The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-20
BIG four DECIDES
| To BACK k0LCHAK
Send Reply Extending to His
Government Aid in Money
and Materials.
S VIRTUAL RECOGNITION
Satisfies Allies He Stands for a Free
Russia-Their Note Says He Has
Given Assurance of Self Gov
eminent and Peace.

Paris.-The reply sent by the Coun-
Gil of Four to the note of Admiral Kol-
chak extends to him and his associates
in the all Russian government at Omsk
the support set forth in the original let
ter of the council to Kolchak. This is
interpreted here as meaning de facto
recognition of the Omsk government.
The reply reads:
The allied and associated powers
wish to acknowledge the receipt of Adj
miral Kolchaks reply to their note of
May 26. They welcome the terms of
that reply, which seem to them to be
in substantial agreement with the prop
ositions they had made and to contain
satisfactory assurances for the free
dom, self government and peace of the
Russian people and their neighbOrs.
They are, therefore, willing to ex-
tend to Admiral Kolchak and his asso-
ciates the support set forth in their
original letter.
(Signed) LLOYD GEORGE,
WILSON,
CLEMENCEAU,
1t is understood that the support re-
ferred to involves the furnishing OF
munitions and supplies for Admiral
kolchak's campaign
An official statement issued by Adj
miral kolchak regarding his negotia
lions with the Peace Conference has
been received here. II states that Adj
,nI, vnlr hoc
mission, headed by NJ. Bilaroussoff, to
make a study of constitutional ques-
lions preparatory to the framing of
constitution which will be submitted
to the proposed Constituent Assembly.
A Havas dispatch from Paris in
cludes the name of Orlando, the Ital-
ian premier, among the signatories of
the reply to Admiral Kolchak.
Agitation for recognition of the Kol-
chak government with headquarters at
Omsk began in Paris in December aft
er the Prinkipo fiasco. 1t was first
taken up by the Council of Ten and
then by the Four.
The principal argument against rec
ognition, usually traced to Bolshevist
TO re-establish Imperialism and had
failed, for that reason, to win the sup
port of other anti-Bolshevist factions
in Russia. President Wilson, it is I'M
derstood, at first had this idea. Mean
while these other anti-BOlshevist fac
tions, including the Cossacks under
General Denikin, recognized the Omsk
/ IipaV and
Britain sent ENJOYS to OmSk TO ascer-
tain the truth President Wilson in
May sent Roland S. Norm, American,
ambassador to Japan, on similar mis-
sion.
A later note contained the chief aim
Of the OmSk governmental fight with
out compromise the Bolsheviki, to re-
establish the local Zemstivs, "to call a
National Assembly elected by universal
suffrage under the direction of the
Zemstivs and Municipal Councils,
which shall define the structure of the
state, and solve the main political, so
ciaI and national problems. The gov
eminent will consider it its duty then
to transfer to the government chosen
| by the National or Constituent Assem-
bly, all the powers now belonging to
the present government"
On May 81 the Council of Four ac-
| knowledged This note in long joint
reply in cipher. 1t is said to have
promised compliance with the demand
for material aid indorsed by the Inter
allied Committee on May To- 1t stipu-
lated that the Omsk government sub
scribe to the League of Nations; that
! Finland, as an independent state, be
represented as one of the governments
of all Russia; that the independence
of Poland be recognized, and that, on
/ his arrival in Moscow, kolchak either
call Constituent Assembly immedi-
ately or, in case this prove impossible,
reaSsemble the one of 1917. 1t is also
said that this joint note demanded
that the Onsk government recognize
the dictum of the Boundary Committee
as to Russian frontiers.
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