The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
Pretending Friendship They
Intercepted Messages
Would Not Allow Ambassador
Statements Printed.
KEPT FACTS FROM PEOPLE
Francis Believes In POpulace
of Russia.
Declares They Will Rise and
Throw Out Huns.


(By the Associated Press)
Vologda, Russia, July 25.-The rea.
son for American Ambassador Fran
els and the other allied diplomats
leaving Vologda for Archangel today
was their refusal to comply with in
sistent demands of the Bolshevik for
eign office that they move to Moscow.
NJ. Tchitcherin, the foreign minister.
telegraphed several times to Ambas-
sador Francis that Vologda was not
safe place for the embassy. He also
sent Carl Radek, assistant foreign
minister. to confer with the diplomats
Declined to Go to Moscow.
Ambassador Francis and his COL
, leagues declined to go to Moscow.
Tchitcherin telegraphed that Archan-
gel was not fit place for the am
bassadors in case of siege, but was
willing to grant a train on condition
that the embassies leave Russia
soon a ship could be provided. The
allied diplomats accepted.
In final message to the Russian
foreign minister, Ambassador Franci.
| said he had no desire to leave Russia
unless. forced to do so and in any event
| his absence would be only temporary
The cGnsuls of the allied countries, he
| said, would remain in Russia. Tchit-
cherin said the departure of the am
bassadors would not alter in the
slightest the relations of Soviet Rus
| sia with the allied countries and as
| sured the acting American consul gen.
| eral, Mr.. Poole, that there was no
| reason why the consuls and citizens of
| allied nations should not remain
! The final message sent to Tchitch-
| erin by Ambassador Francis as dean
OF the diplomatic corps, reviewed the
correspondence that led to the de-
cision of the ambassador to 20 to
Archangel and continued;
Your message expressing friendly
IeeiinSs Tor the people 1 represent and
tine desire on your part to maintain
/ relations with them is appreciated, but
tyou will permit me to say that your
treatment of me. as their representa-
tive, does not accord with such express
sfons. While l have refrained from in
terfering in the internal affairs of
Russia, / have considered the Russian
people were still our allies and have
more than once appealed to them to
unite with us in resisting the common
enemy; 1 have Furthermore recon-
mended to my government many times
to send food to relieve the sufferings
of the Russian people and to ship
agricultural implements.
Communication Cut Off.
! "a wireless message sent from
Washington on July 1 0 and received at
Moscow was delivered to me after last
midnight, July "a. 1t stated that no
message had been received from me
=,
sent thru Archangel on July Z, advis-
ing of the killing of the German am
bassador. it Furthermore stated the
department had cabled me often and
fully. 1 have received no cable from
my government that was sent after
July 8, except two wireless messages
inquiring why they did not hear from
me: had cabled fully every day
|. Moreover, the press of Vologda
} and doubtless the entire press of Rus
sia have received an order to print
nothing from any allied ambassad dor
. rnittirg the same to the soviet govern
ment. Some journals in Vologda and
some in I'etrograd did prin, your first
telegram inviting and ordering the
diplomatic corps to come to Moscow
; and our reply thereto. These were
giveR to the press by myself and for
the Information of the Russian people
and because / thought secret diplo-
macy had been abolished in Russia
Refused to Let People Have Facts.
Upon hearing that the press was
forbidden to publish further corre-
spondence concerning our removal to
Moscow the diplomatic corps decided
to have printed in pamphlet form in
% RUSSIA. the entire correspondence on
. the subject. together with some ex-
cerptS from the stenogra phfc report Of
an interview between your representa-
tive. Radek and myself. These PAM
phlets have been ready for delivery
1 Tor two days, but we are informed
t that the central soviet committee or
: the extraordinary revolutionary staff
r of Vologda has prohibited the deiiv-
= cry of the same to u.s."
. Ambassador Francis then Informed
Tchitcnerin that all the allied amba s.
t sadors were acting in harmony ana
: shared the same views. He contin-
/ ued:
d Has Faith In Russian People,
: Your telegram states that Arch.
: angel is not fit residence for
e ambassadors in the event of a siege.
y Do you expect a German siege OF
r Archangel? Ce-tainly you do not an.
ticipate an allied siege of that city
can only repeat what 1 have said
: TO you and to the Russian people many
e times. and that is, the allies have
nothing to fear fro-n the Russian
/, people, with whom they consider
d themselves still in alliance against thu
r common enemy. Spoakil-g for myself
have no desire or int ntiol- of Ieav.
ing Russia unless forced to do so. and
in such event my absence would be
e but temporary. I would not properlS
e represent m government or the sentf.
5. ment IF the American people IL
|, should leave Russia at this time
IS The allies have never recognized
5. the Brest-Litovsk peace ard it is be.
/. coming SO burdensome to the Russian
people that in my judgment the timt
is not far distant when they will turn
/. upon. Germany and the expulsion oi
l. the enemy from the Russian border
l. will demonstrate what I have contin