The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
WHY ALLIES ARE
FIC A|G RUSSIA
Because = sheviki Openly
Procls 8 heir Determin-
ATTIC 8 ! Destroy Peace
undation.
HOST TO ENTENTE
British Under Secretary Of State and
Foreign Affairs Denics FInan-
ciaI Interests are In
voIved.
[By Edwin Hullinger, United Press
Staff Correspondent.1

[By Edwin Hullinger, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, April 9.-Cecil Harms
worth, under-secretary of state for
foreign affairs, declared in an inter
view with the United Press today
that the allies are fighting in Russia
because the bolshevih are openly
proclaiming their determination to
destroy the foundations upon which
peace is being determined In Paris.
He denied that the allies are actu-
ated by desire to safeguard British
and French financial interests or
that the allies are supporting reac-
tionary elements in Russia
"The refusal of the allied govern
ments to recognize the bolsheviki,"
said Harmsworth, sis due to the fol-
lowing facts: The bolsheviki do not
represent the Russian people. as
shown by their overthrow OF the con-
stituent assembly and their refusal to
grant freedom of the press or the
right Of public meetings to rival
political organizations.
"They have openly proclaimed
themselves enemies of the league OF
nations and are determined to upset
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peace is being determined in Paris.
with cynical indifference to the
interests Of their country, they made
peace with Germany and during the
latter part of the war acted with
open hostility to the entente.
'~The allies supported the govern
ments of Tchaikovski, Kolchak and
Deniken, because these governments
formed from every political party in
Russia except the bolsheviki, openly
stand for restoration of Russia. And
when this is accomplished they will
call a national constituent assembly
to determine the future form Of gov
ernment They also will have main
tanned an alliance with western
Europe and America and despite
overwhelming difficulties have re-
fused terms with either the Germans
or the bolshevikt who betrayed their
country and brought it to ruin. 1t is
untrue that any Of these govern
ments are openly working for res
toration of the monarchy. Tchaikov-
ski and his government certainly are
not monarchistic. Personally they
favor republic, but they admit the
future form of government must be
settled by constituent assembly.
"Both Kolchak and Deniken may
consider the future of Russia de-
mands a constitutional monarchy, but
they too have declared their intention
Of not prejudicing the issue one way
or the other. Their immediate OBJ
ject is the restoration of order and
Liberation of the Russian people from
the tyranny of the bolsheviki.
'It Is equally wrong to insinuate
that the British and French govern
ments are supporting the anti-bol-
sheviks in the hope they may there
by safeguard British and French
financial interests. After announcing
that they had repudiated Russia's
foreign loans and would refuse any
compromise with 'capitalistic' gov
ernments, the bolshevili now offer
large financial concessions to the
allied governments in return for con-
clusion of peace with them. II the
British and French were actuated by
mercenary motives they would hard
ly be likely to refuse such good
offers which neither Kolchak nor
Deniken thought fit to make"