Evening star., 1924-11-09
i. S. ELECTION IS KNEIL,
TO SOVIET AMBITIONS
France Expected to Rejoin U. S. and
England as Barriers to Bolshe-
visit Inroads.

MOSCOW directing the destinies of that
country well knew that President
coolidge and Secretary of State
hughes stood firm against coveted
recognition, and will until such time
as Russia legitimately can prove her
good faith. The Soviet government
cannot now do so. 1t cannot remain
true TO the preachments of Lenin
and meet the stipulations of this Ma.
tlon or any other nation not inf1u-
enced by ultraradical sympathies
Naturally there were hopes in Mos
cow that the election would seat a
government more lenient one that
stood some chance of being beguiled
into accepting Soviet recognition,
thereby paving the way for extern
sive and far-reaching propaganda in
the cause of the world internationale
of bolshevism. When the votes had
been counted and it was shown that
American was still content that her
bark follow conservative channels,
Trotsky announced that the Soviet
would yet succeed in the United
States. He palpably appealed to the
overriped prejudices of the world
by announcing that capitalism would
rule in America, which controlled the
majority of the gold of the world and
would be expected to continue a
pOllty Ol OIL
weaker and more helpless nations.
Members Of the Soviet government
likewise showed their very great
disappointme
With England going Conservative
upon the ground of pestilential inter
ference by the Soviet in British
dom estic affairs, with America clos
ing the door firmly in the face of the
Soviet pla que. with France on the
that has dared to recognize the
ment bound and committed to the
eradication of chaotic principles and
forms espoused by Moscow, with
Japan standing firmly, sword drawn
against the spread Of Russian in
fluence, and with the smaller nations
of the world more and more firmly
taking position against Moscow's
emissaries, these are dark days for
the scheming commissars of chaotic
Russia and all they represent.
Situation in France.
With American and British peo-
pies voicing their intense opposition
to infiltration of sovietized ideas of
government or any near approach to
them, the position of Premier Her
riot, as I forecast some weeks ago,
Immediately becomes dangerous. Pre-
mier Herriot has recognized the
Soviet, and in Paris the red flag floats
sedately over the Russian embassy.
Already there have been Unbiased
countless red emissaries, who, as long
as recognition continues, will scatter
over France in official or semi-offi-
cial capacity to carry forward the
general movement to make France
radical to the uttermost degree.
This already has been sensed, and
former President Millerand has been
the guiding force in organizing a
mighty force of young men dedicated
to defend the republic with their
lives if need be. Whatever may be
the sincerity of Milierand and other
nationalistic leaders in organizing
the younger element of France in the
defense of the nation, ii being re-
garded in some quarters as a political
trick to emphasize the weakness of
Herriot's Russian policy, it never
theless remains a fact that younger
France will become aroused to the
insidious spread of Moscow's preach
ments and always will be ready
to combat encroachments Herriot
socialism is one thing, Lenin's doc
trines are another. Where the divid-
ing line shall be will be determined
during the course of the next few
months. 1t is believed in official and
other circles that should there come
test of strength at the polls or
otherwise, France will take her stand
at the side of England and America
| in combating those elements de-
signed primarily to undermine the
accepted tenets of civilization and
modern-day government