Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-09
WHILE ALL RUSSIA
SEETHES, AMERICA
PLANS TO AID HER.
Wilson and Advisers Sound
ing Situation, That No
Error May Be Made.
UNWISE TO DIVERT U. S.
STRENGTH FROM WEST
Washington Opinion Unit That
Hun Menace Must Be Met
in France.
GREAT UPRISING IN MOSCOW
Fighting Took Place in Connection
With MirbaCh's Assassination.
May Demand RcprisaIs.
UNWISE TO DIVERT U. S.
STRENGTH FROM WEST
GREAT UPRISING IN MOSCOW
Fighting Took Place in Connection
With Mirbach's Assassination.
May Demand RcprisaIs.
[Ry Associated prcss.l

" ASf1l.>tS o>. July S.--tDEOlutC ST.
lencc was observed among high OFF
Gals and diplomats to-day concerning
the new policy toward Russia TO which
the United states government has
agreed There were intimations that
statement from the White House WAS
under consideration. but IL could not
be established that this was likely to
be forthcoming In the immediate fu-
iure
The feeling grew that details OF the
line of operations to be pursued under
thc plans discussed at tho White House
conference Saturday had not been
worked out. and that even when this
had been done silence might he en-
pected for time because OF the pos IT,
biiity of jeopardi2:ng the program
by permitting official Information aa
TO us nature TO reach Germany.
The attitude which the entente al
Les and America should adopt in deal
ing with Russia has been discussed
from so many angles IN the press that
one Official remarked to-day any an
nouncemcnt that ic made o. any actual
operations revealing it's nature could
not come az . surprise ia the public
HRITIsH AMBASSADOR
CALLS o. PRESIDENT
y confcrenc. ut the White House
during the day. lasting am hour. be-
tween President Wilson and the British
ambassador was Immediately con
nccted with the Russian situation
which II Is known. Is the subject OF
active exchanges between the entente
capital and Washington. 1t was as
sumed that the Ambassador called to
hear OF the conclusions reached Sat
urday when the President went over
the question with the State, War and
Navy secretaries and the chief military
and naval officers
Among observers generally not in
the governments confidence. the con
sensus OF opinion is that positive ac.
ton is TO DC taken either at Vladi-
vostok or at kola, on the Arctic Ocean
or perhaps In both places, TO give aid
10 any elements in Russia or Siberia
that arc ready TO offer armed resis-
tance to the Germans
american engineers attached to the
railroad commission headed by John
J.. stevens arc ut ilarbin. in Manchuria
and at Nagrsaki. Japan. intent on re-
suminS their work OF .mprovine The
transportation facilities OF ,hc siberian
Railroad. and it is suggested that it
they arc to prosecute their pioneer
=" VI n VI opening Nt tnl- ROAD as a
commercial and military channel OF inn
portance. they must have some protec-
ton. s their experience already has
demonstrated II army guards are
sent along. the expedition might tes,
the temper OF the local population
along the Siberian Railroad
WOULD BE IN LINE
WITH AMERICAN POLICY
This would be in line with the gen
cral plan OF industrial and economic
assistance for Russia. with police or
guard forces 10 accompany the civilian
pioneers which IL was disclosed recent
ly tho United States was preparing to
put into effect. What changes in this
scheme may be necessary or how far
1t is to play part in the positive gem
cral policy now to be embarked upon
can only be surmised At present with
the Czccho-S -Slovaks in possession of
many important points along the ST.
herian Railroad and the Boishevik
Sovets holding out at other points. IT
has been found impossible TO gain ac-
curate information as to the state of
the public mind and determine what
proportion of the people could be re-
lied upon to rally to the support of the
Czecho- -Slovak clements. once it be-
came known that these had the moral
and material assistance OF the entente
allies.
Nothing has been heard from Ambas-
sador Francis for two weeks. He last
reported from Vologda The State De-
i.artment has no apprehension for his
safety, though it Is not certain that his
wire communications had been cut off
~ the Bolshcviki. The situation as to
the American consulate at Moscow
practically the one agency through
which the State Department is holding
any communication with the BolsheVik
government, is even worse, as. no word
has been received from that quarter
since June IS. 1t is believed that the
Germans have cut off the consuls dis
patches, II the Bolshevik government
~ er permitted them to start from Mos
ccw.
There has been no change in the
opinion Of either military or naval ex-
Eerts in Washington regarding the un-
wisdom of dissipating tho entente and
American strength by large military
expeditions to Xladivostok or Kola. The
belief Of these experts is that tho Ger
mans should first be beaten on the
western front; that all efforts should
be concentrated on that task: and that
the confusion in Siberia and in Russia
then soon could be cleared away.
GREAT UPRISING ATTENDED
KILLING OF AMBASSADOR
LONDON, July 8.-Fragments Of
news from various sources indicate that