Evening star., 1921-08-28
GERMAN JUNKERS
MAY'iFAIL IN GAME
Allies Have It Within Power to Nip
Monarchist Restoration Plans Even
Should People Be Swayed.

breakdown in economic and govern
mental systems.
League May Act Quickly.
During the present week the council
of the league of nations Is to begin
consideration of the Silesian question.
to bolster present military strength
and insure the fulfillment of the
edicts which undoubtedly will be
enunciated by the league in, the immed-
late future. There have been serious
sideration of the Silesian question.
France particularly is desirous of
this. but from London 1t is stated the
whole question should be settled at
the earliest possible moment. 1t Is
expected that though the league will
make some Investigations of its own,
the reports of the interallied commits
sioners who have lived with the pro-
biem will be accepted in main and 1t
may be possible to fix boundaries and
decide upon possession of the indus
trial centers and their method of
government in short order. In this
case 1t may be truly said Europe may
have an early chance to settle down
to the reconstructive processes that
are SO vital to early restoration.
Russian Relief Work On.
With agreements siened between
American food relief officials and the
supplies are going into the red ter
ritories. there to relieve the terrible
sufferings that have been reported
AS soon as American relief officials
have organized their effort 1t is ex-
pected that far-reaching aid will be
districts The task of organization
is no little one and weeks may pass
before the full power Of the Ameri-
can effort is felt.
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tinue during the entire winter, and
well into the spring Is taken for
granted in Washington, for the fail
ure Of crops in Russia has precluded
the possibility of Russia feeding her
self. unless supplies from the few
more fortunate districts are organ
lied and transported to the hunger
zones. In all probability the burden
of organising transportation systems
will fall upon the Americans. the So
Wet regime in Moscow having show n
complete inability to cope with the
tremendous problem.
See Danger in Effort.
With all this American effort. what
is to come Of it. save the saticfaction of
having fulfilled real humanitarian
mission? This is a question asked by
diplomats and others who have watched
closely the downfall Of Russia through
soviet mismangement. Already soviet
oHSidio nave oodStcu VI llic AOou d6iSc-
ment leading the way for other en-
gagements with the Americans. who as
yet have refused to recognize the soviet
government. This has been annoying
to the American government. and even
though the food refief work should con-
tinue for months. it is questioned
whether this government will recognize
the bolsheviks
Foreign governments see grave dan
ger to America in the food relief
movement. Whether this is we'll
grounded remains to be seen, hut 1t
is significant that while soviet officials
are welcoming the American relief
with open show Of friendliness. new
posters have been circulated through
out the large cities again remind
Ing Russians of their destiny in wip-
ing out international borders os-
tensibly to create q world bolshevik
state such as Lenin and Trotsky
always have advocated. On the other
hand friends of relief work state that
during the months to come there will
be plentiful opportunity to show the
Russian people what real organiza-
tion effort means and relief work may
ton with the bo1shevik regime which has
brought nothing but hunger and
suffering. that counter revolutionary
endeavors will be initiated. The
Americans will have nothing to do with
these. but American example of ef-
ficiency, backed by a spirit Of graft
tude on the part Of Russian people
for American aid. may stir the spirit
Of discomfort to such extent that
events looking toward more settled
order within Russia will eyentuate.