Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-22
tpIomatic Representatives
Notified to Take Up With
Foreign Governments Means
of Immediate Action
ANY STEPS WILL BE
APART FROM THE WAR
Action in Regard to MaSsacres
in Armenia When Turkey
Was Induced to Act With
out BIoodShed is Recalled.
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lsr "oHNlN1 JOURNAL sPEcuAu LEASED wlaF,
Washington, Sept. ell Horrified
! by the bloody reign of terror IN Rus
/ sia, the United States today called
/ upon all allied and neutral nations
/ TO consider what they may do to i'm
| press upon the Bolsheviki the aver
sion with which the civilized world
regards their wanton crimes.
BY OBJECTION Of president Wilson,
Secretary Lansing dispatched lnstruc-
tons to everx American diplomatic
representative IN the foreign capitals.
The action algns the United States
with that of Great Britain and France
IN declaring the Bolsheviki respon.
sible for the murders, crimes and eX-
cesses which have shocked the world,
outlaws and public enemies
Whatever action may be decided
upon by the nations, separately, or
N concert, it is made clear will be
quite apart from the prosecution cf
the war agains Germany.
This is the text Of the state de-
partments instructions to the Amer
lean diplomats
This government is IN receipt of
Information from reliable sources re-
Neallhs Nlat the peaceaole russian
ciIl4ehS Oh MOSCOW, Fetrograd, aLd
other cities are suffering from an
openly avowed campaign of marked
terrorism and are subject to whole.
sale executions. Thousands of per-
sons have been shot without even a
form of trial; i'll administered prisons
are filled beyond capacity and every
histlt scores OF Russlan citizens are
r9ehlesslE nut 20 deatni and irrespon
slple pahds are venting their brutal
pasSlohs III ttie daiiS massacre oil un-
'oia llhocents.
thtcu Actioh Asked.
IN view OF the earnest desire or
~ psople OF the uhited states 10 pe-
i,ienu ti't russian people ana lehd
~ posstpie assistance IN thelr stfu8-
SlS 20 reconstruct thelr nation upon
RtiHrlpleS oi ueiloefacy ana sell gov
e'H',l'ht ana actlhg therefore solely
~ ''e ihloIest OF the RUSSIAN people
,.ieiilssiNes ms government iee's that
- e'lIillot oe sile'lt or relfalh from eN-
9''iis lts hurror at tlils state Oh
,SIIorisiu' furthermore DeieVes
'uat ~ oluef 70 meek the iufther
lHei e7ae Oh tIle lnulsetlhilhate slaueht-
OF .ussiah eltlNehs an clNlllIeu ma
'iohs Should reslsteF tlelr aphorfehct
vi such paroa Ilstil'
lou VIII lhqulre' therefore Whelh-
eI lne soVerIi,lent 70 Wnlch you arc
Accredlted VIII be disposed To take
some lihmeulate action whlch IS en-
rely ueVoia from me atilosphefe o.
peuiBefehcN ana tue cohauct OF the
var 10 lh'plFSs upon the perpetrators
of thcse crimes the aversion with
which civilization regards their pres
cnl wanton acts
The reported action of the Bolshe-
Wiki In effect'ne an alliance with Ger
pany for offense and defense Is an
added cause for the step,
official reports from Russia. many
coming through neutral countries
have recited revolving acts that have
astounded and shocked the world.
The reign OF terror has already great
u hindered the efforts of tho Uni
ted states to alleviate an impendine
famine In Russia as II Is impossibIe
10 furnish much needed sunnlies IN
that part re the countrv under RoI-
sheyilt central without actually fead.
ing he German army and the German
ronu1ace II is conceded that thero &c
cnongb food IL soutbeastern pnssia
and western slberio 70 road al tha
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