The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-29


deal with territorial adjustments
Now, the difficulty of the president in
interpreting his peace points as to ter
ritorial acquisitions is that long ago.
EnEland, France and Italy reached
their conclusions and the president is
sealed and delivered and in the peck
cts of the allies.
The secret treaties which were exc
cuted before our entrance into the
war were quite definite in forming and
apportioning territories to the three
great belligerents and also to Russia
These secret treaties. with the elimina-
ion with Russia, I feel sure are
'eemed effective and binding; nor do
doubt that substantially the terri
cory they embrace will be divided in
accordance with their provisions"
Home From Russia Now.
Taking up the Russian situation.
Johnson demanded immediate return
of American soldiers. He declared this
governments policy of criminal in
prevention" has heightened the life of
the Bolsheviki and is resulting in
starving, not the Bolsheviki leaders,
but the women and children in Rus
STA, for whom this and the allied gov
ernments profess love.
Russia's treatment by the United
states and the allies shows that "our
Idealistic statements on the rights of
aelf-determination have gone into
oblivion with the rest" he said De-
claring he does not defend. Sin any
degree the soviet power of Lenine and
Trotzky," Johnson said:, But our
dealings with Russia have not only
been an exhibition of the crassest
stupidity, but have contributed to the
awful ira gedy there"
Prevent BFest-Litovsk Treaty.
johnson then put into the record
document hitherto unpublished in the
United States which was sent to the
allies by the soviet government in
March. 1918. A favorable answer to
this. johnson said, would have pre-
vented signing of the Brest-Litovsk
treaty and would have kept Russia in
line with the allies.
"In this document the soviet gov
eminent asked what aid the allies.
particularly the United States, would
give in the struggle against Germany
If the Brest-Litovsk treaty were de-
nounced.
This communication was received
apparently with indignation and con-
temptuous silence" said Johnson
This may have been proper" he said
but pointed out that the United States
government had begged New York
Socialists and anarchists to cable Le-
nine and Trotzky to refuse the
Brest Litovsk treaty and continue the
war.
IF the emergency and the cricis
JUSTIFIED the government in using the
anarchists in New York to communi-
cate with the anarchists of Petrograd
1t would have justified the United
states government answering the COM
munication of the Soviet government
without recognition of that govern
ment at all and encouraging it by it's
answer. to renew. tire war with Ger
many" said johnson.
Johnson cited examples of allied CO.
operation with Bolsheviki, he said
that British and French troops cooper
ated with Bolsheviki troops in keep
ing order in Petrograd.
Creci With the BolshevIkT
That the Bolsheviki let George
CreeHs representative use their print
ing press to run off copies of Presi-
dent Wilson's speeches and appro-
priated funds of the Soviet govern
nlent for the purpose
That the allied military missions
I helped train the Bolsheviki Red army.
That the Red Cross mission from
America had the full protection of the
| Bolsheviki in Petrograd and Moscow
for seven months after CreePs ma n
. had fled