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New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Contradiction Given to Re-
ports About Diplomatic or
Political Mission
Business Leaders
Will Go as ENJOYS
Care Taken to Prevent Ger
mans From Distorting In
tentions of America

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Plans of
the American government for aiding
RUSSIA IN rehabilitating herself, which
became known to-day, revealed that
the first step contemplated is in
formal assistance through American
business and industrial leaders. This
disposed of widely published reports
that diplomatic or political mission
void be the means of carrying out
President Wilson's promise 10 stand
back of Russia.
The personnel of a group of men
who will carry expert advice and ma
ter!al aid along with Americas express
sion of disinterested friendship to the
Russian people now is being discussed.
They will include only men familiar
with Russian economic and transporta-
tion conditions.
Ample police protection is expected
to be afforded them, but all show OF
military force will be avoided. Off
Gals were reluctant to discuss this
phase of the situation, realizing that
Germany would seize upon it as a
means Of distorting the intentions OF
the United States.
Details Kept Secret
For that reason it is likely that full
details of the assistance to be prof
fered will not be disclosed until after
the Germans learn of them by finding
the plans actually in effect
AS Russia is in great need of raw
materials and manufactured goods, the
United States proposes to license free
~ for export whatever is recommended
as necessary by the business men who
will go to the aid of that country. Ton
mage will be provided for shipment to
Siberian ports, where the supplies can
be distributed to the interior. AS the
material expression Of the charity of
the American people, the Red Cross
also is ready to send relief supplies in
large quantities.
United States consuls in Russia will
give active assistance in the work of
reconstruction, and to this extent only
will the aid have an official aspect.
Robbed by Germans
Resstablishment of business order is
believed to be the best method OF
enabling the Russians themselves tc
combat the menace of Germany.
The need for early action in Russia
has been emphasized in recent official
dispatches telling of the activities OF
Germans in Siberia. After freeing and
arming Germans taken prisoners by the
Russians in the early part of the war
the German invaders have proceeded
to carry out systematically, and with
Teutonic thoroughness, their system
of stripping the country of everything
valuable, as was done in Belgium and
Northern France. Huge depots were
established for the concentration of
Ean 9stens5 nS fen fen tfs the resf rra of s
shipped into Germany. Other food
stuffs and raw materials were appro-
priated in like manner.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29

sert that Grand Duke Nicholas has
been proclaimed Emperor.
Nikolai Lenine, the Premier, and
Leon Trotzky, the Minister of War, are
said to have fed to the Murman coast.
General Kaledines is said to have
cooperated with General Korniloff in
the capture Of Moscow.
The advices declare that the sup
porters of Grand Duke Nicholas have
overthrown the Soviets throughout
the Siberian provinces of Irkutsk,
Blagovieshtchensk and Khaborevsk.
The defeat Of the Bolsheviki is said
to have been made possible by the
victories of the Czecho-Slovak forces
and the treachery of the Red Guard
Several detachments os the Red Guard
are declared to have murdered their
officers and then surrendered,
The Copenhagen newspapers, the
agency dispatch adds, give prominence
to a Berlin dispatch, quoting the
"Tageszeitung," Of that city, az saying
1t has received message from it's
Petrograd correspondent reading as
follows:
'.It is believed here that the Bolshe-
vik government will soon be over
thrown and that Kerensky is the man
of the future in Russia"
The Exchange Telegraph Company
publishes its message containing the
reports Of the Bolshevik overthrow
and the accompanying details "with
reserve" and points out that the in
formation emanhtes, namely, from Ger
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Agreement to Cooperate
Reached in Secret Conven-
ton, Says Cracow Paper
Treaty Is Denounced
Treacherous and Base, Is As
sertion in Reciting
Eight Articles

