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oners taken Some OF these prisoners
were escorted by Bolshevik guards
through Vologda. where American Am
bassador Francis and his stan are
staying. Mr.. Francis notified the State
Department on June "a Of this fact.
Oflcials hero at once sought details.
and 1t is regarded as significant that Mr..
Francis has been unable to get any
further communication through to Wash
lngton since he reported the Bolshevik
activities ~eainst the people in the prov
inCe of Archangel.
Expect Wilson TO Act.
The cutting off of communication be-
tween Ambassador Francis and the
State Department at this time ad-
mittedly may indicate menacing turn
to developments near Kola. Whatever
plans the Germans and Bolsheviki might
be making would not be known for
weeks perhaps.
With these Kaleidoscope changes
taking place the President Is con-
fronted apparently with the necessity
of either sanctioning plan for
energetic military measures by the
Allies in cooperation with the elements
opposed to the Bolsheviki or going
counter to the opinion OF our Allies.
1t Ia understood that the Presidents
opposition heretofore OF anything SAVIOR
ing Of actual military Intervention has
been partly due to n belief on his part
that any such move would antagonize
the great mass Of the Russian people.
The President is known TO have en-
ter:ained this idea until within a few
days ago and the plan of combining our
measures to offering economic and in
dustrial aid to the people Of Russia was
largely pred!cated on this idea. But al
though this plan is still to be carried
through irrespective OF what decision
may be reached regarding the military
problem, the Developments of the last
few days have thrown such a new COM
pleXion on the situation that the Pres-
dent has. there is reason to believe be-
gun to view the situation in somewha,
a different light.
There appears to be now, according TO
the view taken by many here. greater
excuse than ever for taking military
measures for assisting the rapidly glow
ing element In Russia that is opposing
the Germans.
1t is believed likely, however. that any
| military measures that may be under
! taken will be gradual and not in the
toI III Vi a idi &c lOlSS
War Council Takes Action.
1t is practically established now that
| the Supreme War Council has made a
| report on Russia which has reached the
| President There is also reason to be-
| lieve that this report did not altogether
| coincide with the views that have beer
taken here by the President and his
| diplomatic and military advisers. A sit.
uation thereby has apparently beer
| created which II is recognized here mus
| be handled with the greatest tact ant
| diplomacy. In fact the problem as &c
what course this Government shall pur
sue transcends In Importance any since
| this country entered the war
Very little doubt is felt here that Il
| the Supreme War Council has recon.
| mended military Intervention in Russit
| without qualification the President will
| yield to that view. To do otherwise
some contend, would indicate a lack O.
political unity which would directly az
feet the military cooperation OF tn,
| United States and the Entente As tn,
President was one OF the promoters o
the Supreme War Council he is not re
garded as likely to further any polio!
| that would conflict with its decision.