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Demands Policy
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rian Railway to be placed in the hands
Of this mission, and that these recon-
mendations were refused by the Amer
lean Government largely as a. result of
misinformation received through the
Creel committee, supported by leaders
and representatives Of the old regime
in Russia?"
Did U. s. Delay TO Cooperate:
Senator johnson also asked whether
1t is true that a Russian speaking and
experienced British high commissioner.
sent to Russia after the Bolsheriki
revolution. reported as late as May 8,
1918, that the Soviet Government had
co-operated with the Allies, and that he
believed that intervention, in co-opera-
ton with the Soviet Government, was
feasible. and whether the American
Government so delayed cooperation
with the Kerensky 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 Bolsheviki revolution.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee and the State Department, Sena"
tor johnson said, cannot or have not an
swered these questions.
II understand full we'll" Senator
Johnson continued, that the peculiar
intolerance which has been fostered in
the past few months, the state of mind
deliberately cultivated which has sought
to bully and to terrorZe either mild OBJ
iector or seeker for information will
look askance at one so lost as to ask
facts concerning Russia and our partici-
patton in its affairs. But those of us
-l,n Dbl. To-,
pathy with Bolshevism, of course, would
be unfit to sit here If we feared to pur-
sue a legitimate inquiry"
Attacks Creel Bureau
'The extraordinary amount of misin-
formation given to the American people
concerning Russia almost justifies the
belief that there has been a regular
and consistent propaganda Of misrepre-
sentation,' the Senator continued. THE
Creel bureau OF public information has,
apparently. been engaged, not in de-
yeloping facts TO, our people, but in
justifying course subsequently pursued
at variance with our words.
"As calmly we weigh what has been
: transpiring in Austria and Germany, as
we observe the insidious propaganda and
the poison of Bosheyism emanating
from Russia, whiel'-have gone to the
very core of the autocarcy of the Cen
tral Empires can we be satisfied with
the Creel committees labored efforts TO
demonstrate that the Bolsheviki are
German agents."
Wants Light Turned On
Referring TO what he termed strange
modification" of armistice terms delay
ing withdrawal OF the German troops
from Russia, Senator Johnson asked:
"Can 1t be that the German bribed
Bolshevilli acting in conjunction with
Germany, must be kept in order by Ger
man troops?"
Let in the light on the Russian situa-
tion and let our people know the facts, .
he added. In The days to come our
course must be steered safely through
the Scylla of Bolshevism and the
Charybdis Of reaction. In this country
there can be no room for Bolshevism.
1t is the spawn Of oppression, poverty
and hunger. The sporadic rantings of
an occasional international agitator will
find no response in free America"
When he concluded Senator John
sons resolution at his request was re-
ferred so the Foreign Relations Commit
tee. i'G. tt
Senators seek Information.
Senator Brandegee. of Connecticut, a
Republican member of that committee
asked the California Senator whether
the questions he had propounded were
based on information.
Senator Johnson said all had some
basis of Information and none were
idle, thoughN he was not prepared to
youch for the truth of all the informa-
; ton. tal
Senator Lewis. OF Illinois, Democrat
declared that Senator Johnson's inquir-
les are pertinent; but that press reports
the California Senator quoted were not
sufficient ito justify Il judgment con-
victing the United States of any omis.
sion of duty" MI.
Senator Lewis T., i that when the
American expedlti 70 Russia was
started he told q senate that the
United States had selfish aims and
largely was acting 70 protect war sup.
plies from German capture and also tc
aid the Czecho- -Slovaks in Russia
Senator Sherman, OF Illinois, Repub
lican, called the attention of Senate
Johnson to statement of Presiden
Wilson, on January s, 1915, in which h,
expressed the opinion that IL was no
the affair pf the United States how mucl
fighting Was done I'M Mexico before tn
people oftthat country obtained freedom
and he compared, that altitude with tn
attitude Of me Administration in Rus
ssnases Myers u sisasses, l,s.nssss'
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