say that the busy man in Broad
way was until recently aware of their
istence. In moments of irritation he Jumped
them all together as "Dutchmen." Just as
he Jumped together the variegated and
sharply differentiated races of southern Eu-
rope as "Dagoes" and, If called upon for
more scientific definition he expressed the
opinion that the Firms were Swedes, the
Lithuanians Poles the Let's Germans and
the Esthonians God knows what. He was
unaware of the fact that the Lithuanians
are as different from the Poles and the
Let's as different from the Germans as the
English different from the Italians. Po-
land he knew, of course, to be Slav, and
about the Germans and Scandinavians he
had a fairly accurate idea.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Baltic Republics on Edge of Soviet Volcano Remain Calm

Below of Hsingfs of Finland which de
proximity Troops at the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20

craftsmanship Poland will be handicapped
to a greater extent than ever by that in
durable defect in her national mentality
which contributed to her downfall once and
will contribute to 1t again
Imperial races have collective mentality
which destines them for empire. The
Romans had it to a supreme degree. The
British have it. the Germans have it. the
Americans have it. The Irish and the Poles
lack it, though they have other very high
mental gifts; and to make either of these
peoples independent is to constitute, out of
sentiment, an artificial state which cannot
possibly stand. Before the Poland got
all her material from Russia and all
her capital from Germany: yet, filled with
unreasonable pride she is quite certain to
antagonize both Russia and Germany. with
cut whom she cannot exist. We divided up
Poland thrice and there is nothing in the
world to prevent US partitioning her fourth
time"
Evening star., 1921-07-29
Trustees Sale of Valuable Real
Estate Containing Twenty
One (21) Acres, More or Less,
Suifahle for Subdivision.

BY virtue of decree of the Supreme
Court Of the the District, passed in Equity Eqnty
will offer for sale by public auctions in
front of premises. at or near s0th street fsnd
Rhode Island ,a avenue northeast FRlpA1 1aa,
COMMENCING At 4:aO P. H., the following
described land and premises. situated in the
County of Washington. District Of Columbia.
(D. in Kibbey's subdivision in a tract of
land called .';ranby.' as per plat attached
to de- deed TeeSrdea % the n r
Of said lots as lie within the state of Mary
land arS the Ron @ Tor ana
Of Rhode Island avenue. and the part taken
for sewer purposes in District. Court case @
trict Of Columbia Parts of lots three (3)
and four az are located on the north
line of Rhode Island avenue northeast. and
less. thereon. containing 1880 acres. more
or less, improved by frame dwelling. Parts
Of lots one q. two (2); three 81: and
Rhode Rho Il island avenue avenue northeast, U and having
frontage of 1.22623 feet. more or less.
thereon. running back and having front
more mo- or or less, containing i7.ses7 acres, more
or less.
money to be paid in cash, the balance in
two equal installments, payable in one and
two years, with interest at 8 per cent per
annum, payable Sem1-annually. from uay OF
sale. secured by deed of trust upon the
property sold. or all cash. at the option
Of the purchaser" If sold in two parcels,
parcel, and $500 on the larger parcel: II
sold as a whole. $500, required Of the rur-
chaser. ut the time Of sale. Examina tion
Of title, conveyancing, recording. revenue
stamps and notarial fees at the cost Of the
purchaser. Terms Of sale to be complied
with within thirty days from day of sale.
otherwise the trustees reserve the right
to resell the property ut the risk and cost
Of the defaulting purchaser, after five days
advertisement Of such resale in some news
paper published in the city of Washington.
b. c. Plat of property may be inspected
upon application to the anctioneer or trus-
SIS East Capitol street.
JAMES B. ARCHER. Trustee:
Southern building.
s. v. HAYDEN, Trustee
Jy26.2 20, ,Aug2.3.4 Union Trust building
Evening star., 1921-07-29
RUSSIA TIRES OF REVOLT.
American Trade Representative De-
clares People Want Peace.
by the Associated Press

by the Associated Press
RIGA, July 29-The Russian popu-
lation is tired of bloodshed and
counter revolutions and wants a more
moderate form of soviet government,
according to Emerson +. jennings
president of the American Commercial
Association for the Promotion of
Trade with Russia. who has returned
to Riga after spending six months
in Moscow.
had lost more through his operations
with Ludwig c. a. X Martens. for
mer soviet Ambassador" to the United
States. than any other American man
ufacturer trying to deal with Russia
but nevertheless re still thought it
advisa BILE to open trade relations with
Russia
Evening star., 1921-07-29
THOMAS BOWLING Co, AuctiOneers,
910 Penna. Ave NV.
Administrator Sale of Valuable
Improved and Unimproved
Real Estate Located in the
District of Columbia.

