Evening star., 1919-11-09
Says Cred Terror" Exaggerated.

cd req terror, which Is grossly ex2&-
gerated and misrepresented abroad, is
result of the allied Intervention. Rus
sian workers and peasants fail to un-
derstand how foreign countries, which
never dreamed of interfering in Russian
affairs when cZarist barbarism and
militarism ruled supreme. even sup
porting that regime, can feel justified
in intervening in Russia now when the
working people themselves after decades
of strenuous struggling and countless
sacrifices have succeeded in taking
power and the destiny of the country
into their own hands. aiming at nothing
but their own happiness and an interna-
ional brotherhood constituting no men
zee to other nations.
"The question of the relations with
Russia is not engaging the attention
submit to you. Mr.. President, that there
ire now only two courses open to them:
One is continued open or disguised in
tervention on the present or still larger
scale. which means the prolongation Of
the war, further embitterment Of the
nal strife, unexampled bloodshed. per-
haps the total determination Of the Rus
sian bourgeoisie by the exaSperated
masses. finally the devastation Of the
country and the inevitable introduction
Of a military dictatorship and the res
interminable revolutions and upheavals
and paralyzing the economic develop
ment OF the country for long decades.
''The other alternative. which I trust
may commend itself to you, Is impair
TALLY to weigh and investigate the one
sided accusations against soviet Russia,
come to an understanding with the So
Wet government, withdraw foreign
troops from Russian territory. raise the
economic blockade. thereby soothing the
excited passions OF the masses; help Rus.
sia regain her own sources Of supply and
givo her technical advice on how to ex-
ploit her natural riches in the most ef-
fective way for the benefit Of all coun-
tries badly In need Of foodstuffs and raw
materials.
ducers 10 not the aim In itself. but the
means Of building UP a new social sys-
tenn under which useful work and equal
rights will be provided to all citiSens.
irrespective Of the classes to which they
formerly belonged.
zone may believe In this ideal or not,
but it surely gives no justification for
sending foreign troops to fight against
1t or for arming and supporting the
classes interested in resorting to the old
system OF the exploitation Of man by
man.
Buckler Meets Litvinon.
About the middle Of January, 1919,
Buckler went from Paris to Stockholm,
where he met Litvinoff. The American
ences, Litvinon outlining in detail the
fundamentals for an agreement between
the Russians and the allies. Buckler's
record of the conversations, which he
carried to President Wilson. bore the
Upon Buckler's return to Paris
President Wilson and Mr.. Lloyd
George resolved to invite a repre-
sentative OF the soviet to Paris, to
state the case for the soviet govern
ment at the conference. but. because
Of objection from NJ. Clemenceau. the
the idea was changed to the calling
of the famous conference on Princess
Islands, which never took place. on
account of the refusal Of the Russian
enemies of the soviet to participate in
1t.
NJ Litvinof suggested that in view
of the fact that the conference had
heard. in the Russian case. "as wit
nesses for the prosecution, two Of the
bitterest and most prejudiced enemies
of the soviety-Nowlens and Scave-
MUS" former French and Danish en-
voys in Russia-that Arthur Ransome,
Paris as a witness for soviet Russia.
Several days later Buckler wired to
Ransome from Paris that the Ameri-
can legation in Stockholm had in
structions to assist him to go to Paris
as a witness for soviet Russia.
The allied ministers in Stockholm
then brought pressure upon the Swed-
fsh government to deport Mr.. Ran
some, simultaneously securing the CO.
operation of the American legation to
thwart President Wilson's plan. The
American legation delayed the deliv-
cry of the American peace missions
invitation to Ransome until the latter
had been compelled to depart from
Sweden.
1t is worth while to add that when
Bullitt arrived in Moscow he had an
Introductory letter from Buckler writ
ten on the stationery Of the American
embassy in London.