Evening star., 1922-12-24
RUSSIANS MAY NULL
ANY LAUSANNE PACT
Control Over Angora Assembly May Pre-.
vent Ratification-Steps Toward Pro.
motion of World Commission.

which she has been unable to gair
| IN any of the European parIeys n,
Mhich she has been represented. The
JurSs. II they remain under Russian
domination. will he but a stenninr
, stone to the fulfillment OF Russian
desires. The Russian onslaughs viii
not come Immediately. 1t is known
moweVer plans have been appruy., in
MOSCOW looking to a greatly enlarged
navy and an army that can be re
crulted UP to a strength Of 2 O0O Oou
to 100000 men upon shor. Vor,Hy. orJer
RUSSIA. Notwithstanding Lenin's an
parent surrender of communist
p.incIpies. has not vet erased the
leopard spots. Russia still dreams
OF dominating the world through
of ,r ,uhism. and political agreements
VI tne moment are being effected
merely to further greater s,tc,aes
OF oid-worid domination of III, linI
mrst preached by Lenin and Trn,si:T
I'm Inns domination naturally Involves
naval .. tremendous military and
one of the chief plans is =, keen
c.1IIs I1ITkey IN a volatile form politip
speaking. so that Russia can
!. INTO the communistIc cruel
oie az the proper hour.
| turkey. 1t is understood will ho
i;n;a aue hotbed of political and re-
lisIous strife thereby continuin,. N.
uest mat prevails throu::hout En-
opr. Inc soviet government. words
~ 'ne contrary. does not want n.acc
NJ rol peace VIII permit millions OF
ooWn IN ordered ways and once ,,nre
Iesume an attitude of selfsat;s;ia,,
SSohpiacency. Bolshevism fat..nS o,,
ulscontent fostered by unsettled ,cn.
iio toIiiic condi tions. and if tussll On,
ment ',e .nonammedan world in fer
aoide by decisions with E:nrnn.r ua
I5s' tnen much will have he.n
uone TO divert the attention of 81
aopeah governments from economic
Iu social prSress so necessarv -
of chaos se'ie't'i state
Disarmament DELAYED.
puring the past few weeks Russi..s
specihc intentions have been b-o.d !
casted to the world through Puss;,s
appareht attempt to gain a disarma-
'neh' agreement with the border |
states OF Finland. Poland, Latvi, |
Lithuania and Esthonia. 1t was IN |
De expected that such maneuyer would !
iaii' Tor at heart Russia knew thar i
her effort in fostering such a confer
ence would be taken for what i, w,s
d mere scheme to camouflage Russians
reai intentions in eastern Europe and
gam some political prestige. More
iikeiy. however, Russia attempted to
play the role OF the wolf in sheep's
for if the smaller border
states had needed Russia's expressed
wishes and disarmed, sooner or later
hey would have been the victims of
military forces In fact. il
vas the suspicion of Russian intent
hat prevented agreement. Poland.
probably inspired by the French re-
using to sanction any agreement un-
ess 1t was first specifically determin-
q to what extent diSa armament could
nd would be carried. Demanding tho
thus and what" of Russia. the Rus-l
ians naturally would not commit
themselves and the conference broke
own. Each side blames the other for
he split. AS matter of fact, the lit
e entente's defensive agreement, un-
1t expires. at least, will be an ef-
,ctive wedge against any disarma- =
ent agreement with the Russians
" the status of Bessarabia. which
as awarded to Rumania under the
eace treaty. still is a causus belli in | !
} far as the Russians are concerned. I
umania being allied with the little
ltente, naturally there can be no
sarmament agreement
Concurrently with Russia's dis
'mament parley fiasco came further
,i ,onunclinamentoes of Trotsky. who
Ill rattles the saber and Declares
at the Russian army is ready fol
sht for the principle foundation
ones OF Russias soviet regime.
Conditions Grow Worse.
Conditions throughout Europe are II
owing worse instead of better r.
ON ar economic and industrial view 'e
mt and there is every reason to =
lieve there is to be upheavaIs in
veral sections of the continent be-
re there will be peace and advance |
is these upheavals that the sovie, ri
sihe awaits TO further communis- ph
outbreaks. With the belief that ne
hour repidly approaches when pc
russians are to gain realization MI
the principles for which they have pl;
'od. 1t is but natural that naval su
Hliitary forces are being made las
,dy. Inasmuch as the Russians da
We been sadly disilIusioned az IN to
,ir ao'ifty to gain desired ends by th'
'iomacy. 1t is to be expected that a
fuil weight of their influence will
thrown against not only the rati- no
ttion OF the Turkish-Aliied accord Ho
IN stirring up and prolonpinc
lditions inimical to the best tn pre-
ests of Europe. pei
asuannne conference, if ! Fe
'eements are finally affected NAV Gle
the beginning of general world wa
anu se.tied order throughout dun
East put Russia's attitude aft,
60 no Ihuicatlon that this end will fell
De realized ~