Evening journal., 1917-11-21
No WlR Goods At
present FOR RUSSIA
No More Help TO be Given
Until Stable Government
is Established
MAY DIVERT
MANY SUPPLIES

WASHINGTON. Nov 2i-Untn the
situation clears in Russia and a basis
is afforded for calculations as to the
future conduct Of the country In the
war, no further assistance from the
United states in the shipment Of NUM-
lions and supplies can be expected
The Government viii demand to know
into whose hands supplies will 60 be
fore any are permitted to leave the
American coast.
The cessation Of shipments viii not
be permanent. provided that govern
ment which the United States can rec
ognize is established 10 Petrograd II
the Bolshevid should gain control and
follow a program aiming to make peace
with Germany the embargo on ship
ments would remain and no supplies
would be permitted TO leave the coun-
try. Protracted civil war also would
cause the same action
Supplies. comprising locomotives,
rolling stock and munitions, are not
being forwarded to Russia at present.
For the present contracts made IN this
country by the Russian government are
being filed as usual, so far as actual
manufacture Is concerned, but trans
portation stops at the seaboard.
The War Trade Board, under the
embargo provision Of the espionage
act, can prevent the shipment Of the
supplies purchased by Russia by re-
fusing export licenses, or where the
licenses have been granted, by revok-
nem. This is the procedure that
probably would he followed 50 Ions
as Russia remains nominally an ally
Amusement might be made for their
purchase by this country or their Ill
version to the other allies.
A refusal to turn the goods over 10
the United States would be In con-
strnctive violation Of the embargo
provision which says that "any person
who shall deliver or attempt 20
deliver for export. shipment or tax
ing out. any article In violation OF
this title, shall be fined not more than
$4,000 and any article SO
attempted TO be delivered or exported,
shipped or taken out, shall be selzeo
and forfeited TO the United states.
The Provisional Russian Government
was given credits amounting IN an 70
1925. 100000, Of which sidoo0OOO al
ready had been advanced. Much OF this
money has been spent for supplies now
awaiting shipment, and the Russians
have been given vessels for us Trans
nort Shipment win be held up Dy oe-
NAL OF bunker coal to the ships.
Thomas d. Jones, yice-chairman or
tbe war Trade Board. called at the
White House yesterday ana conferred
with President Wilson. No statement
was forthcoming, but 1t was believed
the Russian situation was discussed.
Conditions in Russia stu are far
from clear. The State Department yes
ierday had no additional despatches
from Ambassador Francis at Petrograo
but unofficial messages coming from
sweden were that General kaledines
hetman Of the Don Cossacks. who held
fhe master hand in Russia through
domination Of the country's coal and
bread supply IN the Don Cossach
region, was marching with an army on
Naronez. 200 miles south Of Moscow.
Passengers arriving a. the swedish
frontier from Russia also reported that
soldiers wire parading the Petrograc
streets bearing banners demanding q
constitutional assembly Of on Russia
and declaring that the Bolshevik
regime was more tyraunical than thai
OF Nicholas. The passengers believed
the present revolutionary Government
must fall through lack Of support o.
the principal parties.
The only Official dispatch reaching
the State Department today from Rus
sia announced that John Z. stevens
head OF the American Railway Com
mission 10 Russia, had left Petrogral
for Nladivostok in connection with hi
work Of rehabilitatng the Russian rail
way system.
Possibility Of a new Monarchist plo
60 restore the Car to the throne II
Russia was seen here today i'm a dis
patch. from Paris, coming from Nienn
via Geneva, to the effect that Gram
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch, a cousil
OF the Gar. by whom he was appoint
ed commander-in-chief Of the Russial
armies, had been placed in charge O
the Cossacks Of General Kaledines. tn
Grand Duke, according 20 tho informo
lion reaching Paris. had offered hi
services 20 the Cossack leader. VIII
gave "the Grand Duke command Of IN
Cossacks and promised to restore IN
monarch and proclaim The Grand Duk
regent"
In Petrograd, Vladimir purishkevict
q former member Of the Duma, who le
10 the attack on the German inluenc
n the Russian army and the "dar
forces" shortly before Emperor Nicho
as was dethroned, was arrested yes
terday on the charge Of being at IN
head OF a monarchist plot. Win hir
lt the hotel in which he was Twin
inder an assumed name was Prime
loussoupon, who figured in the as
fascination Of the monk Basputin
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