Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-05
PrOpag anlla Of
 BOIsheviki Blocked
Russian Reds Prevented From Sending Gold to United States to Promote Violence and Unreason."

| Washington, Nov 1.-The Russian
 bolsheviki have availed themselves Of I every opportunity to initiate in thei | United States a propaganda aimed to
 bring about the forcib1el overthrow of
 our present form of government"
 Chairman Wadsworth of the Senate Il Military committee, has been informed .l by Assistant Secretary Phillips in a letter made public today at the state
 department.
 ! The bolsheviki. MT Phillips said, have at. their disposal large quantities
 of gold, partly revenue of the form 3 CT Russian government and partly a 8 reserve belonging to the Rumanianl l. government, and it is considered inn through commercial transactions to | S bring this gold into the United States T where it could be used to sustain their y 1 propaganda of violence and unrea- e son. MT. Phillips said that while there h was no blockade of Petrograd so far D as the United States was concerned. no |. licenses for the shipment of goods toi g Bolsheyiki Russia were being issued. stl This policy of non-intercourse added
 could not be continued if the procla-
 nation of peace without additional .-I legislation.
 Mir. Phillips wrote in reply to Sem B. dlOr Wd0SWOrlQ, WnO ndO aSkeQ WHY ii the administration had adopted a pol
 icy of non- intercourse with that part e. of Russia controlled by the Bolshe- h. wiki. Tn his letter MT. Phillips said: o-i No Blockade Exists.
 ',I Tn reply to your letter of October
 20, 1919, concerning the so-cadled y, blockade of Petrograd. ] beg to inform 50. you that. so far as the United States
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 the present policy of this government, ~ however, to refuse export licenses for shipments to Russian territory under
 BoIsheville control and to refuse clear ance papers to American. vessels seek ~ ing to depart for Petrograd. the only V remaining Bolshevik port. As you are aware these measures can not be con
 tinued after the ratification of peace at unless there is new legislation. lor Policy For Non-Intereourse. ed "The policy for non intercourse with %. territory under Bolshevik control is nal based chiefly on two considerations 'ut It is the declared purpose of the Bol- ate sheviki in Russia 10 carry revolu- ar- tion throughout the world. They havt DTS availed themselves of every oppor- ent tunity to initiate in the United il- States propaganda aimed to brins
 about the foreible overthrow of ou
 present form of government. The,
 have at their disposition in Russia . large quantity of gold, being partly ! 6l reserve of gold belonging to the Ru
 manian government which was stor qil ed in Moscow for safe keeping at tn m time of the German advance into Ru lan mania. It is considered important tha ore the Relsiaevilsi~ slsould not be given fh ert means through commercial transac nee tiens to bring this gold into the Unit oli- ed States where 1t could be used te sustain their propaganda of violenc ooo and unreasen.
 no- Foreign Trade Nationalized. ,hle The second consideration related | zoo the control which the Bolsheviki eS re- ercise over the distribution of neces and sities. All foreign trade has been 'na suit tionalized = This means that there ca S. be no dealing except with the Bolsht
 vik authorities. Moreover since tn
 fall of 1918 the Bolsheviki have rnair o tained a system of discrimination the distributions of food The populs rom ton is divided into categories alor sti- occupational and class lines, and r. lted ceives food, so far as may be avai llcy able in accordance with scale whil Chi is adjusted with a view to the mali lese tenance of the Bolsheviki in power aI ruct the fulfllment of their programme r rm- the extinction of the middle classe
 
 wn- Red army is estimated in the offici
 Bolsheyik gazette of February 6, 191
 to be three times the average f
 the several categories of the civil DO |. ulation. It has seemed altogether i
 admissible that food and other nece four sities of American origin should be a the lowed to become the means or su ar tainlnS sucn programme ol poHtie late oppression.
 ourt sIne government mas not been ,in- mindful of the material distress "a of many innocent people within the Bc Iisf shevik lines. An attempt was ma ,int- last spring to provide for the relea d to of these people and through the c +ho operation of neutral commission ,tsa,, to be headed by Dr. Nansen. The pr
 ject failed because the Bolsheviki q clined to agree to the cessation of he - tilities which was considered an ind ,sta, pensable prerequisite.
 arce Provisions Made For Relief. when eIn the meantime provision has be not made for the immediate relief of
 people in any areas which may
 freed from Bolshevik control as a
 suit of current military operatio se,. Stores of food estimated to be al 9ssA quate for the relief of Petrograd office eas Pssjsn oiG bv the n3erican rS ReIieS olia ministration and are now at Vibo re- Finland. whence they can be tral q by rortad wbaneyer thai citv may co under the control of authorities W llal whom it is possible to deal. Defr any arrangements have, moreover, be !. made with the United States Or corporation to provide further sh iapor ments in the north of Russia, which arneo under the control of a democratic g .itaui eminent"
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