Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-22

WASHINGTON. Sept 21-Horrified by the bloody reign of terror in Rus sia, the United States today called upon all allied ana neutral nations to consider what they may do to impress upon the Bolsheviki the aversion with which the civilized world regards their wanton crimes.
 By direction of President Wilson, Secretary Lansing dispatched instrue- tions to every American diplomatic representative in the foreign capitals.
 The action aligns the United States with that of Great Britain and France in declaring the Bolsheviki respOnsi- ble for the murders, crimes and ex- cesses which have shocked the world, outlaws and public enemies,
 Whatever action may be decided up- on by the nations, separately, or in concert, it is made clear will be quite apart from the prosecution of the war against Germany.
 This is the text of the state depart ment instructions to the American diplomats:
 This government is in receipt of in- formation from reliable sources re- vealing that peaceable Russian citi- zens of Moscow, Petrograd and other cities are suffering from an openly avowed campaign of marked terrorism and are subject to wholesale execu- tions. Thousands of persons have been shot without even a form of trial; ill-administered prisons are fill ed beyond capacity and every night scores of Russian citizens are reck- lessly put to death; and irresponsible bands are venting their brutal pas sions in the daily massacres of untold innocents.
 Tn view of the earnest desire of the people of the United States to be- friend the Russian people and lend all possible assistance in their struggle to reconstruct their nation upon prin- ciples of democracy and self-gOvern- ment and acting, therefore, solely in the interest of the Russian people themselves, this government feels that it cannot be silent or refrain from ex- pressing its horror at this state Of terrorism. Furthermore H believes that in order to check the further in- crease of the indiscriminate slaughter of Russian citizens all civilized na- tions should register their abhorrence of such barbarism.
 You will inquire, therefore wheth- CT the government to which you are accredited will be disposed to take some immediate action which is en- tirely devoid from the atmosphere of belligerency and the conduct of the war, to impress upon the perpetrators of these crimes the aversion with which civilization regards their wan ton slaughter"
 The reported action of the Bolshe- wiki in effecting an alliance with Ger many for offense and defense is an added cause for the step.
 Official reports from Russia, many coming through neutral countries, have recited revolting acts that have astounded and shocked the world. The reign of terror has already greatly hindered the efforts of the United States to alleviate an impending fam inc in Russia. as it is impossible to furnish much needed supplies to that part of the country under Bolsheviki control without actually feeding the German army and the German popu- lace. It is conceded that there is enough food in southeastern Russia and western Siberia to feed all the Russian people if a means of distribu- tion could be effected to keep the sup plies from falling into German hands. The alliance between the Bolsheviki and Germany presents a dangerous , situation to the allies in that it may