BY virtue Of a decree Of the Supreme Court
tion 2705o. the undersigned administrato tor,
Will sell, at public auction In front nf til,
premises. on the days and hours all follows
to wit:
FOUR O'CLOCK PM, lot numbered loo in
square 207, improved by a nine-room brick
SAME DAY AT FOTR-THIRTY O'CLnCK
M. parts of lots numbered - and IS in
square 200 improved by ten.room brick
THE SAME DAY. Ar FIVE O'CLoCK PM
LOT l3 in square 313, improved by ten-roon
'rSs lex dTslaf Tfs5,T No l,%3 street nSFihwe,,
in square 700, improved by six-roon
nssk Dwelling Sy No TuE Eo'g sane
ForR-THIRTY O'CLOCK p. NJ: lot mum
hsFsI;n hsFsH in square q3aas 53 improved by brick
on THE SAME DAY AT FIVE O'CLOCK
PM, lot numbered - in square IS improved
by u brick store and dwelling. No 2olo X
oN WEDNESDAY. AUGrsT TENTH. AT
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. lot numbered 20 in
SQUARE $40: improved by ten;room brick
THE SAME DAY AT FoTR-THiKTY O'CLOCK
PM. lot numbered 14' in square 179. i'm
Ps9vea Rs, by thFses,ory SrtTk T hwelIns XS
AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the west 25 feet
of original lot numbered y in square $50, i'm.
proved by brick store and dwelling. No; 800 l
900ia street southeast.
on THURSDAY. AUGUST ELEVENTH. AT
ForR O'CLOCK PM. east one-half of orig;
inal lot 1 in square 400. on THE SAME
DAY AT FOrR-THlRTY O'CLOCK PM. lot
lettered c in sqnare 800. improved by frame
on FRIDAY. AUGUST TWELFTH. AT
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. lot numbered l6 in
square 1863, improved by frame dwelling.
No. 330s Sth street northeast on THE
SAME DAY. AT FIVE O'CLOCK Pm. lot
numbered 1O4 in square 80. improved by tt
west. AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER.
lot numbered l0l in square 80. improved by
frame dwelling. No: All Franklin street
northwest
on MONDAY. AUGUST FIFTEENTH AT
FoTR-TEIRTY O'CLOCK p; NJ. lot mum
three story brick dwelling, 10: 1909 llth
street northwest. AND IMMEDIATELY
THEREAFTER. lot numbered in squar"
339, improved by n three-story brick dwell
ing. No. 1911 11th street northwest with
brick stable on the rear.
Terms stated below, unless otherwise
announced at time of sale"
TERMS: Onethird Of the purchase money
in cash and the balance in one and two years.
with interest. and secured by a deed Of trust
upon the property sold or nll cash. at the
purchasers option. $500 deposit required
on each piece OF property at the time Of sale.
All conveyancing. recording. revenne stamps.
notara fees. etc. at cost of purchaser.
Terms Of sale to be complied with within
30 days. otherwise the administrators reserve
the right to resell at the risk and cost of
defaul.ing purchaser. after five days previous
the City of Washington. District of Columbia.
l.. CARELL WILLIAMSON,
WALTER p. PLIMLEY.
Administrators.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
ADAM A. wEsCHLER. AUCTI0NEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PEBBLf
DASH DWELLING. NO. 1856 9th STREE
Sny-TTIyVEST

