Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-29
DEMANDS THE
WITHDRAWAL
OF SOLDIERS
FROM RUSSIA
Senator Johnson. Says Inter.
vention is Wicked and
Useless.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-Another de-
mand for immediate withdrawal Of
American troops from Russia was
made in the senate today by Senator
Johnson Of California. \
Military. activities. in Russia were
denounced by, Senator johnson as
policy Of intervention" which had
helped hold the Bolshevikt in power
while starving the Russian people.
Declaring against that America has
no policy in Russia, Senator johnson
added:
We have engaged in a miserable
~mlsadVenture stulifying .our profess
sions of friendship for the Russians
and setting at naught our promises,
undeclared warfare"
Senator johnson spoke for his reso.
luton that the senate declare itself
In favor of recalling the American ex-
peditlonary forces in Russia. He also
criticized delay in the peace negotia.
lions n declared anew for an Amer
lean policy to bring home all Ameri-
can c a troops from foreign soil at the
earliest possible moment, warmly op-
posing their use to maintain stability
or. or peace in European countries.
Bring home American soldiers
said the California senator, resume
our w democracy Restore its free
expression. Get American business in
to normal channels. Let American
NE, social and economic, be Ameri-
can again."
Speaking Of the Paris agreement
calling for a meeting Of Russian fac
tons. the senator said:
w are wholly in the dark as to
what is contemplated when all parties
meet n an almost uncharted island,
but we are becoming accustomed to
the open diplomacy which in daily
communicates with few words telling
nothing, soothe the perturbed Spirits
OF the democratic peoples Of the
world
Il would not shed the blood Of
American boys in the internal dis
turbances Of Esthonia, Livonia, etc.
he said. II will not concede that II
is the duty of the republic to main
tain order in a Jugo-Slav or Czecho-
Slav state"
The senator suggested that the
treaties which would be enforced
were likely to thwart the altruistic
purposes expressed by President Will
son in his IA principles.
The first point for open diplomacy,
he declared, had been largely ignored,
while the second point, regarding
freedom of the seas, has been lost
for a considerable period now in his
torical mystery and rests in oblivion
with the %unrealized dreams of the
Abound of Swat"
Regarding territorial adjustments,
Senator johnson said:
"The difficulty Of the president in
interpreting his peace, points is that
long ago England, France and Italy
reached their conclusions and the
president is up against the contracts.
signed, sealed and delivered, and in
the pockets Of the Allies"
If the president could cause these
secret treaties to be disregarded and
compel the altruistic peace of which
ne has SO often spoken said Senator
John, ut would be the greatest
achievement of any statesman of any
time"
After citing President Wilson's ad-
dresses and other documents regard
ing Russia, he added: "
Weak and v%acillating and stupid
has been our policy with Russia. We
solemnly promised we would not in
tervene and then ,prating of our love
for the Russian people, we did inter-
vene. Prating about guarding stores
at Archangel. we advanced 1903 miles
from that port, burned little Russian
towns and upset little SOVIET govern
ments. In the name Of protecting
military supplies we shot down Rus
sian peasants and our boys are shot
down by them.
IF it had not been for this criminal
policy of intervention. Lenine and
Trotzky would have fallen long ago
and the Bolshevik would have been
at an end. There is heavy reckon
ing some day for those responsible
for this wicked and useless course in
r Russia -