New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-20
Russians Refuse
To Enter Farley
WithBolsllevilxi
Omsk, Southern and Archan-
gel Governments Reject
Proposal of Conference
Hold Power by Terror
Senator McCumber Offers
Resolution to Send Larger
Army Against the ''Reds''

Army Against the ''Rcds''
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Formal
rejection of the proposal that they
meet with delegates of the Bolsheviki
and other Russian governments at
Princess Islands was handed to the
peace conference at Paris to-day by
representatives Of the governments Of
Siberia, Archangel and Southern Rus
STA, according to dispatch to the
Russian embassy here from Ambassa-
dor Bakhmeteff at Paris.
The three governments said they
gladly accepted the offer of the Allies
to collaborate in the interior pacihca-
ton of Russia, but there could be no
Cancellation between them and the
Bolsheviki, who were denounced as
traitors and fomcnters of anarchy.
Instructions to make this formal
reply were sent by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs at Omsk to NJ. Sazo-
notf and NJ. Tchaikowsky, representing
ie2pVc0'Neiy lhe SIBERIAN ana South
ern Russian governments and the
Archangel government.
Text of Cabled Note
The text of the note, as cabled by
Ambassador Bakhmctef, follows:
'llighly approaching the motives
nronnso 1"' a piiT Ia u'ae A5l,eS IN Ihelr
govemments mark with satisfaction
that the conference considers the re-
establishment of order in Russia as
an essential condition to durable
peace IN Europe. and gladly accepts
the Allies offer to collaborate in the
interior paciiication of Russia After
ihree years OF lighting, in which she
loyalty participated and carried a
considerable share of the common
burden, Russia. having been made
poweress to further prosecute war.
can only ia peace recuperate from
her wounds; but such work Of recon
structlon is rendered Impossible by
the civil war which is BEING advo,
Gated and wagcd by the criminal
usurpers without regard for faith or
law, whose despotism burdens q great
part of Russia.
Aiming, above all, to put an end
to the sangulne tyranny of the Boil
shcTks, the Russ ian political groups,
who have assumed the task of reviv-
ing our native land and restoring the
state on true democratic bases, would
be grateful to the peace conference
Tor the assistance which it desires
to extend to this work of national
reconstruction.
CT,
justice anu humanity
"Thcy consider it as cortain+v
that everything tina. viii he dona ~
restore to Russia as soon as intor;o,,
order is instituted, its place in the
society Of nations viii cfficaciously
of w. ;s,4 ao me same 'ime, to the aims
y. at; Na.'0o 81 humanity ana OF inter-
I'''sl0'i@i i.N"Ve' Aor NHlch the confer
wa "a - surviving.
'.'0 9"l III Clihe the united gov
tbnn r,'sa',' Va lV"S5l" are ready to put
maxine krno~'n we 80 t u'S posai OF the
situation Of P,,ssio ',SiH INC actual
occo,d VIM +I,ar,, a. anu u seek IN
ndV, ''' '"''ii '"e means Oh rem
HHowavo. +horo oo4
,,,or,jN,, mere cannot ne any
f 49, ol an eXch@nge o. ideas on
of 4b 9n0 I'olu WIN me participation
science OF the RUSSIAN people see as
I,"l'UrS pcoS use they have betrayed
' .'e RUSSIAN cause and the cause of
Inc A!Il e.. IN negotiating with the
tmenay' lNti nave lomented anarchy,
o,"inpleu me democratlc principles
mmien S'Si'4 c!Vlilzed countries and
~. .'i ,al' '''plr power exclusively
~ o, TT'IoI' ..,..
ho+,,n ,e1e rs no conc1lllaHon possible
DeSNeen mem ana 'he natlonal Rus
9Inn GROUPS any meeting would not
ol'lS ig'''"1n Wleno4I erect but might
po'ni EXP c@use 10 '"e RUSSIAN parrots,
90 vel as ~ Ole Allied haulohS, an
Would Send More Troops
as sqcH0iVupe Tor the resolution of