Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-11

/ past several dscAdes hRs given care
tul asIGEt1un % Tia Rusaiko cnArac-
tor euing 70 tRr an % place. German
teachers u Russian schools. As
Eaid u NY reGi:mnny osture The
Cverznzn CaUmit:ee % thu SenH1s
aoS On VARIOUS orher occxSino8. Z
+ Germany mad deferred the war oec.
nde " 1--WE years even. she would
have had SUCH a strong toothoid n
aussla Ina. = would have been m
possible 70 6islo6Ee her. : have also
expressed the view many times that
Il would be difficult L possible To
establish peace n Europe With c'lans
prevailing - Russia Or even with
5oisnev.k ~..le dominating EussiA. u
Is also ny CONVICTION + q stable gov
eminent IL not esta hlisnec = AusslR
that Germany will utilize the re-
sources Of that country, Organize rs
man power as Germany knows SO
well how TO 40 and become as pow
arful anu as great a menace 70 me
people Of Europe al me emu Of one or
TWO DECADES as she was al the pc
ginning Of the wurlQwar- Lloyd
George SAID 70 one If his colleagues
al the PARIS conference any peace
winch We negotiate here Win tt6s-
sla Ief- uuI would ne i --avnsTy Tor
Russia. comprises half Of Ihe drv:and
Of Europe ana taf u ASA also INN
and ne might have added over one
''F2el..1snI.s between our c1unI-.' ana
Russia auvA afwavs been u ne mosl
friendly character and we-a moi inter
~upted oy our aoroga-,nE ne com1nsr-
cal --earv with that COUNT rs We dlu
N IT, When I went 70 Russia as am
uassadnr cary n 191b, me wear bs1ure
we entered tae wa nv tIrEt 1r main
ob,ec. was 10 negotiate . new carnne--
a. treaty. : preached ne subject .
Sa-anoe. Minister ot Foreign A--i-lrs
l.nder -hs Empire al our -,rst intervle"
ma was greatly disappointed when ne
sald % me ina. Russia wouId make no
more treaties until ne- commercial -eia-
rons with ner allies Were defined ana
determined.
That conference was April %, Ie1t
ne --earv WITH Japan whlcn was men
being negotiated was consDnnaled
within rwo months tna1 treaty WAS
signed ~ Gotpno. the Japanese am oas-
sadur VIM was also Al -nat 'trne dean OF
ne diplomatic corps and Sasanof. The
the Russian minister u Foreign Affairs.
ec-et provisions u the treaty were MOI
d.v-lEed until cne 8oisnevik. came INTO
mower iaie N 1871 ana published al ?:
me secret --ea-les. That treaty. was
nailed with SUCH delight n Japan ina
Mo1ono was recalled and MADE Minister
IL FoSe. IN Affairs and N!sconte ana
1ne-e We're numerous Danuue-s ann BON
IL Is throughout Japan 10 celebrate ne
.reaIv. II WIS not -eceived with sucn
acc!amarlon n Russia Sazanor VINO
"a peen Minister OF Foreign affairs
since 1910 W.. succeelea ~ Stur-ner and
tne people attributed aAZanpff 5 Gown
tai! % mt Japanese --eat7. ~: ms IS
mother sIurv.
y was speaking % the sentiment Of
Russia coward America. made every
effor- during ny STAY IN Russia q bring
ne rwo countries closer together After
SaZano4 expressed n suca d positive
way taat Russia would NOT negotiate q
new commercial treaty with me / Olteo
States. : -,lrned nv attention % pro
moJInC commerce between The -wo
countries-rhe denunc alton If ne req Y
n2d not .nre-fered with our lrte--la-
-onal relations. large portion o. me
commerce between r1Is country ano
Russia was transacted through Eng
and and much larger portion through
German. Il WIS ne custom Of Ame-i-
can -lrrns VINO wished n sci, the,r
wares 70 Russia - esta nIisn agencies II
German Tor cna- purpose. : MADE 81
for- 70 promote dIrec. commercial -e!a-
cIons, nur only encouraging american
exporters ana Russian purchasers 10
MAKE acquaintance MT even uefnre
leavInC AI1le: "a nad d Conference WITT
president n ne Western mon -e.e-
graph Co, Nj Carton. with wnuIn I
was personal acquainted ana suE-
gesied or u-seu me lavlng o. q dl-er:
canie between The American and rus
sian COASTS,
= even wen 50 ts- after nv a---val
N Russia as 70 obtain me consent Of
the Russian government 70 de1-av ma.
the cosr o. me capIe winch was est.
mated az that time 20 oe auolI: Sc .1o0 DO
AS the State Department said -ae,- mad
no Direction to ny submitting a PROPOSE
lion 70 The Western Cnlon -eeg-a u,
COMPANY inasrluch as our government
WIS not Al -aa- tine interested n "
controlling public utilities : w-ote NJ
Carlton of The agreement secured rom
the Russian government. stating 1u--
tnernnre thar Russia besides -urnIsn-
lnc hal OF he cost NJ II. capie would
pr wiling 70 ease Il % the Wesrer-
Crlon COMPANY FOR operation an:!
woulc accent as is portion ri ne rent
al SIX Der cent lDteres. or It's invest
-nert. nut the ~eniv was nat ne West
ern mon or me american Telephone x
Telegraph COMPANY which owned ne
Western Union could not see It's wa
c!eGr 10 Juln N The erterpryse NJ
recnliecIun. moreorer, IS that ! wrote
Mr. Carlton ma = me cabe would no,
~ " operating expenses IN the beEIrrlu.:
or or Se"e'-;l- years Thereafter
Thought ne Russian government woula
he wiling @ tnre-o rs interest : can
nuf recall at TINS time whether NJ
Carlton made anv -enlv 10 nv !as- let
ter ny treated the proposition as closed
Al any rate. ! planned taking M
the p-o1ect AGAIN bur was ,1-everted nv
the March. 1877 revoiur,on wblrr vns
delighted n welcome. I; meant NOT on
" the overthrow o. an absolute mon
a-cny and the liberation o. the great
. masses Of the Russian people nut ne re-
npval nj 4 great inpedlrnenr tn o1,r en-
te-inE me war-tnat was me making a
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