LONDON, June 2S.-Germany and the
Russian Bolshevik government, in a
secret convention regarding the future
OF Poland, have virtually agreed to CO.
operate in crushing Polish nationalist
aspirations. Details of the treaty have
been printed in the newspaper "The
Nations Voice." Of Cracow, Galicia, ac-
cording to dispatch to 1.-THE Times"
from Milan.
The Bolshevik government pledged
itself to recognize Austro- German
hegemony in Poland and to aid in de-
Tending it against the former allies of
Russia.
The Cracow newspaper describes the
treaty as a "scandalous document
showing the treachery of the Bolshe-
wiki and the baseness Of the Germans"
1t gives the gist of the eight articles
of the agreement, as follows:
First-The Polish policy shall be
conducted by Germany.
Second-The Russian government
pledges itself not to interfere with the
organization of Poland.
May Keep in Touch
Third-The Russian government may
keep in touch with democratic and
revolutionary clubs in Poland through
agitators known to the German in
formation bureau.
Fourth-The sending of agitators to
Germany and Austria shall be sus-
pended by the Russian government.
Fifth-Russia shall exercise strict
vigilance over Polish national groups
so as to prevent them from enlisting
in the Russian territorial army.
Sixth---Russia shall consider viola
tion of the frontiers of Lithuania and
the Ukraine by Polish troops as dec
laration of war on Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary and shall aid in crushing
such troops.
Seventh-Russia shall prevent Rus
sian citizens from investing their own
or French, British or American capital
in any industrial undertaking in Po-
land.
ighth-Russia pledges itself to rec
ognize the eventual new state Of
things to be created by Germany and
Austria in Poland and to defend it
against Russia's former allies.
Great Political Unrest
There was great political unrest in
Poland last February after the Central
Powers and the Ukraine had signed
their peace treaty providing for the an
nexation of the district of Cholm by
the Ukraine, and while the Russo
German peace was being completed.
The Polish Ministry at Warsaw re-
signed as protest and there were
strike outbreaks throughout Russian
Poland and parts of Galicia.
Meanwhile the Polish legion in the
Russian army under General Mousnit~
sky took up arms against the Bolshe-
wiki when the Bolsheviki attempted to
compel the Polish command to sub
nit to their orders. There was bitter
fighting for several days between the
Poles and the Bolsheviki, but by the
latter part of February the Polish le-
gion had been broken up. By that time
also the unrest in Poland had died
down. but it famed up again later in
a series of strikes in Russian Poland,
particularly in the Dombrowa coal
fields
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Florence to Honor
Wilson on the Fourth

FLORENCE, Italy, June 28.-Prep-
arations for the celebration Of the
Fourth of July, when the municipality
will confer the citizenship of Florence
on President Wilson, are assuming
great proportions. All the municipali-
ties in Tuscany will be represented.
The delegates will bring with them
flags and banners which belonged to
the medieval guilds. The day has
been proclaimed national holiday, a
decision which is unprecedented in
Italy SO far as honoring the executive
of any foreign country is concerned.
Thomas Nelson Page, the American
Ambassador, has ar engagement to de-
liver an address in Rome on the
Fourth and will send as his substi-
tute to Florence Peter Jay, council
lor of the embassy. Captain Florello
H. La Guardia, member Of the Amer
lean Aviation Corps and Representa-
tive In Congress for New York, will
be among the speakers.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
July 4 Is Made
A Holiday by
French Nation
Continued from page /

decided to refrain from holding a ses-
sion July 4.
deputy Maurice Bokanowski asked
that message from the chamber be
conveyed to the French people, request
ing them to join in the celebration for
the sake Of sister democracy that so
nobly came to help France.
Deputy Henry Franklin-Bouillon,
chairman of the Inter-Allied Parlia-
mentary conferences, said:
"a year ago the first American SOL
dier disembarked on our shores. Now
there are approximately a million in
France, and another million is ready
to cross the ocean-and President Will
son has said that the American effort
will not be limited to five million fight
ing men,"
This mention of President Wilson's
name caused storm Of applause.
Continuing, NJ. Franklin Bouillon
said: "In recent battles the American
soldiers already have shown their met
tie and incompatible courage"
Jules Pans. Minister of the Interior,
speaking on. behalf Of the government,
said: 1.-THE government is eager to join
in the proposition, as it had intended to
take the initiative itself in friendly
manifestation. The Fourth Of July
celebration will be the expression Of
the unanimous sentiment Of friendship
that the French people have for their
American brothers"
Deputy Franklin Bouillon then read
letter from General Pershing that de-
clared America will fight to the last
man for the triumph of right. The
chamber here arose as one man, turned
toward the diplomatic gallery and
cheercd William Graves Sharp, the
American Ambassador, who acknowl-
edged the ovation by bowling repeatedly
Paul Deschanel, president Of the
chamber. in greeting Ambassador Sharp
said: "The sublime example that Amer
ica with its valiant army is giving the
world in the cause of liberty France
will not forget"
The Deputies, after cheering this
statement Mt length, passed on to the
routine order of the day.
Unanimous for First Time
This is the first time that the French
Chamber of Deputies has been unani-
nous en- any question in its whole his
tory" said Socialist Deputy to The
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
man sources, and therefore should he
received with caution. w.
Czecho-Slouuk Advance
Hats Repatriation of
Germans IL, Russia
(By The Associated Preaa)

