The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10

l Despatch to Admiral kOlchnk, May
 20, 1919.
 The Allied and Associated Powers
 feel that the time has come when | 1t Is necessary for them once more | to make clear the policy they propose
 to pursue In regard to Russia. It | has always been a cardinal axiom of | the Allied and Associated Powers to | avoid interference in the internal af- | fairs of Russia Their original in- | teryention was made for the sole pur- | pose of assisting those elements in | Russia which wanted to continue the | struggle against German autocracy, | and to free their country from Ger | man rule, and in order to rescue the | Czecllo- lo-Slovaks from the danger of annihilation at the hands of the Bol- | shevik forces Since the signature ! of the armistice on Nov. II, 1918, they have kept forces in various parts | of Russia. Munitions and supplies have been sent to assist those asso- i ciated with them at very consider able cost
 No sooner, however, did the Peace Conference assemble than they en- deavored to bring peace and order to Russia by inviting representatives of all the warning governments within Russia to meet them in the hope that they might be able to arrange a per
 manent solution of Russian problems.
 This proposal, and a later offer to
 lieve the distress among the suffering
 millions of Russia, broke down
 through the refusal of the Soviet
 Government to accept the fundamen-
 tai condition of suspending hostiities
 while negotiations or the work of re-
 lief was proceeding. Some of the Allied and Associated governments are
 now being pressed to withdraw their forces, and to incur no further ex-
 pense in Russia, on the ground that
 continued intervention shows no pros pect of producing an early settlement. They are prepared, however to con tinue their assistance on the lines laid down below provided they are satis fed that it will really help the Rus sian people to liberty, self-govern- ment and peace.
 The Allied and Associated Govern ments now wish to declare form -lly that the object of their, policy is to restore peace within Russia by enab- ling the Russian people to resume control of their own affairs through the instrurnentality of a freely elected Constituent Assembly, and to restore peace along it's frontiers by arrang- ing for the settlement of disputes In regard to the boundaries of the Rus sian State and its relations with its neighbors through the peaceful ar bitration of the League of Nations. They are convinced by their experi- ences of the last twelve months that 1t Is not possible to attain these ends by dealings with the Soviet Govern ment of Moscow. They are therefore disposed to assist the Government by Admiral Kolchak and his associates with munitions, supplies, and food to establish themselves as the Govern ment of all Russia, provided they re- ceive from them definite guarantees that their policy has the same objects in view as that of the Allied and As- sociated Powers. With this object they would ask Admiral Kolchak and his associates whether they will agree to the following as the conditions upon which they accept continued as- sistance from the Allied and Asso- ciated Powers:
 The AEics Conditions.
 In the first place, that as soon as they reach Moscow they will summon Constituent Assembly elected by a free, secret and democratic franchise, as the Supreme Legislature for Rus sia, to which the Government of Rus sia must be responsible, or if at that time order is not sufficiently restored, l they will summon the Constituent As l sembly elected in 1917 to sit until 1 such time as new elections are pos stble. l
 secondily, that throughout the | areas which they at present control | they will permit free elections in the | normal course for all local and legal ] Iy constituted assemblies, such as mu- 1 zemstvos etc
 Thirdly, that they will counten- ance no attempt to revive the special 1 privileges of any class or order in | Russia. The Allied and Associated 1 Powers have noted with satisfaction the solnen declaration made by Ad- mfral ISolchak and his associates that they have no intention of restoring the former land system. They feel that the principles to be followed in the solution of this and other in ternal questions must be left to the free decision of the Russian Consti- tuen- Assembly. but they wish to be e ssured that those whom they are prauared to assist stand for the civil and religious liberty and all Russian citizens. and will make no attempt to the regime which the revolution has destroyed.
 Fcurthly, that the independence of Finland and IOianu De recognized, ! and that. in the event of the iron tiers and other relations between Russia and these countries not being settled by agreement. they will be referred to the arbitration If the League of Nations.
 F1fthly, that if a solution of the re- lations between Estonia, Latvia, Lith- ,lania and the Caucasian and Trans caspian territories and Russia is not speedily reached by agreement, the will be made in consulta- ton and cooperation with the League of Nations, and that. until such settlement is made the Govern ment of Russia agrees to recognize these territories as autonomous, and to confirm the relations which may exist between their de facto govern m rents and the Allied and Associated snts.
 Sixthly, the right of the Peace to determine the future of he Roumanian part of Bessarabia be recognized.
 Seventhly. that as soon as a gov