The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-19


vladiyosiok tMondayl March ~ /
Never since the landing here of
troops in August has there been such I.
States. The newspapers are fun Of
TRADES and ingenious distortions Of
facts calculated 90 SOW diarord among
Americans russians and Americas
uillea. Some newspapers Of Siberia.
it appears. have been subsidized and
are distinctly hostile 20 the United
States.
beginning with the disappointment
over the puHsivencss of Americas VA.
tervcntion. the sentiment developed
misirusi. and an outspoken hostility,
lea many quarters, 90 the Princes Isl.
ands proposal for a conference of all
Russian factions with the allies, just
IS ot otherwise credited To President
Wilson. Americans were Instantly
dubbed friends of the Bolshcviki aud
the idea was quickly utilized ~ an
unfriendiv press und accepted In tho
political circles uf the Russians gen
orally.
Rcassuruncss by Major General VII
liam 3. Graves the military com
mnudcr here. regarding Americas
non .puFtlauuahlp, were offset lu the
KuHsinu mind. hy definite charges OF
pro. BotshcVi-m here ana abroad. arts
iug from the refusal u the Ameu-
cans 90 cooperate with itn military
against tho alleged noisha,iki iu the
Amur district The giving % nHy lum
to the rossacks in revolt recently was
construed Bee similar way This inci-
dent. however. WAS the only ono ut "a
,UHiirmur character Co draw ftre col
uuci Henry d. sNUr, who has been nc-
tive Tor the Americans Ia the coasnck
controversy wrote go the newspapers
| a. a nNHHn
hc fully outlined the stand taken bi
General Graves.
] Other diatfihcs have been received
| lu silence ANA uH a consequence the
loyal friends of the United States
among the Nussians are waNcring.
/ The silence and du-nothing policy Of
I the Americans D. plainly getting on
the nerves of tho Russians. France
aud England have few troops here
mud THESE are not actively engaged by
. thrIr commissioners are visiting and
. ouuuarllluF tho Omsk government
with the result that they aYe being
credited With being th" hest friends
uf Wusriu. The Japanese are regard
,u ns having rendered positive service
be military way. only the Amrri'
cans. tn whom 10. Russians looked fuf
lolp and sympathy are considered tu
have failed. not because Of their fail'
urr TO Hpud more troops. hope which
has long since been abandoned, hui
tor lncF uf moral und material sup
port such u. other nations are Swing
ThIa Dr. not solely the government
NlrW. though 10 naturally Graves SYM
pathy and tid. Among its Officials
there are others Who resent the pres.
,urp aud piHslVity uf the troops and
the alleged announcement by Amer
iru uf their tnrWN. the hulshcvlkl \
r,u'scutatI,c of the omHk govern
iu,ut iu discussing the situation, com
tuHsod himself and hts supyrlurs my b.
Titled by the airuc" of the United
states uu vital matters ~ policy h'
also Htih there wac a tendency "a
Judge severely acts 90 eNpUdicncy and
rtInHrIty which h.s government hnt
taken iio said these acts were rp'
tuIh understood. tie cited the roCeu
arrests uf members uf the Iemrivn
which ho declared, were iusiifiahl'
and were made in hccotahncc WI
military law The arrested men Wer'
safely lodged 300 Sail waiting Tor
civil trial un charges of trrasonahi'
. conspiracy
Uls rnysrnmeut wanted rympnthy
( this official added, in ~ efforts to re
! establish order and greater mntoria
\ assistance. but f 10 could not have u
, hr said he believed IL was entitled 4
I strict neutrality towards ~ enemies
Among the troops and the yillagvr
along the railways there IL a suilun
ness and unfflcuduncss which did no
I uNist month ago. This is due beside
( the cossack Incident, TO "a rclisal a
( Gencgal braves Co respond 90 appeal
J hy the inhabitants along the lssui
\ Hnd Amur RAILWAYS and the Suchn
Z mines district where the American
( are stationed for protection aEain'
4 nutrnEes hy Russian soldiers To thoH
appeals. ns well as u request from th
7 Japanese In tho hlhEioVestchensk an
I trict Cor company of troops to firi
( the so-called holshevikL Genori
! Graves has made the same rcpl
y namely. that he would he oXceedin
his authority and violating the Amer
I can policy toward Russia.
General Graves entcrtains stron
doubt whether an i,usslnns who ha,
taken up arms In eastern Siberia ca
I property he termed Bolshevki
The peasants for months have bee
I subjected to brutality al the hands