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a speedy decision on the western
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a speedy decision on the western
front.
To Guard War stores.
And. as the statement very aptly
puts It: Whether from vladivostok
or from Murmansk and Archangel,
the only present object for which
American troops will be employed
will be to guard military stores which
may subsequently be needed by Rus
may be acceptable to the Russians in
the organization of their own de-
Tense" Coupled with this guard sys,
ten, the President makes it plain
that every POSSIBLE ecoAsmic aid will
be given to the Russian people in
their efforts to re-establish them
selves among the nations of the
world.
Despite the frank and open assur-
ances that there will be no interfer-
ence whatever with Russian internal
affairs, Officials here are watching
with intense interest for word as to
what attitude zthe bolsheviki govern
ment will take on the subject. The
very fact that the President has rec
ognized the Czecho-Slovak movement
in Siberia as a potent force and has
announced that ii will have assist
ance in the form of military stores
is expected to arouse the complete an
tagonism of the Lenine-Trotzky
regime
However. Administration officials
and diplomats who are familiar with
the situation declare that this action
will solidify the general opposition to
the bolsheviki government. If the
latter dRCtaTag the ITnitnd
States. which its threats in connection
with the occupation Of the Murman
coast already has indicated may be
expected. such action will not change
the general situation. 1t already has
been anticipated and prepared for. al
though, for obvious reasons. officials
here do not say so.
Text Of Statement.
The complete statement. as issued
by the State Department. follows:
"In the judgment OF the Govern
ment OF the United States-a judg-
ment arrived at after repeated and !
very searching considerations of the |
whole situation-military interven-
tion in Russia would be more likely |
to add to the present sad confusion |
there than to cure 1t and would in |
jure Russia rather than help her out /
OF her distresses- Such military in |
tervention as has been most fire. |
quently proposed. even supposing it |
to be efficacious in its immediate OBJ |
ject OF delivering an attack upon Ger
many from the east, would, in its
judgment. be more likely to tum out 4
to be merely method of making use
Of Russia than to be a method of
serving her.
Her people. II they profited BY il at
all. could not profit by it in time to
deliver them from their present des-
perate difficulties. and ther sub
stance would meantime be used to
maintain foreign armies, no. to re-
constitute their own or to feed their
own men, women. and child-en. We
are bending ali'our energies now TO
the purpose. the resolute and conf
dent purpose, of winning on the
western front, and it would. in the
judgment OF the Government Of the
United States. be most unvise TO di-
vide or dissipate our forces
"As the Government of the United
states sees the present circumstances,
therefore. military actor is admis-
such protection and helr as is pos
sible to'the Czech-SlovakE against the
armed Austrian and German prison
crs who are attacking hem and TO
steady any efforts at seIf-goyern-
ment or selfdefense in which the Rus.
slams themselves may be willing 10
accept assistance. Whether from
VIadivostok or from Mrmansk and
ArchangeI, the only Present object
for which American t-oOps will be
employed will be to ruard military
stores which may subsequently, be
needed by Russian fortes and to rem
der such aid as may be arceptabIe
to the Russians in tie organization
Of their own self-defense.
Now Is Co-OperatInE.
with such objecs in view, the
Government OF the United States is