Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-20
Proposal of Princes Island
Conference Blamed Upon
Wilson; Americans Dubbed
Friends of BolSheviki.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND
BOTH GAINING FRIENDS
laps Also Praised and Only
Americans to Whom Siber-
ianS Looked for Aid Are Con-
Sidered to Have Failed.


Vladivostok, Monday March II (by
the Associated Press )-Never since
the landing here of troops in August
has there been such widespread crit
icism of the United States. The news
papears are fun of trades and ingen-
ious distortions of facts calculated to
sow discord among Americans, Rus
slams and Americas allies. Some
newspapers of Siberia, it appears,
have been subsidized and are distinct
ly hostile to the United States.
Beginning with the disappointment
over the passiveness of Americas in
tervention, the sentiment developed
mistrust, and an outspoken hostility,
in many quarters, to the Princes Is
lands proposal for { conference of all
Russian factions with the allies, justly
or otherwise credited to President
Wilson. Americans were Instantly
dubbed friends of the Bolsheviki and
the idea was quickly utilized by an
unfriendly press and accepted in the
political circles of the Russians gen.
orally.
Reassurances by Major General
William s. Graves the military COM
mander here, regarding America $
-partisanship, were offset in the
Russian mind, by definite charges of
pro- Bolshevisnn here and abroad, aris-
ing from the refusal of the Americans
to cooperate with its military
against the alleged Bolsheviki in the
Amur district The giving of asylum
to the Cossacks in revolt recently was
construed in similar way. This in
cident, however, was the only one of a
maligning character to draw fire.
Colonel HenEy d, Styer, who has been
active for the Americans in the Cos
sack controversy wrote to the news
papers an explanation of the affair in
which he fully outlined the stand TAX
en- by General Graves.
Friends Are Wavcring.
Other diatribes have been received
in silence and as a consequence the
loyal friends of the United States
among the Russians are wavering
The silence and do-nothing policy of
the Americans is plainly getting on
the nerves of the Russians. France
and England have few troops here
and these are not actively engaged
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anu couIseil.ns '..s ~ o'i,In rs ~ hains
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cIeulteo WIN polns tiie oesa ndos n.iu,,as % ~
RUSSIA inc Japaiieoe ele iesaloou 90
having rendered posi,iVe setvlce III
military way, ohiy tie hiiier.cans' ~
Whom the RUSSIANS loohea lor iieip
and sympathy are consiuered 10 nave
failed, not because or their faliure 10
send more troops, nope whlch mas
long since been abandoned, but for
lack of moral and material support
such as other nations are giving.
This is not solely the government s
view, though it naturally Graves SYM
pathy and aid. Among its officials
there are others who resent the pres
ence and passiyity of the troops and
the alleged encouragement by Amer
ica of their enemy. the Rolsheyiki. A
ronresentative of the Omsk govern
wont in discussing the situation,
confessed himself and his superiors
,,ovstified b,, the silence of the United
ctotas on vital r,atters of nolicv
uo oIso said thero was a tendency
.. i,,dao sawaroly acts of exnedioncv
d ~ ''ne nenossit,, ubieh his governmen,
1nd , taI,on NJ said tbese acts wore
t ,' Ell, ,dorstond Ia citod tho
,oo,,t a,rosts of ,,en,bors of tba
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