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PEBBLE-
DASH DWELLING. NO. 1856 9th STREET
SOUTHWEST.
By virtue Of a certain deed of trust dnly
recorded in Liber No. 1898 folio 1f3 ct seq,
Of the land records of the District of Column
hia and at the request Of the party secured
thereby, the undersigned trustees will offer for
ises on TUESDAY. THE SECOND DAY OF
AUGUST AID. 1921. AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM.
the following described land and premises.
situate in the city of Washington. District Of
Columbia. to wit: Part Of lot IA. in raserva-
tion 'D' contained within the following metes
and bounds: beginning for the same at the
southwest corner Of said lot IA and running
thence north 20 feet 7 inches: thence east IA
feet thence north feet: thence east Is feet
thence northeasterly by a straight line 80 feet
to point IA feet north of public alley ::
thence south II feet to said alley: thence south
west with the south line Of said lot to the
place of beginning. subject to right OF way
for alley purposes from the rear feet Of the
above described part OF said lot. improved as
above.
Terms Of sale Subject to a building associa-
tion trust amounting to about $1,000, balance
ash or all cash. at the. option Of the pur-
chaser. A deposit Of 5000 required OF the pur-
chaser at the time of sale. All conveyancing.
recording, revenue stamps and notarial fees at
the Of the purchaser Terms of sale 10
he complied with within thirty days from
day of SALE otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and
cost of. the defaulting purchaser, after five
days advertisement Of such resale in some
| newspaper published in the city Of Washing
| ton, D. c. JOSEPH A. HERRERT:@
JOSEPH A. HERBERT. Jr..
-iy22- -d&ds. exSu Trustees
Evening star., 1921-07-29

THos ]. OWEN & son. AucrIoNEER
A' VII LSShTEb SSlT u suRrRnAS hHsNl rk1P. N
AERfs. kSRf iSnfaH6' 1MrkovE6 RY Sna'H a HAabsoME
kEILpfSes: ksT!PISs hSrArEb S Eb'fSANs SS SlcnoLs
MAGAZINE ROAD SOUTHEAST.
By virtue Of certain deed of trust duly
recorded in Liber No. 1924. folio 207 ct seq,
bia. and at the request Of the party secured
thereby, the undersigned trustees will sell at
Th ftP The n fSSR Fl rs Day
JULY, AID. 1921: AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
the following described land and premises sit
Columbia. and designate as and being lot num-
bered three t3,, according TO plat of division
recorded With deed OF partition between
No 1907. at folio 1895. one Of the land rec
ords of said District. and described by metes
and bounds as follows: Beginning for the
getaway and Washington road, being the
southwest corner of said lot numbered three
t3l. and running thence along the east side
ty-one and one-half t21h) perches; thence
north four t) degrees east. twelve u2)
rerches; thence north one and one-half ua)
degrees west. twenty-one and one-half (21n)
perches; then leaving the line Of said road
and running south eighty eight and One-eighth
6fths (s7 IS, perches to the center Of a road
way running between lots numbered three go
and four "a, as shown on said plat. said point
being the northeast corner Of said lot num-
bered three '3l. and running thence along
the center of said roadway south fourteen and
three-fourths 14A) degrees west. twenty
four and two-ffth ga POI perches; thence
sonth eight and three-fourths (sa4, degrees
east thirty-seven and one-lIalf (37h) perches
to the southeast corner of said lot; thence
north eighty-fou and fve-eighths (s4Mj de-
grees west eghty-eight and four twenty -ffths
tsA 4-2II perrhes to the point Of beginning:
containing thirty 500 acres, with the privilege
OF and subject to a right of way over said
roadway twenty 20, feet wide as shown on
said plat for use and benefit of the owners
Genverfa Waller and Joseph Waller above
mentioned: said above described land and
premises being part of that certain other l0t
numbered three (3) in the subdivision of a
part of tract of land called Bellevue" a
plat of which resubdivision appears of record
No. :. at page lab. one of the records in the
office of the surveyor Of said District.
Terms OF sale: One-thrd Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance in two equal
installments. payable in one and two years,
with interest at per cent per annum, paw
by deed of trust upon the property sold. or
all cash. at the option Of the purchaser A de-
posit OF $ooO will be required at time of
sale. All conveyancing, recording. revenue
stamps, etc. at cost Of purchaser. Terms of
sale TO be complied with within 30 days from
day of sale. otherwise the trustees reserve
the Fight to resell the property at the risk and
cost of defaulting purchaser after five days'
advertisement of such resale in some news
paper published in Washington. d. C.
OTWAY b. ZANTZINGER
VINCENT A, SHEEHY.
jy14-1ot.exsu Trustees.
3g THE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED IN