New-York tribune., 1918-12-03
Russians to Sit
At Peace Table;
BakllmeteH Named
i'm Muscovy Are
Told They Will Remain
in Country Until Com
plete Order II Restored
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Tra6une Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec Boris Bakh-
metietf, Russian Ambassador to the
United States, to-day informed the
State Department that he expects to
embark for France within few days.
He will confer with the Russian rep
resentatives at Paris, London, Rome
and Stockholm in the preparation of
Russia's case for the peace conference.
Mr. Bakhmetketf will be accompanied
to Europe by NJ. Nj. Karpovitch, secre-
tary of the embassy. and V. r. Novit-
ky, financial attachC.
The Russian diplomats will be per-
mltted by the Allies to attend the peace G
conference in Paris as representatives
OF their country, it was intimated Co
day by Prince George +. Lvoff, Premier
of the first provisional Russian gov
ernment, who will head the Russian del
egation at Versailles.
In view of the absence of united gov
ernment IN Russia. the delegation is
not likely to have full recognition as
plenipotentiaries. Prince Lvoff, who is
now IN Washington, will depart soon
tor France by way of England.
The conference Of Russian diplomats
IN Paris probably will discuss plans
Tor continued Allied aid for the reha
bllltations of Russia.
That the United States and the
Allies do not intend to withdraw their
iorces from Russia was demonstrated d
IN cables made public by the Russian
Embassy. The cables were from the
regio government at Archanrel
which is cooperating with the Allies in
Northern Russia. The embassy's an
nouncement follows:
The American Ambassador. who left
Russia for short time owing to ill.,
ness, before his departure addressed
the American soldiers at Archangcl
saying that when war would be ter
minated they would leave Russia after
helplng to establish order.
Mr. Llnsley, representative of Great
brltaln, declared IN an interview that
the Allies would remain in Russia un-
til the situation became clearer and
until single government was formed
which would be capable to assure order.
NJ. Noulens. Ambassador Of France,
stated that the Allies would render un-
selfish assistance until the Bolsheyiki
were expelled.
General Ironside, commander Of the
Allied troops, speaking TO the officers,
declared that the Allies had come TO
Russia with the purpose of helping in
the struggle against the Bolsheviki and
IN the reorganization of the Russian
army"
The embassy made public also the
following cablegram from the Foreign
Affairs Ministry at Omsk, which has
been transmitted to the State Depart
ment:
Kindly bring to the knowledge OF
the United States government that the
government which is headed by Ad-
mlral kolchak as its supreme chief,
bearing in mind that Russia had al
ways sacredly executed all liabilities
toward its own subjects as we'll as
toward nations with which it is bound
by treaties, deems it necessary to
state in the declaration of November
21 that it undertakes to fulfil as soon
as United Russia is reconstructed, all
the liabilities of the state treasury
!. e., payment OF interest and amorti-
cation on interior and exterior state
loans. payments on contracts, salaries
of employees, pensions and all other
legal foundations. The government at
the same time declares all financial
acts Of the Sovie. powers acts pub
lished by mutineers illegal and not
liable TO execution