Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-12
DEMANDS TO KNOW
us. RUSSIAN POLICY
Senator Johnson Calls on the
State and War Depart
ments for Data.
DISTORTED FACTS LIMITED

Senator johnson Of California, re-
publican, in an address to the sena1e
today demanded a definite statement
of the American governments policy
toward Russia. He declared state OF
war with the soviet government actu-
ally exists without formal declara-
ton of hostilities. and, asking long
series of questions, introduced reso-
luton calling upon the State Depart
mert for all documents and lnforma-
ton regarding the Nations course IN
Russia, and upon the War Department
for a statement of American troops IN
Russia and casualties among them:
For the Information of Congress ana
the American people. senator 1ohn-
it is true that this government never
replied to a plea from the RUSSIAN
soviet government to help prevent the
shameful treaty OF Brest, ane
whether the assistant secretary Oh
state. speaking for the President, re-
fused Intervention last March: stat
ing that to intervene IN SIBERIA
would be doing in the east exactly
what the Germans were doing In the
west"
rs it true" the senator continued.
that the Russian soviet government
offered through it's highest economic
council a program for making Amer
lea the most favored foreign nation
In trade and commerce, ana 1nvolv,
ing the control by the allies OF all
those supplies most desired by the
central empires"
Query Concerns Red Cross.
els it true that representatives Of
the American Red Cross remained in
soviet Russia until October, in perfect
safety and reasonable comfort even
after we had interviewed and American
troops were fighting the soldiers OIL
the soviet government?
els it true that the Department OF
State has refused to allow the Amer
lean Red Cross to ship supplies to
Moscow and Petrograd for the relser
Of the returning Russian war pris-
oners from Germany?
rs 1t true that the American am
bassador and the British high COM
missioner In Russia recommended CO.
operation with the soviet government
through the American railroad mis-
sion, that the soviet government In
control of the Siberian railway to be
placed in the hands of this mission
and that these recommendations were
refused by the American government
largely because OF misinformation re-
ceived by the Creel committee. sup
Of the old regime in Russia?
is it that refusal of these recon-
mendations prevented the evacuation
OF large amounts Of munitions and
war supplies from the western front
that subsequently were captured by
the Germans in their advance after
the Brest negotiations had failed?
Was Intervention AdvocatedP
els it true that the British high
commissioner, sent to Russia aftef
the bolsheviki revolution. because of
hts knowledge and experience In the
Russian situation. an official who had
been seven years in Russia, four
years consul general of his majesty's
government in MOSCOW, and who
spoke Russian huently, after four
months in Russia, stated over his sig
nature that the soviet government
had co-operated In aiding the allies,
and that he believed that tnterven-
ton. in cooperation with the soviet
government, was feasible, as late as
the 9Th of May, 1918?
Els it true that the American gov
eminent so delayed cooperation with
the Kerenslsy governments plan to
support the morale of the army and
maintain that provisional government
in power as to contribute largely to
the overthrow of Kerensky and the
success Of the bolshevik revolution -
The Senate foreign relations COM
! mittee and the State Department. Sem
ator johnson said. cannot or have not
answered these questions.