The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
U. S. FORMALLY
Halls POLAND
AS REPUBLIC
Complete Recognition Of
Provisional Government
Cabled by Lansing.
RUSS IN SAME STAND
Re-establishment Of Fin
lands Rights Recognized
in Declaration.

The United States has accorde
recognition to the provisions
Polish government This was done i
a telegram which Secretary of Stat
lansing sent to Prime Minister Pad
erewski 1t follows:
"The President of the United
States directs me to extend to you
as prime minister and secretary
for foreign affairs of the provision
al Polish government his sincere
wishes for your success in the high
office which you have assumed and
his earnest hope that the govern
ment of which you are a part will
bring prosperity to the republic of
Poand.
at is my privilege to extend to
you at this time my personal greet
ings and officially to assure you
that it will be a source of gratifica-
ton to enter into official relations
with you at the earliest oppor-
tunity.
ITO render to your country such
aid as is possible at this time as
it enters upon new cycle of in
dependent life will be in full accord
with that spirit of friendlineSs
which has in the past animated the
American people in their relations
with your countrymen.
Russia Recognizes Poland.
Recognition of the independence {
Poland, establishment of the cor
stitution rights of Finland and recoG
milton of individual historical form
of self government of different ma
tionalities within her own borders i
the forms of autonomy and fedora
ton, are included in the declaratio
of principles by Russia.
An outline of the declaration {
principles was cabled today to tn
Russian Embassy here by the Rus
sian embassy at Paris.
Before leaving for Paris. Nichola
Tchaikovsky. who is styled ''presider
of the northern regions" at a meet
ing of social organizations. declare
the aim of the political leaders /
in Paris was to obtat
Russia's representation at the Peac
and to establish a cente
of Russian politics TO constitute
strong Russia. Peace could not b
lasting, he declared, until Bolshevisi
is stamped out because it represent
a universal danger. The SIav ques
decided without the participation {
Russia.
Declaration of Principles.
The declaration of principles upo
which it aimed to reconstitut
Russia includes for an internations
policy the following:
Temporary character of
the military power. which has
for it's aim the guarantee of
Tree expression of the peoples
sovereignty as soon as the coun-
try is united and order restored.
2-Impossibility of return to
the old regime.
3-Solution of the agrarian
question in the interests of the
masses as a guarantee of peace
and prosperity, with legal reg
ulation of conditions brought
about by the revolution.
4-DeCentralizatio and de-
velopment of local government
administration.
Recognition Of individual
historical forms of self govern
ment and development of sepa-
rate natiOnalities within a sin
gle, indivisible Russia in the
forms of autonomy and fedora
tiOn.
6-Independence of Roland
7-Re-nstablishm of the
constitutional rights of Fin
land. provided military and
economic interests of Russia
are safeguarded.
Relating to a foreign policy. ii
peaceful intentions of the Russia
people and absence of aggressiV
tendencies are declared, also ths
Russian national aspirations are
accord with the principles of inte
national unity put forward by a
the allied countries.