MOSCOW. June 19.-Owing to the
Czecho-Slovak outbreak, with the COM
plete stoppage it has brought about Of
traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway
and on goodly portion of the East
ern Railway, the German plans to rush
war prisoners homeward are failing Of
realization.
3, In the area affected by the Czecho-
Slovak military operations, extending
from from Samara. on the Volga, to Novo
Nikolaievsk, beyond Omsk, there are
about 100000 German and Austrian
a able bodied prisoners, 100000 in ST.
oerla. $4,000 in Turkestan and the re-
malnder in the provinces of Perm. Ufa
and Orenburg. Of that number there
are about $4,000 officers whom the Aus
triate.
More than half the number of pris-
o. oners are employed in the mines, in
factories or in the fields. Several hun
dred thousand were similarly engaged
IN IN the Ukraine and in the Don region
when the German advance set them
free. '"e"'
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
.erensky Appeal
Evokes Advice to
Move Cautiously
Warning Issued About In
tervention in Russia by
Westminster Gazette"

LONDON. June 2S.-"The Westmin-
ster Gazette" in long editorial to-
day commenting on the appeal Of
Alexander F. Kerensky, former Rus
sian Premier. for Entente assistance
in Russia, urges the Allies to move
very cautiously in anything approach
ing intervention.
eve cannot be surprised if the AL
lied governments, and particularly
President Wilson, desire the ground
to be carefully explored first" the
newspaper says. "A serious mistake
in this matter might have the gravest
may be trusted to exploit to the ut
most any opening that is given them.
Their one opportunity of restoring
the balance of man power is the use Of
the Bolsheviki to bring the Russian
masses to their side and so draw on
them to replenish Germany's diminish
ing forces. They will raise the cry
that Russia is being threatened by a
foreign invader, and before we give
sure that our intervention is desired
by the mass of the Russians"
"Kerensky comes with the strongest
credentials, first, as the former leader
of Russian Socialism who has. learned
by bitter experience the rocks and
shoals that bestrew its course, and,
second. as the authorized spokesman
of the Socialist and non-Socialist
parties Of Russia" says the former
"Times" correspondent in Petrograd,
who is now in London.
PARIS, June 28.-The return of Ke-
rensky to the arena of active politics
is hailed as happy event by several
nal" "L'Homme Libre" and "Hu-
mantle" Marcel Sembat, former Min
lister of Public Works and the United
Socialist deputy from Montmartre.
writing in "Humanite," says Keren-
sky's temperance is likely to facili-
tate Allied Intervention and rehabilita-
tion in Russia.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29

Associated Press. He Is known as one
of the most bitter opponents of the
Clcmenceau ministry, but he added:
"When America is mentioned parties
disappear and there remains only
France"
City Councillor Poiry has proposed
to the president of the council that
the city of Paris associate itself with
the Fourth of July celebration by Civ
ing reception at the City Hall. He
suggests that there be invited to this
reception the official representatives of
the United States and members of the
American Red Cross.
The United States Army Ambulance
Service with the French army has ar
ranged for a special Fourth Of July
entertainment for all wounded Allied
soldiers in Paris on the evening of that
day. The large number of American
ambulances in the city will be requi-
sitioned to carry the wounded from all
hospitals.
Special arrangements have been
made for removing every one to shell
ter as speedily as possible in case of
an air raid. American base hospital
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Overthrow Of the Bolsheviki
Is Doubted in Washington
Reports Received Capital Indicate Generals korno and
Kaledines Have Been Killed. Choice of
Nicholas Secuted

