Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-13
Senator johnson Requests
State Department to Pro-
duce All Documents Bear
ing on Russian Situation,
WANTS TO KNOW IF
AID REFUSED SOVIET
lntimates That British and
American Ambassadors Ad-
viSed Aid for Party in Pow
er Which American Refused

NV soEstse JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIssi
washington, ID. c., Dec. 12.--Sena-
tor Johnson of California, republican,
IN an address to the senate today de-
manded definite statement of the
American governments policy toward
Russia. He declared state of war
with the soviet government actually
exists without a formal declaration of
hosulities and introduced resolution
calling upon the state department for
all documents and information regard
ing the nations course in Russia and
upon the war department for a state
met or American troops in Russia and
casualties among them.
Senator johnson said he wanted to
know whether it is true that this gov
ernment never replied to a plea from
the soviet government to help avert
the shameful treaty of Brest" and
whether the assistant secretary of
state. speaking for the president, re-
fused intervention last March, stating
that TO intervene In Siberia would be
doing in the east exactly what tho
Germans were doing In the west"
is 1t true the senator continued,
that the Russian soviet government
offered through its highest economic
council program for making Amer
lea the most favored foreign nation in
trade and commerce. involving the
control by the allies Of all those sup
plies most desired by the central en-
pires?
rs 1t true that representatives OF
the American Red Cross remained in
soviet Russia until October, in safety
after we had inteFueneds and Antsrt-
can troops were fighting the soldiers
Of the soviet government?
We're Supplies Refused?
rs II true that the department OF
state refused to allow the American
Red Cross to ship supplies to Moscow
and Petrograd for the relief or the
returning Russian war prisoners from
Germany?
lis 1t true that the American am
bassador and the British high COM
missioner in Russia recommended co.
operation with the soviet government
through the American railroad mis-
sion, that the soviet government invit-
ed this cooperation and promised
control of the Siberian railway to be
placed in the hands of this mission,
and that these recommendations were
refused by the American government
largely as result of misinformation
received through the Creel committee
supported by leaders and representa-
tives of the old regime in Russia p
Senator Johnson asked also wheth
er II is true that British high COM
missioner sent TO Russia after the Boil
sheviki revolution, reported as late as
May 5, 1918, that the soviet govern
ment had co-operated with the allies
and that he believed that Intervention
in cooperation with the Kerensky
governments plan TO support the NOR
lale of the army and maintain that pro-
visional government in power as 70
contribute largely Its overthrow.
Asking If America may be partly re-
sponsible for starvation and terrorism
In Russia, the senator wanted to know
whether this country's purpose is to
war against revolution in all .coun-
tries, ito prevent the agitation for
revolution from spreading?"
"If a league Of nations was to he
formed upon any such motives it will
degenerate into holy alliance he
said "a policy Of military interven-
tion, supporting one government here
and another there, one faction in ono
part and one faction In another. will
but encourage every revolutionary
group.
Public Misinformcd.
1.-THE extraordinary amount of mis-
information given to the American
people concerning Russia justifies the
belief that there has been a regular
and consistent propa ganda of misrep-
resentation," he continued. THE Greet
bureau of public Information has, ap-
parently been engaged. not In devel-
oping facts to our people but in JUS
al tun IxF nj
mt variance with our words Solemnly
we promised that we would not by
hostile invasion, intervene. We did.
after our solemn promise, just that
| thing, and then in the sequence or
events, apparently, the duty devoived
upon the Creel bureau to justify the
broken promise
"As calmly we weigh what has been
transpiring in Austria and Germany
we observe the insidious propaganda
and the poison of Bolshevism emanat-
| ing from Russia, which have gone TO
| the very core of the autocracy OF the
| central empires. can we be satlstleu
| with the Creel committees efforts
| to demonstrate that the Bolshevikl
| are German agents.
Referring to what he termed
strange notifications of armistice
terms delaying withdrawal of the Ger
| man troops from Russia, senator
Johnson asked:
Can it be that the German-b -bribed
Bolsheviki, acting in conjunction with
! Germany. must be kept in orr
der by German troops?
II ct in the light on the Russian sit
| uation and let our people know the
facts. In the days to come, our course
must be steered safely through the
Scylaa of Bolshevism and the Charhy.
| dis of reaction. In this country
| there can be no room for Bolshevisnl.
| It is the spawn Of oppression. pover-'
| ty and hunger. The sporadic rantinss
| nf an nccasinnaI International agita<