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Show Developments in Eastern East-ern Europe Causing Grave Apprehensions at Peace Conference. German Attitude Likely to Be Influenced by Rapid Spread of Bolshevism Bol-shevism on Continent. (New York Times Cable, Copyright.) By RICHARD V. OULAHAN. PARIS, March 25. The affairs of the frorld are in a worse state than they have been at anv time since the signing of the armistice with Germany more than four months ago. This is so well recognized that the subject is discussed with little attempt to conceal apprehension apprehen-sion by many of those actively concerned con-cerned in the effort to make peace. While the tendency among those highest in the interallied councils is to take a more conservative view, it is known that some of them to say the least share the feeling of concern over the failure to straighten out the topsyturvy topsy-turvy conditions left by the war. These conditions are growing worse. The Hungarian disturbauces have brought acutely to the front the dangers that exist.' Official information reaching reach-ing Paris confirms the announcement of the new Budapest regime that the overthrow of the moderate government of President Karolyi was due mainly to the authorized statement that the interallied inter-allied supreme council had ordered the Hungarians to withdraw to the Rumanian Ru-manian boundary fixed by the treaty of 91B. ' VIRTUALLY A DEFIANCE OF ENTENTE POWERS. Orders issued to the Hungarians by the allies to deliver to the Czecho-Slo-vaks privately-owned Hungarian vessels on the Danube, are also indicated as a reason. The announcement of the new government govern-ment of Budapest is virtually a defiance of the allies. The new government is pinly Bolshevist. One of the ruling group is Bela Kuhn, formerly secretary to Lenine. Recently he was imprisoned in Hungary o.s a Bolshevist. The others are Bpehm and Kunfi, radical Social Democrats, and Pogany, leader of the soldiers' council. , The allied governments have taken (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) t DISTRAUGHT IW FACING NEW TROUBLE V (Continued from Page One.) some measures to meet the situation. Admiral Townsend of the British navy has left Paris for Hungary to assume command of the allied naval forces in the Danube. Allied monitors and gunboats gun-boats havo been ordered to Budapest, and a. report reaching Paris says they are now on their way. PAVES THE WAY FOR SPREAD OF TERROR. 1 The Hungarian situation not only paves tho way for tlie spread of Bolshevism, Bolshe-vism, but indicates an outcropping of a definite attitude on the part of enemy countries. The Germans, according to the interpretation placed on the attitude atti-tude displayed by some leaders of the Ebert government, are likely to show resistance to. tho conditions which tho allies are preparing to impose upon thom. That tho Hungarian situation will encourage the Germans in that direction di-rection is being said by some of those best informed as to the sentiment in tho peace conference delegations. What measures the allies will take to counteract counter-act the state of affairs produced by tle Hungarian example is not known. It is doubtful if a-nything has been decided de-cided on other than the obvious necessity neces-sity of Sen'diug allied war vessels to Budapest. It was said in high allied quarters today that the presence of those vessels -would bo welcomed by a largo element of Hungarians. RESISTANCE IDEA RAPIDLY SPREADING. Whether this view is correct, or not, the fact stands out that a tendency to resistance to the allied demands is spreading in enemy countries, and there is no telling what tho outcome will be unless strong measures are adopted soon. The suggestion conveyed by Germans is that Germany will rather throw up the sponge and tell the allies to take complete charge of the country rather than agree, through the medium of a treaty, to surrender any territory other than Alsace-Lorraine. In most quarters this is regarded as a bluff, but one view is that it is indicative indic-ative of a growing belief among German Ger-man leaders that the allies would be unable un-able to enforce their demands should I Germany adopt a defiant attitude. The German's probably reason that the allies would hestitate to impose a strict blockade block-ade which won hi bring Germany to starvation, star-vation, and a"ain that they are in no condition, to place an army of occupation occupa-tion in the German territory on account of tho tremendous expense. , HUNGARIAN COUP FORCES REAL CRISIS. Altogether the Hungarian situation has forced what is heirp descrihed as a crisis, which has a wider aspect than appears on tin fi'.r-e. Coincident with tho overthrow of Karoi-vi. Karoi-vi. the new ruling ifroups h: viMOrderd a tfcirral mobilization -of jrunp;rian forces lo meet the advance of Rumanian Imops into TransvlvHiihi. The Uumamans el;-.im that more than four million p.'O-pln p.'O-pln of their race reside in ibis territcry. The new " Judii pest KOVfl''n,'"cnt iw in close touch with ihc Holshevists in K..s-shi. K..s-shi. Its attitude en dancers the s-ealh-d "cordon s;initHire" or sanitary territorial lanes established by the allips to form a bulwark aifrdnst the spread of Koishuvism vut anarchy westward. That the Bolshevist (rov.