Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-15

.uGe anything bnt confirmation O. Le- zines Cccier~li5l of the existence of stNc e war TClitcncrin said he would give a reply within three days.
 'Un the Licht Of August d reply was received from Tcnitcnerin. 1t stated that masmUch as Lenines ut- terances were made behind closed doors in a meeting at which an agent of the a lies could be present only owing to a special courtesy on ,he part of the soviet government, public explanations co-ld not be given. As to the mt mbers of the military mis- sion Tchitcherin said that negOuations hai been begun with the German au- thOritiCs 60 procure safe passage from Petrograd to Stockholm"
 "A third report rom Consul General Poole refers to the arrests of British and French citizens at Moscow. On the afternoon of August there Wa5 conference between Tchitcherin and the consuls general of Japan, Sweden. and the United States with the fol- lowing results:
 First, the soviet government gave solemn assurances that allied persons having diplomatic or unofficial char acter would not be mOlested; second, Tchitcherin stated that the allied mill tary missions would not be allowed Co depart, as had already been promised; third that civil persons arrested were hostages for the lives of soviet mem bers in territory occupied by the allies. Tchitcherin said these persons are civil prisoners arrested, in accordance with the practices of war. for intern ment. He added that no responsibility could be assumed for their future, safety because Great Britain and France had attacked Archangel with out a declaration of war.
 MT. Poole stated that he was with out knowledge of what had takes place in the north but warned Tcnitch- erln that the peoples of the allied nations could not be intimidated anu that the initiation of a system of re- prisals by the soviet government could only result in individual members Of the government being held personally responsible, and in the less by the bolsheviki cause of whatever respect it might now nave in the minds or tnt civilized world.
 "A fourth message from Mir Poole dated August stated that the author ities forcibly entered the consulates general of France and England On the afternoon of the fifth and arrested the cOnsuls general and theiT stalls. At 8 o'clock on the morning of the sixth, the consUls general and part of their staffs were released through the untir- ing good offices of the Swedish consul general. lIr. Poole stated that a guard remained around both consulates and would not permit British or Frenc,s nationals to approach Nr. Poole point ed out that these acts occurred imme diately following the solemn assur- ance given by TchitcheTin that all persons having diplomatic or consular character would be respected.
 Feeling that there were no ussur- ances that the American consulate general would not be violated dt any moment he destroyed his ccdcs and records, this and the general situation, made it impossible to carry on h:s functions and he accordingly asked the Swedish consul general Go take over the protection of American interests and at the same time Go request laciii- ties of the soviet government for the immediate departure of the American diplomatic and consular staff The al- lied consuls were doing likewise.
 "All steps were being taken ior ,he security of private American citizens who had not been molested SO far
 "A firth report stated that Mr. Tooie had received from Mr. Norman Arm sy. whom Mir Francis left behind at Volgoda, when he went Co Archangel, a telegram which stated that an assist ant from kedror, commissioner of the people, had called to see him. and ap-