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Show r THE CITIZEN 6 . Nations, to which Great Britain belongs, which shoyld have intervened to prevent the war between Russia and Poland. It is strange and illuminating that the League made no move to prevent the clash, but seemingly approved of the war, for to be silent was to approve. Perhaps the league can defend itself on the theory that it was no'i established primarily to prevent war but to preserve the territorial integrity and existing political independence of the member nations. Wise statesmanship will constantly keep in mind the danger of a conflict between the white and the dark races. If we alienate the regard of the Russians and drive them into an alliance with the dark races we, or our children, 'may have reason to curse our lack of foresight. Let us not forget that the Asiatics have invaded Europe and wrecked its civilization more than once. Let us not forget those wild migrations of the Huns, the Vandals and the Turks, nor the incursions of the Saracens and their allies into Spain. An incursion of a like character would be rendered less difficult if a fourth or a third of the white race were leagued with the dark invaders. In theory it may seem no easy task to devise a method of getting along with a communistic people who preach the destruction of nations and the setting up of internationalism. In practice a way may be discovered more easily than we imagine. We must not lose sight of the fact that, in spite of theories, it is sometimes necessary to live and let live. The Bolsheviki show a tendency to abandon their own theory and to compromise. Soon we may have it impressed upon us that it is necessary for our welfare and, indeed for the welfare, of the whole white race, to arrange a compromise. of the American republic may be at variance with the ideals and operations of a soviet republic, the time is near, perhaps immediately at hand, when all the nations must decide what their relations with Bolshevik Russia are to be. A policy of watchful waiting toward Russia will have its justification merely in the hope that soon Bolshevism will pass away and will be succeeded by a monarchy or a republic whose principles are of the traditional character and, therefore, susceptible of being dealt with according to established precedents. It is very much as if a business man should refuse to deal with a foreign firm until the latter had abandoned the metric system for our older system. True, we are deporting radicals who feign to be enamored of the Russian system and there may be logic in the argument that if we cannot get along with a few radicals of the Bolshevik type we cannot get along with a hundred million of them. But what we desire and what wc will get may be painfully different. If the Bolshevik republic should succeed in establishing itself the United States would find it necessary, either to deal with the new nation or maintain a status amounting to war. It is unthinkable that we should refuse to enter into friendly, or at least workable, relations with a government representing anywhere from ICO, 000, 000 to 150,000000, or even 175,000,000 people. If we lent ourselves to such a preposterous policy we would discover that we were alone among the nations in our intransigeance. Great Britain and France are willing to negotiate a commercial relationship at a time when Bolshevik forces are driving back British military contingents in Persia and when Poland, a member of the League of Nations, is attacking the soviet armies. Great Britain, it is true , adopted a peculiar attitude toward the Polish offensive. Apparently disapproving of the military advance it is yet prepared to reap the benefit of any advantages Poland may gain. If, on the other hand, Poland should lose the British government could repudiate the offensive and disclaim any responsibility. The British attitude is indefensible, for there is a League of The Tennessee, our new battleship, has fourteen decks, and ought to play a good hand. will wear a dollar as a symbol. 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