The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-12
FactsAbout tRussianP cyDemanded
SENATOR JOHNSON
ASKS GOVERNMENT
FOR EXPLANATION

WASHINGTON. DE (. senator
Johnson Of California. republican, in
an address to the senate nlly de-
mluded a definite statement % the
American government polio, toward
Russia. He declared a ua's OF war
with the soviet goyernmsn' actually
exists without a formal declaration
OF hostil,ie, and asking .1ng 'rrie,
oi questions, introduced a rc'9lu'lon
calling on the state department for
all documents and information re-.
gafding the nations couf'e ln Russia
and upon the war department iar a
statement OF American troops 90 Rus
,ia and casualties among them
Information Demanded.
For the information OF congress and
The American people Senator Johnson
,aid he wanted 20 know whether It Is
true that this government never re-
piled to a plea from the Russian So
wet government to help avert the
shameful treaty Of Brs't" and
whether the assistant secretary OF
state, speaking for the president, re-.
fused Intervention last March, stating
that to intervene in Siberia would
he doing in the east exactly what the
Germans we're doing in the west.
rs il true" the senator continued
that the Russian soviet government
offered through rs highest economic
council a program for making Amer
ica the most favored foreign nation
in trade and commmeree and involy.
ing the control by TN, allies Of all
those supplies most desired by the
central empire,
Series OF Questions.
rs il true that representatives oi
! the American Red Cfo,, remained M
soviet Russia until October IN per.
iect safety and reasonable comior
e,en after We had irtegened an'
American troops were fighting III,
soldiers OF the soviet government
Is il true that the department o
state ha, refused 70, allow the Ameri
can Red Gross to ship supplies &
Moscow and Pc,rograd Tor the relic
OF the returning Russian war prs
oners from Germany
"ls Il true that the American am
bassidor and The British high com
missioner IN Russia recommended co.
operation with the soviet government
through the American railroad com
mission; that the soviet government
invited ihI, cooperation and prom
,,ed control oi the Siberian railwA,
10 be placed m the hands OF this mis-
sion and that these recommendation
were refused by the American govern
ment largely as result Of misinior
nation received through the Cree
committee supported by leaders an'
representative Of the old regime Il
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On Aiding Ktteuiky.
Senator Johnson asked also " |
va, true that a Ru,,iah.ipelkng
experienced British high commission
e. sent to Russia after the bolshevil
revolution reported as late as May !
/ 1918 that the Russian soviet govern
msnt had c1.operated with the allie
and that he believed that interven
ton with the soviet government wa
feasible and whether the American
guyernmsu, 50 delayed co-operatioI
with the kerenSky governments plaI
To- support the morale Of the army an
maintain that provisional government
/ 300 power a, 20 contribute largely 4
| overthrow 0i kefenSky and the sue
cess of the h1l,heyik revolution
The senate foreign relations con
mr'tes and the state department, Sen
| ainr Johnson said. cannot answer o
I have not answered these questions
"l understand full we'll" Senate
| Johnson continued. that peculiar in
| tolerance which has been loNered II
. rhr past few month";, the state o
mind dtlhcrtely cultivated whicl
VA, sought 90 bully and to ,erroriI,
either mild director or seeker for In
| formation will look a,kance al on,
So lost a, io ask fact, concerning
Russia and our participation In IL
affairs Rut those OF us who A.,
neither bolshevih nor in sympathy
with bolSheyi'm, oi course. would h
unfit 10 SIT here Il We feared TO pur
sue legitimate inquiry