The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
WILSON MAY CHANGE
VIEW ON ATTITUDE
OF U. S. ON RUSSIA
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experts of France and Great Brit
ain
Definite announcement in the
matter is not expected for several
days. 1t was reported last night
that Secretary Lansing and General
March. both of whom originally op-
posed intervention. had come around
to the point of view Of the allied
governments.
Measures to protect American in
.terests in Russia were approved by
President Wilson yesterday after
noon at the conference at the White
House.
After the meeting. Secretary DAN
iels, who was present. confirmed the
reports that American Marines had
been landed at Vladivostok. to pro-
tect the American consulate there.
What other measures are to be
taken could not be learned. Others
present at the conference besides
the President and Secretary Dan
fels were Secretaries Lansing and
Baker. Gen. March. chief of staff of
the army, and Admiral william s.
Benson. chief Of naval operations.
Maps studied.
Aides OF Admiral Benson, in at
tendance at the meeting. carried to
the executive mansion huge maps of
Russia. One of these showed a sec
tion Of the Siberian seacoast near
Vladivostok, and colored pins idsn-
titled the units Of the American
Asiatic squadron in these waters.
Oflcial Washington Is full of ru-
mors concerning important an
nouncements to come. Attaches Of
the entente embassies. who have
been most active in urging Ameri-
can approval of a general allied mil
| ftary Intervention in Washington
were frankly in the dark as to the
at the conference.
Although IL is conceded that the
situation at Vladiyostok. where the
Czecho-Slovak forces have taken
possession. and where huge stores Of
military supplies are piled UP, is
the most pressing for the moment.
the vital spot Is declared to be the
Murmansk peninsula, about which
neither Seeretatry Daniels nor any
of those present at the White
House meeting would discuss.
Daniels Retieent.
Secretary Daniels refused either to
afiirm or deny that American Marines
and bluejackets had landed at Kela,
in the Murmansk region. to assist in
the protection of the Murmansk rail-
way. In it through this region. the
allied military experts In Washington
insist. that Germany, with the aid Of
Germanized Finland. proposed to drive
one Of the wedges by which she meant
to cut on western Russia from all
outside aid. The other wedge, is Is de-
clared. she meant to drive through
from Ukraine.
Not even in American official quar-
ters is there any disposition to mini
mize the seriousness Of the threat
ened declaration of war by Finland.
The Finnish authorities. in co-opera-
tion with Germans, latest reports to
the State Department show. have al
most completed an important military
railway line from the Gulf Of Both
MIA to the vicinity OF KEN, on the
Gulf of Omega 1t Is against the COM
pletion of this project. It Is under
stood, that the joint efforts of the
British and French marines landed at
Kela is directed. Completion OF the
spur would enable the Germans COM
pletely to cut the important railway
line from Kola, where large supplies
have been gathered. to Petrograd.
Allies May Move.
Events of the last few days in Rus
sia have created a situation wherein
the allied governments. backed, II is
understood, by the Endorsement of the
Versailles inter-allied war council
have almost reached a point where,
il the United States will not take
part in a movement for intervention,
they will proceed without this coun-
try. The views of this council are
said to have been communicated to
the President by General Tasker II.
Bliss, the American member of that
body.