mer capital of Russia with either the
Finnish or the Swedish city.
W,th regard to the possibility of
overthrowing the Bolsheviki, there is
little real light, except such as is shed
by the opinions of the persons who
nave Just returned from Russia. The
state Department has had rumors of
progressive weakening of the Bolshe-
wax rule. But apparently it attaches no
special credence to them.
Important as Russia is to the Allies
and and grave as Is the problem of the
president in framing policy with re-
gard to it, the State Department has no
adequate way Of informing itself with
regard to conditions in the late empire
OF the Cars. Mr.. Francis, the Ameri-
can Ambassador, is at Vologda. disliked
and distrusted by the Bolsheviki Sec
ing only limited part of the country
IN which communications are difficult.
he is not the best conceivable observer
United States Observers Needed
Outside Of Mr.. Francis there are few
consuls in Russia, not primarily chosen
tor a difficult political mission. and
divided among themselves as to their
proper attitude toward what has hap
pened. The State Department should
have number of the best trained and
most intelligent observers in Russia.
It. has not. Its ignorance on Russia
is astonishing. For example. it has
only heard press reports that Korniloff
and Kaledines are dead 1t does not
know whether the are.
Inc opinion of men who have Just
come back from Russia is that Lenine
and Trotzky have the country with
them. They think that such counter
revolution as is reported would be
impossible, without the use of a
greater force than Germany can snare
no not have the Romanotf's back on the
throne. Said one American who just
got back from Russia: "If this re-
port reaches Moscow Trotzky will
have Grand Duke Nicholas standing
before wall to be shot,
AS for conditions in Russia. Mr..
Robins travelled all the way across
Russia from Moscow to Vladivostok and
saw not the slightest disturbance on
the way. He says the journey was
perfectly safe.
One explanation suggested for the
report from Copenhagen is that the
Germans know Mr.. Wilson is about to
make up his mind on Russia and thew
wish to confuse him by false renorts
about a. the situation there. But at best
this report would only delay action. A
German counter revolution might be
the best thing that could happen. It
would throw the Bolsheviki into the
arms OF the Allies and probably lead at
once to armed Intervention.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Poincare Decorates
Polish Army's Flag
First Division to Enlist in Fight
Against Germany Gets
Signal Honor

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-OAcial
dispatches from France day describe
the ceremony at which the first di-
vision of the Polish army in France
received it's flags, standards and pen
nants in the presence of President
Poincare and representatives Of the
Allied armies.
"The soldiers in arms swore, in the
presence of their priest, to fight for
the renaissance Of Poland" says the
dispatch. President Poincare, in his
speech, recalled the promises made at
the conference of Versailles by the
heads Of Allied governments for the
independence Of Poland, whose terri
tory must extend as far as the sea.
"The Poles of the young army have
already been under fire, and have
shown that they were worthy of the
military traditions of their race. The
President honored them by decorating
with the War Gross the pennant of
the company of the first Polish volun-
teers, who in 1914 entered French
ranks to fight against the common
enemv"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Germany Buying Up
discriminating Books

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-Ger-
man activity in preventing the cir
culation of memoirs of Prince
Llchnowsky and statements Of for
mer Director Muehlon, of the
krupp works, blaming Germany
for the world war, was noted in an
official dispatch to-day from Paris
based upon information from
Berne, Switzerland.
Germany is trying by all means
in her power to prevent the truth
leaking out regarding the causes
OF the war;" says the dispatch.
Immediately the pamphlets con-
tanning texts regarding these
causes appear they are bought up
wholesale by German agents. The
memoirs of Prince Lichnowsky ap-
pear particularly to disturb the
Germans.
"The circulation of the texts was
not feared until it was realized
that they had demonstrative
value. This is really the case in
regard to the Lichnowsky and
Muehlon memoirs, the arguments
of which were confirmed by the
Kaiser in q recent speech"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Germans to Seize
Serbian Food Crops
Grain To Be Used in Austria.
Leaving the Serbs in Worse
Plight
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune }

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Serbia is
to be still further reduced through the
requisitioning by Austria of all Serbian
foodstuffs, it is indicated in official tele-
grams received here. A dispatch from
Zurich says:
at is reported from Vienna that, in
view of the misery which is reigning in
Austria, the German deputies have
asked the government to requisition the
whole of the crops in occupied Serbia.
The Serbian population will be thus
deprived of its bread"
A Corfu telegram says:
''In the despair which is caused by
the food situation all the German ele-
ments of Austria have voted a resolu-
tion demanding merciless requisition
of the whole harvest in those parts of
Serbia which are occupied, in order to
solve the food question in Austria.
"The Austrian government will in
this way cause still more misery and
famine in Serbia. which, added to the
other proceedings of determination,
should have the effect of destroying the
Serbian population"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Bolsheuiki Weak
In Siberia; Upheld
By War Prisoner,

