REDS IN ASIA

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 7, 4 October 1920, Page 5

REDS IN ASIA

THREATENED INVASION OF INDIA BOGEY TO IMPRESS BRITAIN By Telograph-Prcn A»iociation-OopyriiM . . London, October 1. "The Times," in a leader, wye: "With fegard to the Bolsheviks' recurring threats of an invasion of India, the bogey raised with the idea of bringing pressure against Britain. Tho development of modern war, wth the huge transport involved, made invasion impossible without efficient railways, unless the defensive system collapsed internally. Moreover, the Bolshevist amies, although numerically powerful, were rarely willing «a U 0 ' iarc ' fighting. , As for the announcement repeatedly circulated that Ivuropatkin is in command of forces concentrating in Central Asia, we regret to eeo a good soldier in bad company-, but we assume that he has accepted the post with the secret comforting thought that he may as well try to seize the moon as march to India with such a rabble.. It took the Bolsheviks two years to capture and sack Bokhara with tho aid of a railway. Now, the routes to the south are a desolate, waterless waste, without railways, and barred by formidable ranges of hills. At this Tate the date of arrival in India can easily be calculated. Moreover, they liavo committed tho folly of overthrowing anindependent Mussulman State and alienating the Afghans, who know what to expect if the Beds crossed the Oxue. The Bolsheviks probably do not dream of m P v i ng to . wards Mia. but they know what a subtle and potent weapon propitgaiitla is when allied with secret bribery." — The Times."