The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
Paris Temps Says Entente
Diplomats Never Should
Have Left Country
URGES THAT THEY
RETURN TO POSTS
Wilson Asked to Consider Japanese
Question with the Same Clear Sight
Western Front.

PARIS, March 2S.-EXceptional atten-
ton has been paid here to the recent
statement by David Il. Francis, the
American ambassador to Russia, i'll ref
erence to the United States government
being ready to help any Russian govern
ment which will organize sincerely and
energeticalIy resistance to the German in
vasion The Temps last night devoted
its leading editorial TO the subject. It
says:
I'VE don't regret the American ambas-
sador remaining in Moscow. We believe
the entente governments ought never to
have ceased TO be represented in Russia.
They could have remained in Russian ter
ritory without recognizing the Bolshe
vik government, as that has been their
attitude ever since the revolution OF No
vember last. They might have remained
there in spite of the peace signed with
Germany, since they remained there in
spite Of the armistice, in spite OF the
presence OF Count Misbach in Petrograd,
and in spite of the evident completely of
Bolsheyik leaders with the Germans.
They might have continued TO stay in
Russia without living in Petrograd, just
"a he entente ministers to Rumania Went
to Jassy when Bucharest was threatened
Their personal security, at any rate, prob
ably would have been better secured by
remaining in Russia rather than by 90
ing 10 Finland, seeing that the train
which should have reached the Swedish
frontier Feb. Is has not yet reached thai
part Of the country which is under contro
Of the White Army of General Manner
helm. Seeing that that army is now uE
der the orders of the Germans. it is prob
ably better for them to go back to Rus
STA.
Clearly, the United States ambassado
was right in not leaving Russia. Mr.
Francis was right also in declaring tina
his government and low-countryme!
are too deeply interested in the prosperit,
of the Russian people to abandon tn
country to the Germans, and the govern
, ments and peoples Of the entente vii
Share this Sefftintnt." ~''.
After pointing out the absurdity o
Leninc's proposal to organize resistance {
the Germans. the Temps concludes:
The Americans viii not countenanc
such proposal any more than we shall
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+ works out her own salvation. No outsid
> aid, however powerful, can entirely brin
|. about her national resurrection. Their
g must be patriotic reaction, but ca
such patriotic reaction come without th
i centre of patriotic action being organize
e somewhere! Can such a centre exist
|. no material help comes from the outside
f Has not the history of Russia during II
h last II months shown that this immen>
= country IS dying because of its isolation
III the American ambassador exercis,
q some influence in Moscow, which wou
;. certainly be legitimate and may also
very useful we hope it will be in the
: rection of preparing the public mind f,
!, Japanese intervention. Guided by Il
word of the allies. and by that of II
u United States in particular, Japan cou
more easily and more rapidly carry o,
le her work, which becomes more urge,
ie every day. We ask the President to 60
le slider the question with the same clea
X sightedness as if he heard in his ears t
Il gums o. the western front or the al
IF planes which fly over Paris