The Washington herald., 1918-07-06
AID TO RUSSIA
STILLPRESSED
WITH EVIDENCE
More Details Placed Before
President May Bring
Decision Soon.

New evidence Of the necessity of
sthwarting Germany's domination of
Russia has been placed before Presi-
Ndent Wilson and there is reason to
believe that a decision win be forth
coming which viii permit the allies to
go forward with their plans within
two or three weeks.
It.Is reported in diplomatic circles
that a decision favorable to armed in
tervention has been reached by the
Allied Military Council of Versailles
and that it has been forwarded TO
President Wilson by Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss. Americas representative in
the council.
Flniand's Attitude n Factor.
The cabled reports that a declara-
lion of war upon the allies by Fin
land is hourly expected. coupled with
the program Of the Czecho-Slavs in
assuming the functions of government
in vladivostok and in provinces near
by. are factors of no small import in
the discussions relative to theN atti-
Nd0C NAlC dAAheInlNEhhu6N
assume toward Russia. -
Despite the unanimity Of opinion ex-
pressed by the allied representatives
tion. the group of political students
who have advised against intervention
express confidence that President
Wilson will not change his policy for
some time to come.
The situation was summed up by
leader. of the group in the SEN
tence, there must be and will be
much more discussion of the ques-
1tions involved before the United
States takes action
Up to this time chief considera-
tion has been placed upon the re-
slations of the United States with
the Bolshevist party, now in con-
troll of the Soviet government. 1t
has been held that armed interven-
ton by the United States would not
only antagonize the Bolshevist
element, but that it would not be
in accord with the established pol
icy of this government to intervene
where intervention was not invited
by the party in power
The state, Department clearly
stated yesterday that the allies had
never formally recognized the
Czecho-Slavs armies as allies. 1t
is admitted that the allies favored
and aided the plan of the Czecho-
Slavs soldiers who surrended to the
Russians and underwent extreme
sprivations in crossing Siberia IN the
hope that they would be transport
ed in allied shipping to the Western
front Since the $1,000 Czecho-Slavs
now in Vladiyostok' are the ruling
minority of the population. those
1avoring- intervention are urging
that they be recognized and that
they should form the nucleus of any
lnterventionist foyce that would
protest allied interests against de-
predations by the German forces.
The contravention OF the military
and political aspects of the situa-
ton have tended to divide clearly
the viewpoints OF advocates of the
several programs offered in soIu-
tton of the problem. The belief an
pears to be growing in Washington,
however. that the necessities of the
allied military strategy will out
weigh political factors.
Japan Might Help.
The impression here has steadily
grown that Japan would not send an
army into Siberia unless it was ac-
corded the sanction of the United
States. On the other hand, some
1saders have insisted that the United
States would exact from Japan an
agreenpent which would prevent her
from receiving direct material bene-