Show I Decision Imminent I ITHE THE HE E increasing grav gravity ty of the Polish situation situation situation sit- sit is impressing itself upon the great minds of the allied countries Determination Determination Determination Deter Deter- to halt halt th the advancing bolshevist forces at at the armistice demarcation line is expressed When official l notes fail no doubt bt the allied powers will ill be compelled to adopt sterner me measures Hence it begins to appear that the day of reckoning is close at hand The Polish problem is but qui a deferred aggravation o of of- the the old Russian problem Had the peace peace conference met met its its full frill responsibility responsibility responsibility re re- re- re in regard to Russia Polands Poland's plight t would not now be demanding atten atten- tion But the peace conference was too much concerned with the prevention of wars which were were passed to give full heed to the mod modern err menace of bolshevism Hence while the confer conference nce endeavored to perfect a plan for the prevention of war of-war war it left the smoldering fires of conflict in Russia unchecked The Slav nation was left leftin leftin in n the grip of bolshevism is as as the peace conference conference conference con con- ference reversed former pronouncements branded Russian strife internal revolution and ignored a once faithful ally But problems problems problems lems deferred are problems unsolved and so so it is that the situation today demands serious serous thought In the beginning R Russia saved tion Without her the German plan of conquest conquest conquest con con- quest would have succeeded In a w weakened weakened weak weak- ak- ak ened state she wa by the viki the leaders of wh which ch our own investigating investigating investigating gating agents told us were German agents But bolshevism now threatens to bre break k the boundaries boundaries' to which the peace conference thought it would confine itself It is now the menace to other Europ European an powers that I It once was to Russia Sten action is necessary necessary necessary essary in the Polish situation not only inthe in inthe inthe the interest of Poland but of Europe and th the world a at at large |