The New York herald., 1921-01-08
BERLIN ALSO SEES
SOVIET THREAT
German Minister Warns That
Hunger Will Drive HOrdes
Across Border.
NEW ALIGNMENT SEEN
Observers Believe Fight Will
Be to Prevent Interven-
ton in Russia.
NEW ALIGNMENT SEEN
BY RAYMOND SWING.

by MA NUN - W INOs
Special Cable to THE New YonK HElALp.
Copyright, 1881, by THE NEW YolK HRALD.
New York Herald Buresa,
Berlin, Jan. !.
Will the Russian Bolsheviki invade
their peighboring States next spring
and force new European alignments
Is a question which is being asked by
many Observers here. There are two
political leaders-one Of Germany and
one of Austria-who expect such an
offensive. They are. DIR. Koch, Ger
man Minister Of the Interior, and DR..
Constantin Dumba, one time Austro-
Hungarian Ambassador to the United
States and prominent as a League Of
Nations advocate in Austria to-day.
The view that there would be Rus
sian offensive has hitherto been put
forward only by the Prussian and the
Bavarian militarists, but it is signifi-
cant that it ix now gaining credence
among the Democrats.
Radicals here. however, believe the
counter Crevolutionists Of Russia will
have active support from France and
Prussia and that the fight will be to
resist Intervention in Russia Ru-
mania's mobilization in particular is
seen by German Communists as a sign
Of western European intrigue.
Dr. Dumba uses language almost iden-
tical with the recent utterances OF Cen
- n-x. l,A
whole political situation is dominated
by the danger OF a great Bolshevist Of
fensive from wilma toward Armenia" :"
DR.. Dumba writes.
"A new invasion from the east is pos
sible next spring" DR.. Koch declared
before a Democratic party conference
hero yesterday. because hunger will
drive the hordes across the frontier"
At the same time more quieting re-
ports come from Russia. Nikoiai Le-
nine, represented as leader OF the paci-
fist wing of the Bolshevil<i. is reported
to be winning important victories over
the militant wing, headed by Leon
Trotzky. A Soviet manifesto. states that
5000 German technical experts have
been invited TO come to Russia. and
that OF this number 900 will serve In
the Department Of Hygiene and 1000
In Russian factories
Besides $50 immigrants from Ameri-
ca, most of whom already are at work.
others are expected and quarters are
being arranged for 1000" the manifesto
says. "Of those already here, 150 are
miners, who have been formed into a
group for Donetz Basin. and a group OF
motor experts. including many one time
employees of the famous Ford factory,
has been organized"
The Vossischo. Zeitung calls this Soviet
statement bluff and propaganda"
The significance OF the foreign con-
cessions made by the Bolshevist Govern
ment was commented on in Lenine's 8
speech before the All Soviet Congress
and which Is reported textually in the
Communist organ here. the Red Flag.
to-day.
These concessions" Lenine declared.
do not mean peace. but war. and war
is a guise that Is more propitious for US.
Until now our war has been fought with
tanks and rifles. and It has hindered our
working. From now on we will fight
on an economic front. Perhaps they.
the foreign bourgeois. will try to intro
duce free trade here. But we. as we'll
as they. have signed agreements, and
they will be obliged to acknowledge our
laws. while our workers will be learning
from them. Should there come war
and we must always be armed for war
with the bourgeois-their whole inven-
torv will fall 10 us by the rules or war.