The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-05
RUSSIAN PROBLEM
MUST Be SOLVED.
LAWRENCE SAYS
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Of Russia now in the control of au-
thoritieS holding such doctrine.
Fourth, that acceptance Of the above
condition shall lead to negotiations
which shall nave for their object mere
ly the setting forth Of the conditions
Of recognition which shall include, for
example, guarantees that the debts and
loans incurred by previous governments
In Russia shall be accepted as valid
and arrangements made for their
LIQUIDATION over a period of years.
Fifth, that failure to doc
trines which have for their object the
overthrow Of other governments in
other countries shall be regarded as
an admission of a state of war. and
the military and naval forces of the
associated powers will be employed to
prevent the commission of acts of hos
tiity within the confines of the asso-
| ciated powers. To this end a military
barrier on the eastern frontier of Ger
many shall be obliged to give guar
antees of absolute cooperation in de-
Tending Europe from the aggression
Of Bolshevist f~orcesgN Similarly a COM
mercial blockade OF the character in
voked during the European war shall
be imposed upon those portions of Rus
STA deemed to be at war with the asso-
ciated powers, and that these parts Of
Russia which adhere to the Bolshevist
regime in Its intention to spread its
l NVSeA AAN Va Tic Wy INV tAiAN III
tries shall be isolated, while those
parts Of Russia which stand ready 70
EQrganise a constitutional government
and satisfy international obligations
will receive the material and moral
separate nations II they SO desire, OF
a federation of states.
Obviously, II the Lenine- Trotzky re-
gtrne renowned Its program OF endeav-
oring to change the character Of gov
ernments In other parts of the world
by forceful can and agreed to the
holding of an election whereby the peo-
pie could have a fair opportunity to
express their wishes they would be
given the am sort OF treatment as
the factions in other parts of Russia,
namely, treatment as de facto author
ity, which Is q sort of probation In
international Usage
The above plan recognizes that the
use of armies n navies is o con-
templated at this time perhaps, no,
so much because the allied soldiers are
war weary, but because many radicals
and liberals in the allied countries do
not believe a fair opportunity has been
given Russia to settle her own affairs.
The policy herein outlined would af-
ford such an opportunity, and II II
failed the allied governments would
co~nceivably rally. behind them for
eventual action OF q drastic character
against practically all the liberal eie-
mente which are not themselves in
fected with the germ OF B~olshevism.
Issue Clarified.
There would. moreover, be a clear
issue OF whether the soviet was maxi
Ing war on the rest OF the world OF
merely preaching its doctrines for lack
Of any other method Of gaining lie .
from other countries, Bolshevism wo Id
then be distinctly as menacing as nNili-
tarism. and II would be for the 1850
ciated powers to choose whether they
would submit or resist. So far as the
right OF Russia to be as socialistic or
radical as she likes, provided she does
not seek to overthrow other govern
ments. there Is no question. Indeed,
jefferson, as secretary Of state, wrote
to Morris, the American minister at
Paris, after the French revolution, as
follows:
1--WE surely can not Nny to any
nation that right whereon Shr own gov
eminent is founded, that every one
may govern itself according to what
ever form II pleases and change these
forms at its own viii, and that II may
transact its business with foreign ma
tions through whatever organ II thinks
proper, whether king, convention, as
sembiy, committee, president or any,
thing else 1t may choose. The will
OF the nation is the only thing essen
tial to be regarded"
Therefore, the allies and the United
States might say to Russia that SO
! FAR as International programs of re.
&rm are concerned or the form Of gov