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Show II Heavy Responsibility - , -. WASHINGTON, April 2. The Inevitable In-evitable result of tho prolonged delay de-lay In the consummation of peaec has como to pass. Bolshevism, which has boon browing all over tho world, has broken out In Ilungaty. It Is reported re-ported that Uio new developments have created constcranatlon tit tho peaco conference, and that Immediate stops will bo taken to complete tlto treaty with Germany and end the period per-iod of suspense that has prevented the recovery of society from war conditions. con-ditions. It has been apparent for months that precisely what has happened would come upon the world unless a speedy peaco was concluded, the Central Cen-tral powers Informed, of tho price they would havo to pay, and tho allied al-lied nations told ot what they could expect by way of reparation from the Germans. But tKl8 vital Information has been withheld by the peace con-torecs; con-torecs; In fact no attempt was made for moro than thrco months by tho conferees themselves to arrive at a flnf nrtnlnnf Inn nt tha nnonn topm. They woro busy with tho league of nations, having no bearing whatever i 1 I ' ' on tho conditions from which mankind man-kind la suffering at tho .present time, but dealing with situations that certain cer-tain leaders In Paris think may pro-sent pro-sent themsolvcs'lInthe future. Meanwhile Mean-while the spliit of unrest harf been growing and spreading throughout tho wOrld. ' The Interests of Belgium afh. paralyzed. par-alyzed. . .practically all machinery was removod by the Germans, and tho productlvo capacity of tho country coun-try was completely destroyed. Noth-lng Noth-lng can be dono In Belgium toward reconstruction until Indemnities from Germany, begin to arrlvo. Meanwhile labor Is Idle and in a receptive mood for tho vagarle ot Bolshevism. Similar Sim-ilar conditions prevail In northern France. In Austria and Hungary other considerations con-siderations lead to tho Bamo end. These countries aro composed of several sev-eral different races .each with Its own language, history and antecedents. antece-dents. Tfco government .that held them together in one nation has fallen, fal-len, abd the final result will be that separate states will' be carved from the original territory of Austria Hungary. Hun-gary. But the boundaries ot their territorial limits has been postponed by the peace conference, while tho league ot nations held the "boards at Paris. Meanwhile the whole of south eastern Europe has been In a state of turmoil. Nobody could tell to what country he bolonged, whether Cte-peoples ot his own raco and blood were to bo allowed tho right of self determination, or whethor they wero to take telr former placo as vassals to a foreign govornment. Small wondor that under such aggravations aggra-vations tho peoplo havo duc'dM to tako matters Into their own hands, and givo to thomselvcs the liberty that others havo failed to piovldoJor thorn. ' Upon the shouldors of the men at Paris who havo been foremost In advocacy ot tho league of nations rests tho responsibility for the out-br)fc out-br)fc ot Hrary ,tib4 far other 'tin- liar disturbances that aro suro to follow 'unless tho state of war Is brought speedily to a close. Wo hear much of tho way In which the poor peasants of Europe hall Mr. Wilson as their liberator, and crowd to give him flowers or even to touch his gar-'nients. gar-'nients. Poor Ignorant creatures that 'they arol Did tney but xnow It ho is injuring rather than-helping them j by postponing tho peaco that thcr havo earned by their years of sorrow, suffering and sacrifice-, and bringing upon thorn the terror that has engulfed en-gulfed Itussia and Is now speadlng ad. All this that w0 maydddddddd westward. All this that we may have a league of nations guaranteed to savo tho world In the future. Ur" less the social disease that Is killing humanity Is speedily cured by a prompt peace there soon will be no world to save. |