The conclusion of the whole matter seems to us to
be that it is the very unpleasant but the quite inevitable duty of the Associated Nations to deal with Bolshevism. The Associated Nations have become the policemen of the world, the mandatories of civilization and peace. They cannot possibly refuse to do police work. A new and large war in Russia is indeed a thing to shrink from, and it is only too probable that a general military attack upon Bolshevism might bring new strength to that terrible creed. It is a common experience that any Government, however bad, which can genuinely cry 'Our country is invaded ! " is able to rally even the most discontented people to its support. If Mr. Wilson and the Allies keep continually in mind the fact that the Associated Nations are now actually a League of Nations whose work of policing the world is not a distant project but has already began, they are nearly sure to act wisely.
