The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-01-09
OPERATIONS
IN RUSSIA ARE NOT
HOSTILE TO SLAVS
Senator Hitchcock Gives Detailed
Account Of Work That Is Being
Done by American and Entente
Forces.

~ THe aeaociaffo fHfss
Washington. Inu. American
ana allied operations In Ruasia are
friendly aud not hostile 60 h Rus
Sian people, although in opposition 20
German -tiuishsVlh furcea Chairman
Hitchcock Of the senate foreign rcln.
lions committee said in an address
today, replying 10 the recent demand
% senator johnson. % California,
FOR an official statement Of h Amer
lean policy In Russia.
There - no Russia" he declared
What was Russia Be- "a NuHt diHurrnn-
ised ~aEEreaation of local Severn
mcnta
Senator Hitchcock prepared hia al
dress after consulting with acting
Secretary Polk at the state depart
mcnt AFTER pointing out that seiz.
ure uf the ports Of Niadivostok NUT
mansk and Archanrel was proposed
by the supreme war council 20 PIE
vent Germany from obtaining waltz
able stores. he said
In each cnne " was done NJ q
measure ~ war aFaiaat Germany and
not aFninst Russia. IN each ease the
iocnl Russian government exists n
functions with the American and al
lied soldiers.
There ~ no Russia. What was
once Huasia is n vnsi dis~organizcd az
rreraton % local governments isn-
Inc and TroiEky have tho great rlues
. OF petrograd. Moscow and some others
and thus have the center Of tho
wrecked nation. but " ~ the most
unhappy. iawieHs. brutal ana most
bloody. other parts Of Huafin are
comparatively calm and orderly.
'rhe very fact" said senator
hitchcock that a line OF communi-
cation across siberia. s.ooo miles
long FROM Niudivoaiot where our
trooua are. 10 the TRIAL mountains.
whore tho troops ~ the TIA HuNcrn-
mont 1911 Czacha are. together with
"a small fnrce ~ BRUSH ana French,
in the best evidence tnnt wi ana tho
allies are on good terms with the
russians and are there na friends and
nor na enemies.
REGARDING tho American operations
ln Russia. senator Hitchcock save
the following details In specific reply
20 ssnnror Iohuauu'a recent request
Tor Information
we scnt about 10000 men 20 Via
dlNostok. tho Pacific port aud about
5000 TO Archnnrcl the Arctic port in
European Russia. and Murmanak. the
port which lends b. the Thurman coast
Those lunduns nt Niniivoatuk az,
for the most part STU There or In
fhu uolrhhofhuud. Those landing
. j" IH"H NL- ""H - H""
Sen az Murmunsk. while Hill holding
those ports IN connection with Tho
british and French troops. have pen.
etmted u short distance inland ln each
rnse. probably about 100 miles % a
cuHu 81 protection Tor their bases.
IN one ease they have gone 40 q river.
lu the other they have held the line
of ruilWuv-ho. means OF trunapor.
tntion.
In an casos the occupation ~ the
Russian ports WIS made nH % war
measure. urged hy tho supreme war
council in Paris ~ 70 umo Nhcu our
wnr with Germany waH nt ia
helrht"
senator Houh of Idaho. republican.
said the only Justification for Amrri-
con activities was that They were
proceeding In he general policy of
opposing Germany in me wnr
senator Johnson renewed his de-
mnnd Tor ON official statement from
the administration regarding its plans
in Russia aud why American troops
are hrInE Kept there Senator buruh
supported D dcmund
What possible objection can there
be-" asked Senator Johnson, TO thf
government saying why were thrr'.
what IL intends 90 DO nnd what II
expects to accomplish {"
senator Hitchcock said hr could NOT
JUN NMN "LN ML"NN w. N|" I"" "
e~ndeavored 90 give senator johnson
tho real facts regarding operation.
there.
senator Wtchoock'a reference "a
American troops being Boo Russia ua
H result Of un agreement win th'
nllies preclpltntrd o. sharp cross cN.
animation hy senator johnson as o.
GA. terms 81 tho agreement
- hope tho senator won't uH1uWl
there is q written agreement HhIl
senator Hitchcock LATER he suhsu'
tutsd tho word cooperation ioi
agreement
Senator johnson questioned th'
senator nH 90 allied operations iu tht
vicinity of Archnnrcl uud tho uusu'
hcr of villages captured, 20 wilrl
Senator Hitchcock REPLIED TINT th'
American forces had been acting on
tho defensive only ana went fhi
enough inland ga protect thor bases
Ifo NnId De thought the California
senator was mistaken iu hls statement
that they had token town uftci
town
"Cun Nc take n az coming author.
itHtiycly from the state department
that mo- advance lH tu he made in
The ufurr"" Senator johnson 0ucrisd.
senator Hitchcock replied be would
not uF that
Senator norah said he had noticed
reports that Japan WIS Withdrawing
some of her troops from Russia and
asked for the rruhon senator llitrh'
cock explained that he bad some inctf
that hn aid not knuW whether Dec Wa
Justified boz making public but thhl
Japan had landed originally "a lntE,
or force than thought necessary and
~ might be- this was being lone to
olualizo the Hi2e Of tho forces Th'
fact tenaiuH. thourh. he continued.
That in reducing tho force % ia shown
Tint there b. no great danger from
tho NuaHiun people.
From what ho understood Nonntoi
Hofuh said. tho small American
troops were hard pressed and not
disease HnI other conditions might
prevent them from leaving ne nll
Senator Nelson aud Senator Hitchcock
pointed ont that no Japanese troops
were located near A~rohangol bur
were between 5000 aud 1,Oup mlie.
away.
Some one has advanced tho start
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