-rnmen ts wdl take advantage of the situation not Jo bo doubted. They have assumed what is described as a contfrnptaous attitude toward overtures from the allies, and this is construed as encouraging important (dements in Germany, Austria a i.d llun-imry llun-imry toftbeiieve that they may safely if-sist if-sist the most radical t.en frustrations of lii- allies. Tht'S'i loiiiiitions furnish Jiddiliunal :nr. -mult ion fur llmv u ho ar- snow in;: n;s-b-: ifa-diou ocr the :dow prorv.-: -' of lln iJHed sta tesnvn. Ths sudden cropping out of irrimiion ovt r this turdiness is not governed by the tradition that a storm .hich 1 eqiii'j violently ends quickly. On the contrary it is becoming more pointed and widesj read. s'lz is shared, si randy c-noutrh, by many men who are part of the effort to make peace. One .croup attribute;! the delay to the failures of the ladinp delegates to agree 0:1 the western boundaries of Germany Ger-many or another phase- of the same piob-lein piob-lein the failure to furnish guarantees satisfactory to the French government t hat France will be safepvarded for ail time from German aggression, and, secondly, sec-ondly, to the inability of those most concerned con-cerned to apree on how the reparat'on which is to bt paid by Germany is to be divided and in what order of priority. My the same token it may be said others, bold that then? would be a quick adjustment adjust-ment if tiawu who oppose furnishing guarantees guar-antees to France and the French suggestions sugges-tions for distribution of the reparation payments, wo'ild adopt a more rea-sonable attitude. Anotner and broader view is that the general lack of decision in dealing deal-ing with the enemy countries and the Russian .situation has produced all .he troubles with which tho peace conference is now confronted. May Expedite Treaty. One view that seems to have many supporters is that the dissatisfaction over the present situation voiced in the demands de-mands for progress toward peace is likely like-ly to bring ahout a sudden decision on all the pending perplexing questions and to insure tlie inclusion of the peace treaty very soon. The argument behind this view is that the delegates will not be1 able to resist the world-wide wave of irritation over the delays and will find themselves forced to decide these questions for reasons rea-sons of expediency. This possible method ot decision is already being criticised on the ground that hasty judgment is certain to caue- trouble in the future. The idea that a complete peace agreement agree-ment on all matters affecting Germany may be reached soon is due moTe to what is known as a hunch than to any well matured reasoning. Its status resembles the state of mind in America last year when many people, in the face of expert military op in to the contrary, said they did not know why, but felt certain the war would end shortly. TIME AT HAND FOR FIRM ACTION, VIEW AT CAPITAL WASHINGTON, March 25. Reports of an increasing seriousness of the situation in Hungary led to an opinion expressed today by an official of the state department depart-ment that "the time h-.d come for the allied nations represented, at Paris to take a definite and firm stand against Bolshe- vism." Little news of an official nature na-ture was received at the stale department during the day, but dispatches from Paris Indicated that grave apprehension was .felt there as well as in Washington over the situation. Representatives of the United States in Vienna reported today that the food administration ad-ministration had one or two agents in i Budapest and it was stated that there might be other Americans there: These advices said there was no ill-feeling toward to-ward Americans or British in Budapest, i but a strong feeling of hostility was be- 1 iug manifested against the French. This, It is believed here, is due to the occupa- j tion by French- troops of the neutral zones : between Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Rumania and Hungary. i French Are Interned. ' 1 It is believed here that probably the French members of the interallied mission mis-sion in Budapest have been interned, as has been reported . in news dispatches from Vienna, but doubt was expressed as to the inclusion of Americans or British in the internment order. It was said by officials that if tho Hungarians actually have declared, war upon the entente powers, as was threat- , ened in slate department advices made , public yesterday, it would be a natural 1 move for the Hungarians to attempt to reach the Adriatic and .recover a portion of the Austrian navy now in the hands of the Jugo-Slavs. Hungarian leaders, it was said, undoubtedly would recognize the advantage to be gained by striking immediately toward the Adriatic before the authorities in Paris had time to act. German Hand in Pie. The question as to whether Hungary's acceptance of Bolshevism had its inspiration inspi-ration from German sources is considered consid-ered doubtful by state department officials, offi-cials, although it was said that it would : be an experiment of great interest to Germany, as it would at once put the allies al-lies to the test as to their attitude toward Bolshevism. Advices to the, department indicated that the peasantry of Hungary thus far had not accepted the new regime to any great extent, but it was pointed out that in no case has Bolshevism got its start by a general rising of tho proletariat. Rather it has been started by a small clique of officials and gradually has spread and been instilled into the minds of the proletariat. Kuch was tlie case' in Russia, Rus-sia, it was said, and undoubtedly is the way in which the "disease," as it was called by one official today, may spread throughout Hungary. |