ACSOON, June 2S.-That the Boil
sheviki in Siberia are weak and could
be overthrown easily but for the sun
port OF armed prisoners released bv
them sis the contention of the HarbiSS
correspondent of "The Daily Mail" In
q long dispatch dated June 2S. he saws
that OF 10000 prisoners fighting on the
side of the Bolsheviki in Trans Bal
kama, 1000 are Magyars. who are the
chief source Of Bolshevik strength.
=, Two or three Allied divisions, says
the correspondent, could put down ali
opposition in Siberia. He adds:
1.-The weakness of the Bolsheviki NAV
be imagined from the fact that a few
scattered CSecho- -Slovak forces are able
TO hold the Siberian railway from
Tcheliabinsk to Mi -Udinsk, a distance
OF 1000 miles, and keep in touch with
the counter revolutionary movement in
southeastern Russia led by General
Alexieff
"Bolshevism is living corpse. AL
lied intervention is vital, not only to
save the Russians from the Germans.
but to save the Russians themselves"
The correspondent then gives in
formation concerning conditions in
leading Siberian towns. He says that
there are 10000 unarmed Austrian pris-
oners at Omsk, where German consul
mas JUST arrived. ne consul has re-
ceived 100000 rubles from the local Boil
shevik government as an indemnity for
the liquidation of German business.
while representatives of British and
American firms arc being mulcted
heavily under threat of Imprisonment.
The American consul at Irkutsk re-
ports that the town is pock marked
with bullet and she'll holes, and that
the Bolsheviki and Czechs are fighting
there. No business is being trans
acted and there is no food Business
also has ceased at Krasnoiarsk.
Industries and mines have been ma
tionalized, but the workmen are idle.
Eight furnaces at big steel works
IN the Ural Mountains were solidifed
while the workmen were discussing
whether to work or not.
Order is insured at Vladivostok, says
the correspondent, by the presence of
Allied warships in the harbor and Jap
anese and British patrols in the streets.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
tspss.al Dispatch to The Trbrn.)

tSpsc.dt Dispatch to The Tr1bwns)
WASHINGTON, June 28.-Men in
Washington who are best informed on
the situation in Russia regard the re-
port from Copenhagen that the Boil
shevik government has been overthrown
as unlikely. There happen just now to
be many persons here who have just
returned from Russia-men who came
back with Raymond Robins, who has
been in charge of the Red Cross work
in Russia. They left Russia only a few
weeks ago.
According to men who have returned
from Russia there is no doubt that Cen
erals Korniloff and Kaledines, who are
said to have taken Moscow with the aid
of German troops, are both dead. Kor-
niloff, they say. was murdered and Kali
edines committed suicide.
The likelihood Of Grand Duke Mich
olas being chosen by any reaction to
rule Russia is secuted by those who
know Russia. OF all the Romanoff
family he is the least acceptable to the
conservative classes, who are repre-
sented by the report to have entered
into combination with Germany. The
reasons are personal. Grand Duke
Michael would be the natural choice,
and it is to be recalled that Grand Duke
Michael was the choice of the conserva-
tives who we're in control during the
first days of the present revolution.
Flight to the Murman coast such as
Lenine and Trotzky are said to have
made would take fifteen days, there
being no railroad to Murmansk from
Moscow
No knowledge Here of Revolt
The State Department has no knowl-
edge of the revolution in Russia. 1t
has no official advices on the subject.
1t had a report from the Swedish press
that came by way of Helsingfors to
the same effect as the news dispatch
from Copenhagen. The dispatch was
almost identical in language, showing
a common source. Helsingfors had a
rumor from Petrograd to the effect that
the Bolsheviki had been displaced by an
army led by Korniloff and Kaledines,
cooperating with German troops. Grand
Duke Nicholas had been proclaimed
Emperor. The Swedish dispatch was
dated the 9th. The commander Of
German troops in Finland had heard
nothing of the revolution.
With regard to this Swedish press
dispatch. it was frankly merely ru-
NOR, and both Stockholm and Helsing-
fors are absolutely cut off from all com
munication with Petrograd. There is
no telegraphic line connecting the for
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Caucasian Armenia Has
Declared Independence

AMSTERDAM, June 2s.-Caucasian
Armenia has declared its independence,
according to the Berlin "Lokal-An-
zeiger." c. r. Katchaznuni has been
appointed Premier and A. Shatissian
Foreign Minister.
The newspaper adds that an Ar
menian deputation has arrived in Con-
stantinople.