The Topeka state journal., 1919-04-09
Allies Battle BOIsheviki for
Safety of Their Homes.
SO Says HarmswOrth, English
Foreign Secretary, to L. p.
NOT SAFEGUARDING INTERESTS
BoIsheyiki Do Not Represent
the People of RussiaA
Openly Proclaimed To Upset
Very Foundations of Peace.

London. April Cecil Harms
worth. under-secretary of state for for
eign affairs. declared in an interview
with the United Press today that the
allies are fighting in Russia because
the Bolshev1h 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 a desire to safeguard British
and French financial interests. or that
the allies are supporting reactionary
elements in Russia.
1.-The refusal of the allied govern
ments to recognize the Bolsheviki." ="
said Harmsworth, sis due to the fol-
lowing facts:
Their Acts Show Stand.
"The Bolshevik do not represent
the Russian people as shown by their
overthrow of the constituent assembly
and their refusal to grant freedom of
the press or the right of public meet
ings to rival political organizations.
'"They have openly proclaimed
themselves enemies of the league of
. nations and are determined to upset
the very foundations upon which peace
is being determined in Paris.
with cynical indifference to the in
terests of their country. they made
peace with Germany and during the
latter part ofethe war acted with open
Some Governments O. X.
THE allies supported the govern
ments to 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 have also maintained
an alliance with western Europe and
America and despite overwhelming
difficulties have. refused terms with
either the Germans or the BolSheViki,
who betrayed their country and brought
Ito ruin. 1t is untrue that any of
these governments are openly working
for restoration of the monarchy.
Tehaikovski and his government GER
tainly are not mOnarchistic. Person
q NJ, they favor a republic, but they
admit the future form of government
must be settled by constituent as
sepbiy.
Both Kolchak and Denilzen may
consider that 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
tect is the restoration of order and
liberation Of Russian people from the
tyranny of the Bolsheviki.
No Financial Thoughts.
1T Is equally wrong to insinuate
that the British and French govern
ments are supporting the anti Bolshe-
Viks in the hope they may thereby
safeguard British and French finan-
cial- interests. After announcing that
they had repudiated Russia's foreign
loans and would refuse any compro-
mise with 'capitalistic' governments
the Bolsheviki now offer large finan-
cial concessions to the allied govern
inents in return for conclusion of peace
with them If the British and French
were actuated 10y mercenary motives.
they would hardly be likely to refuse
such good offers, which neither Kol-
chak nor Deniken thought fit to
ma lle.''