The New York herald., 1921-01-16

poned any Of the proper Establishments con-
tanned in the Paris treaties, but II was en-
forced only against Poland and Rumanis,
because Of a fundamental lack Of sympathy
with the aspirations Of both which our rep
resentatives at Paris manifested.
The quarrel between Bratiano and Presi-
dent Wilson over the protection OF the
minorities In Rumania, which led to the sem
sational session of May 81, with It's memor.
able declarations by the President. and ro-
suited I'm the ultimate withdrawal OF Ru-
mania from the peace conference, was an
illustration of this American attitude Since
that time we have steadfastly declined to
recognize Rumanian possession although 1t
has been complete and our former associates
have all assented.
This American attitude supplies the Boil
shevists with precisely that appearance of
moral justification which they would other.
wise lack in undertaking war of aggression,
and II win be used to It's utmost by propa-
gandists if the attack does take place. But
in reality there is no warrant for the
argument nor does the desire to regain
lost province influence the Boishevist policy
In point of fact one has to recognize, at all
times, that the foundation of the Bolshevist
faith is internationalism, and nothing could
be less in conformity with their faith or
their policy than making war on national
ist issue-such the reconquest of lost
province.
Bolshevists Seeking to Upset
Governments in All Lands
The reason for the proposed Bolshevist
attack upon Rumania is the reason for all
Bolshevist activities. Lenine and Trotzky
base all their experiment upon the assump-
ton that they will be able to precipitate
Bolshevist revolutions in all other States.
The invariable query that all visitors to
Russia meet with is when is the revolution
coming in your country"
When the Polish armies had been repulsed
from Kiev and were inside the frontiers
marked by the so-caIled Cnrzon or "Ethnic
Line" the Bolshevists continued the cam
paign because they were convinced that
further advance would lead directly to
Bolshevist revolution in Poland and the
whole Polish country would be brought under
the Red flag.
When Poland rallied and the Russian
leaders discovered that the INVASION so far
from precpitating Red revolution, had
reused Polish nationaiism they dropped the
whole campaign and consented to the sacri-
flee of considerable areas which could have
been held had they been willing to agree to
truce after their first victories. They were
not concerned with Russias frontiers at
Riga as at Brest- -Litovsk, when they were
negotiating with Germany. What they were
after was all Of Poland or none. That Is,
they were striving to make Poland Bolshe-
visit, and when they failed any frontier was
good enough and peace was had, for the
moment, with little difficulty.
Now if Russian Reds are planning to at
tack Rumania 1t is not because of any con-
Germ for the old Russian title to Bessarabia
Their whole history disproves any such hui
man and simple explanation. They are con-
sidering attack because the domestic condi-
tions in Rumania hold out the promise Of
successful Bolsheviztng Of the country after
an initial defeat of the Rumanian armies
They are looking forward. not to regaining
a province, but to dominating a whole coun-
try. They mean to Bolshevize Rumania, Just
as they meant to Bolsheyize Poland
Seeking to Reach Central Europe.
Where Conditions Are Ripe
Nor is this ALL Remember that the Boil
shevists have always sought to reach Cen
trail Europe. where the conditions Of life are
such that the prospects OF Bolshevism are
Enthusiastically bright. Austria and Hungary
are in desperate straits. The former Is fac
ing something approaching actual famine.
as appeals to America constantly demon
strate. Hungary is I'm the throes OF O reac
ton, following one Of the bloodiest suppress
sions of Red regime which Europe has
seen. But 1t Is only two years since the
Reds seized control OF all of Hungary. and
IL In not unreasonable for the Russians to
believe that. once they have overthrown Ru-
mania, they can re-Bolshevize Hungary.
As to the domestic situation in Rumania.
We know only little, but that little is dis
quieting. Before the war RumaDia was an
agricultural country, with the land held by
a few enormously wealthy men, while the
peasants lived under conditions which re-
called. il they did not approximate. serfdom
During the war and since it's close there has
been a very far reaching attempt made to
divide the land, This necessary reform has
resulted In many transient evils and much
disturbance, as was to be expected The
new owners Of the land have not yet become