The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-22
PEOPLES ARE MASSACRED
ON SLIGHTEST PRETExT
Protest Against the Policy Pursued by
the BolsheViki Government ls issued
BY PRECEDENT Wilson and All Nations
of the World Are Asked to Join.

Washington, Sept. 2l.-Iiorrlfied by
the bloody reign OF terror in Russia
the United States today called upon all
allied and neutral nations to consider
what they may do to impress upon the
BolsheviM the aversion with which
the civilized world regards their wan
ton crimes
BY direction OF President Wilson.
Secretary Lansing dispatched an iden-
diplomatic representative in the for
eign capitals.
| The action aligns the United states
with that Of Great Britain and France
in declaring the Bolsheyiki respon-
sihle for the murders, crime aad -ex@
eesses which have shocked the world.
Whatever action may be decided
| upon by the nations, separately or in
concert, It Is made clear will be quite
Iapart from the prosecution of the war
against Germany. The reported aG-
Ition Of the Bolshevki in effectins a
alliance with Germany for offense and
defense Is an added cause for the
Istep
official reports from Russia, many
coming throueh neutral countries, have
recited revolving acts that have as
founded and shocked the world The
reign of terror has already greatly
hindered the efforts of the United
States to alleviate an impending ia
mine in Russia and 1t is impossible
to furnish much needed supplies to
that part of the country under Boi
sheviki control without actually feed
ing the German army and the German
populace
1t is conceded that there is enough
food in southeastern Russia and west
ern Siberia to feed all the Russian
people if means Of distribution could
be effected to keep the supplies from
falling into German hands.
The alliance between the BolsheviKi
and Germany presents dangerous sit
uation to the allies in that it may af-
ford Germany an opportunity greatly
TO increase her waning man power.
Secretary Lansing today reiterated
that the efforts of American troops at
Vladiyostok and Archangel were sole
ly to aid the Czecho-Sloyaks to leave
Russia for the western front and not
to establish an eastern battle front or
in any way to interfere with the inter
nal affairs OF Russia.
The conduct of the BoIsheviki
against which today's protest was d.
rected, was considered an entirely sep
arate phase of the Russian situation.
A protest which the United tSates
made some years ago to Turkey
against the Armenian massacres Is n
| precedent for today's action.
| At that time the Armenans were be-
ing massacred by the Turks as 1ndis-
criminately as Russians are now be-
ing executed. This country, voicing
i its protest called upon Turkey to put
an end to the massacres and asked the
remainder of the civilized world TO
join in the protest. Germany became
alarmed at the time at the attitude OF
the world and used Its influence. then
practically paramount in Turkey, to
stop the massaeres, and the Armenian
people were saved for a time.
/ The situation in Russia, however. Is
regarded by officials of the American
government as even more serious than
was that OF the Armenians. Russians
are being executed by the wholesale
daily on the slightest pretext or upon
no pretext at ALL The accusation that
a citizen. Russian or alien, may be op-
posed to the Bolsheyiki rule actually Is
sufficient excuse for his execution. II
is not known that the Russian people
as a whole are opposed to the Lenins
and Trotzl1y regime bur are kept In
subsection by the terrorists. And It is
to save these loyal Russians that the
United States has called upon the civ
ilized world 10 take immediate action.