The Washington herald., 1918-06-25
SIBERIA,
WILSON URGED,
I. TO BEAT HUNS
Kerensky Adviser and
: French Envoy Present
! Arguments to U. S.


France and the Russian representa-
lives OF the Ksrensl<y party yesterday
submitted to the United States argu-
ments fayoring intervention by the al
les In Siberia Ambassador Jusserand
presented to the President the pro-
posals Of the French government. and
Alexander Konowaloff. adviser to
Kerensky, conferred with Secretary
Lansing. He was accompanied by
Ambassador Bakhmeteff. Konowaloff
b understood to desire to 90 to the
White House. but intimations are
Eiven that political reasons exist for
denying his wishes at this time.
Konowaloff, II Is stated. will remain
here a short time, visit Boston. and
later In this year return to Europe.
In a few weeks he will issue q state
rnent outlining the objects Of his jour-
ney here, but IL Is unofficially said
hat he has frankly made Il known
that he believes allied intervention IN
siberia would be wise; that such in
tervention should be military and eco
uomic: that the Czecho-Slavs are now
a powerful factor In preventing alb
sorption Of Russia by Germany; and
that their efforts viii be lost forever.
unless there be support by the allies
soon
President Considering.
President wilson's deliberate con-
sideration of the Siberian problem
Is regarded as q good omen by
those who urge intervention. In
Administration circles. however.
there Is no conformation that the
President has progressed towards
the intervention view.
"A prominent foreign official said
last night: Because the majority
OF students Of the Russian situation
agree that Intervention can be sue
cessful only IL speedily ordered. 1t
- reasonable to assume that the
action Of the President. whatever 1t
be. will settle the question once for
all.
There are at least $4,000 Czecho-
Slavs on the Siberian railway. At
least $4,000 have arrived at Vladi-
vostock. and all are waging battle
to the death against the Bolsheviki
II taken alive. they would be shot
as deserters from the Austrian
army"
They have won the support Of the
strong anti-Bolshevist elements and
are doing much toward establishing q
stable government in those sections
they control They are the strong
revolutionary party. the sole hope Of
Russia as a nation. Either they will
fail for lack Of support from the al
lies. or encouraged by the knowledge
that an allied expedition Is bringing
them support and supplies, they will
swing to their cause many Of the
most powerful elements in stricken
Russia
Conndc nee In wiIson.
An outstanding feature Of the recent
discussions Of the peculiar political
problem. now before the President, Is
the fact that there II no evidence Of
any so-called pressure having been
:rousht to bear by any OF the inter
ested nations Never was there more
striking evidence Of the supreme con-
fidence Of the allies in President Will
sons statesmanship.
A leader among the pro-interven-
honists yesterday said: Either the
cause Of the allies will take a long
step forward or It will take a long
step backward. That is my own per
sonal belief Yet, were President
Wilson to decide contrary to my opin-
ions. feel that none of Us would for
a moment doubt that he had decided
upon the facts. Our feeling would be
that we had failed to bring to him q
1uIl statement of the situation"
The belief is growing that important
advices have been received lately
from Ambassador Francis, who re-
Gently visited Moscow, in company
With the French Ambassador.
Americans. In recent letters, point
out that Germany is rapidly mobiIIz-
ing every Russian resource to aid in
meeting the struggle for raw mate
rials