The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-12-13
WHAT RUSSIA
WANTS FROM
PEACE COUNCIL
FORMER PREMIER kERENSkY
FEARS BRITISH AND FRENCH
PLANS.
INTERVIEW PASSED CENSOR
Appeals to the United States to Re-
member the Good Side of Russia's
Part In the War AS Well AS the Un-
fortunate.

NOTE-The following interview
with kerensky is the first authorita
tive statement of what the real Rus
sia--not the oIshcviki--desires from
the peace conference. 1t also purports
to show Russia's attitude toward the
three leading associated powers, the
United States, Great Britain and
France. It was passed by the British
censor.
BY EDWIN HULLINGER.
Copyright 1918. BY the United Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 12.-Alexander Ker
ensky, former Russian premier, declar
ed in an interview with the United
Press today that Great Britain and
France are opposing the unification
of Russia because it would restore
her to her international position. He
appealed to America to prevent the
exploitation" of Russia.
EHSiduu duu TIduCe dIo oOchiilS
to impose another Brest-Litovsk upon
Russia" said Kerensky.
OThe treaty by which the Bolsheyi-
Xxi betrayed Russia to Germany was
signed at Brest-Litovsk.)
81 ask America, as paralyzed Rus
sia's true friend, to protect her from
exploitation by her former allies.
Russia fought three years for the
allies. 1t was due to her that America
had time to prepare and administer the
knockout blow. Now the allies ought
to deal honestly with Russia
when the Russian people, despite
the Brest-Litovsk treaty were con-
tinuing their fight they called upon
the allies for military aid. This help
rapidly developed into an organized at
tempt to exploit Russia's wealth, and
cut off Russia from Europe by bar
rier of tiny quasi-indepesdent states.
Thus, they are completing the treaty
of Brest-Litovsk, which Germany be-
gan.
'The peace conference ought to
guarantee the integrity of Russian
territory, as it was before Brest-Lit-
ovsk, affording the opportunity for a
real solution of her problems. This
could be brought about by the forma-
ton of confederation like America,
of all the Russian states.
''This is not an unrealizable dream.
The bolshevikis control about a fourth
of Russia proper and sixth of Sibe-
ria, on the basis of population. The
balance is composed of independent
states, which have thrown off the boil
sheviki's authority.
81 believe it possible to call gen.
eral treaty for constituent assembly
to include delegates from every part
of Russia England and France oppose
this, because it would restore Russia
to her former international position,
They opposed my going to America in
because they did not want
America to know the truth about Rus
sia.
"The victorious allies are forgetting
their idealistic war aims. England
and France already have agreed on
the division on their spheres of influ.
ence in disintegrating Russia.
''If three men are fighting a brigand
and one of them is Knocked out the
others, who continue to whip him,
ought to help their comrade to his
feet, instead of robbing his pockets
/ appeal to America to remember
the good side of Russia's part in the
war. as we'll as the unfortunate. Per.
haps President Wilson's presence al
the peace conference will prevent any
brigandage,'