Arizona republican., 1919-02-20
RUSSIANS REJECT. MEETING UPON
 PRINCE $ ISLAND
Will Have No Dealings With Bolshevism - Appreciate Allied Offer to Assist in Rehabilitation - Harshly Condemn Anarchist tic Methods of Present Re gime.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 19 - Formal rejection or the proposal that they meet with delegates of the bolsheViH and other Russian governments at Princes Island. was handed to the peace conference at Paris today by representatives of the governments of Siberia, Archangle and southern Rus sia, according Co a dispatch to the Russian embassy here from Ambas- s3dor Bakhmeteff at Paris.
 Iu their note the three governments said they gladly accepted the offer of Che allies Co collaborate in the interior modification Of Russia, but that there Cuuld he no cOnCiliation between them and the holsheVki, who were de- uounced as traitors and fomenters of anarchy
 Send Appreeiative Note
 The text of the note was cabled by Ambassador Bakhmeteff follows:
 "liirhly approaching the motives which Inspired the allies in their pro- uUsal of January 22, the above men toned govInments mark with satis- faction. the conference considers the re-csuhlishment of order in Russia as an essential condition to durable peace iu Europe and gladly accepts the
 
 terior paCiucation of Russia. After three years Of fighting in which sne loNally participated and carried a con- siderable share Of the common burden. Russia, having been made powerless to iirther prosecute war. can only in peace rCCupcrafe from her wounds: bus such work Of reconstruction is rend- cred impossible by the civil war which iH being advocated and waged by the criminal usurpers. without regard for faith or law. whose despotlsm burdens a great part of Russia
 Aiming. above an. Co put an end Co tDc suuguinc tyranny or the bolsheviks the Russian political groups who have s7umed the task of reviving our native land and restoring the state on a true democratic basis. will be grateful to tne peace conference for the assistance which it desires Co rander to this work or reconstruction. They consider it a certainty that everything will be done io restore Russia, as soon as internal order is restored and In it's place in ihe society Of nations will efficaciously serve at the same time to restore the terms Of justice Co humanity and in- dustrial peace for which the confer cnco is striving.
 Have Betrayed Cause
 At the same time the united gov ernments ot Russia are ready to put themselves at the disposal of the allied powers for the purpose of making snown Co them the actual situation of ltussla. and Go seek in accord with them the means Of remedy.
 However, there cannot be any ques- lion Of an exchange of ideas on this subject with the participation of the uolsheriks, who the conscience of the isussian people see as traitors. because they have betrayed the Russian cause ana the cause Of the allies in negotiat- ing with the enemy; they have fo- mented anarchy. trampled the demo- tractic principles which govern civil. l@ed countries, and maintained their power exclusively by terror. There is n0 cancellation possible between th~-., and the national Russian groups. Any meeting would not only remain with out effect. but might possibly cause tc husslan patriots. as well as to the hiiied nations, an irreparable mora pitiudice.