The New York herald., 1921-07-31

viii UT Without tNo agreement OI
Great Britain. while Germany, to
make up for the loss of her richest
source Of raw materials, will be forced
into an alliance with Russia 1t is
inevitable, indeed. that Russia and
Germany will coalesce. for only by
German industry can Russia be re-
constructed. The key to the worlds
situation Is therefore to be found at
the gates Of Russia. and there can be
no security and peace In Europe as
long as Bolshevist armies are ready to
attack Poland or to arouse the Mo-
hammedan world.
Russia Handicap to Peace.
President Harding's conference will
be strictly limited in influence to naval
affairs and will be handicapped with
all reference to European settlement
so long as Russia remains outside Of
discussion and action. It is a fact of
secret history that II Russia had
reached Warsaw in her last offensive
Germany would have joined her in
stantly In crushing Poland. Other
States would have allied themselves
with that combination. and though
that peril has passed it may happen
again.
Russia now is In a more desperate
state than ever before and may con-
slider a new offensive by the Red
armies as her only means Of forcing
mere mad dog policy may take posses
sion Of her. for it seems clear from all
reports that owing to a two years
drought and the failure Of her har-
vests some 80, 100000 of her people are
famine stricken. Plaques. locusts,
sweeping epidemics Of cholera and
typhus create state of things beyond
the imagination In horror.
| Some French politicians sec in this
new tragedy an opportunity for the
success of new expeditions Of White
armies to crush the Bolshevist Gov
ernment. That would be piling horror
upon horror and would only lead to a
widening Of the area Of pestilence. In
my humble opinion it provides the
world with an opportunity to bring the
Russian people back to civilized rela-
tons with the rest of the world by a
combined act Of charity.
Instead Of spending millions in
money as we have done to provide
arms and equipment for White armies
led by corrupt reactionaries whose
cruelties have been as bad as those of
the Bolsheviki themselves, we should
now spend millions In saving a great
race Of simple folk who have been the
victims Of great crimes and by gain
ing their gratitude help them over
throw their evil leaders and get back
to liberty.
Russia's Tragedy Colossal.
The tragedy of Russia is so colossal
that all other nations must cooperate
IL those 30,000,000 famished folk are
to be saved from rapid death. and il
will be a supreme test Of the worlds
charity. In England powerful COM
mittees are already at work endeavor.
ing to arouse churches. all philan-
thropic societies, all Red Cross organi.
cations and the Society of Nations to
make this great act Of rescue. 1t VIII
be necessary to acknowledge the pres
ent Government of Russia, which Is
the only organizing power In existence
In that country, but such recogni-
ton would be the noblest antidote &c
the philosophy Of Bolshevism. which
would surely be overwhelmed by
charity and Christian faith.
Be that as It may, the whole prob
lem Of European peace must be ap'
preached by way of Russia, for as lone
as her menace and her mystery are
bogies in the imagination Of other peo'
pies Poland will stand to arms. Ger.
many will be feared by France ant
France will maintain her armies and
her policy.
japan also looks to Russia as q
possible ally in case Of need. and ever
as far as Afghanistan and the gate:
OF India the spirit Of anarchy In Rus.
sia is a cause for world unrest. Il
should. surely be the object Of any
conference on the possibility OF peace
10 get down into those causes and de-
stroy the poison Of them. Otherwise
Il will merely be playing with super
fetal remedies. Russia therefore mus
be dealt with and not merely disre
garded as an outside subject for dis
cussion. for as sure as Fate the grea
Slav race will either create spreading
anarchies and new wars and widenet
areas Of pestilencA or 1t will combine
with tha other Powers to reconstruc
European life of which they form So
large a part. There Is no compromis'
between those alternatives.
There seems only one way Of heal
Ing. and that way Is working now ir
Ireland and in the spirit Of all mer
of good will everywhere. 1t is by
terms of truce, by that message oi
forget and forgive which the Kine
gave to the Irish people and by the
spirit of Christianity In .nternationa
policy. That sounds weak and senti.
mental. yet history itself. and very
recent hixt ory, shows that only strong
men can rise to such ideals. and that
I'm itself II has an Overwhelming
strength which dsarms evil powers
strongly intrenched.
Perhaps the most embarrassing OF
immediate troubles Is the success OF
the Greek armies In Asia Minor. II
would be comedy II IL were not spat-
tered with blood and blackened by
massacre. France and italy and all
British traders are pro-Turk to a man
despite the Turkish alliance with Ger
many during tho war. When was
out In Turkey and Asia Minor last
year this was clearly revealed to me,
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