The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
colonel Introduces Doc
uments Into Records
of Senate Sub-Com-
mittee to Correct
Statements Respect
ing His Work in
Russia
II, JAMES X. NOCKsEs-

" aslaanEton. March lo.--Poruoas
4 tbs secret correspondent between
american Ambassador Francis and
&fs3clals Of this government over the
Negotiations with the Bolshevtk gov
rament for rejection of the treaty
il isrest- i.itossk We're read into the
scord OF the Oserman subeommtt-
80 Of the senate today The docu-
annts, copied from the official rec
ras. were submitted by Colonel Ray
nond Robins fer the purpose OF
hawing that his associations with
.enine and Trotzky were at the
arrest solicitation Of the American
AMBASSADOR.
The documents showed
THAT Ambassador Francis WAS
eady To recommend recognition OF
he reeniue- Trotzky government If the
satv with Germany were not -att-
ed
THAT the ambassador strongly
rged his government against sending
-cons TO Russia in the belief that
SieN intervention would provoke tae
olsheviks into ratifyIng the treaty,
hereby bringing to an end the neEo-
atiors for the continuance OF the
russian armies In the war,
3-That Ambassador Francis in
ructed Colonel Robins to violate the
Eaer given by American officials 10
ease relations with the Eolshev9k
LADDERS, and sent him to Moscow to
pnfer with Lenine and Trotzky over
he ratification of the treaty.
Colonel Robins put these docu-
hents IN the record OF the commit
ke's investigation of pro-Bolshevtk
k.opa uganda In order to correct GER
lin statements in the testimony OF
"a stxx,
crk of Robins in Russia, In the
rtnion of Robins these statements
ndad TO place him In the light of
ayinr endorsed the Bolshevik gov
-nment and of having acted as n 60
esween for the American embassy
ithout Ambassador Francis permits
on or consent
ROBINS NOT IN SYMPATHY.
He showed by the documents tina.
10 Auaba ssador urged him 10 keep I'm
bmmunication with Lentne and
rotyky after he had heen ordered no:
do so. Robins reiterated his dec
ration against the methods and the
tinciples OF Lenfne and Trotzky and
kpresscd considerable resentment
ter the insinuation in the testimony
certain witnesses that ne was IN
Frnpathy with their program of ter
Irism and rule by force.
special cipher cable message 10
! state department, sent by Ambas-
dor Francis on March .. 1918, was
rong the ,sdaeuuaants introduced bN
blnnel Robins. In this message, Am
ssador Francis protested strongly
ainst permitting Japanese troops to
in the intervention In siberia Her
III the state department this action
,u,i be fatal to the negotiations
hi,h Colonel Robins was then con-
ctinr. with his sanction relative TO
ratification Of the Brest-Litovsk
ratv.
roliowing is the text of the cable
essage
.Secretary of state, Washington
A1onel Robins arrived Mt midnight.
returned from Petrograd after an
rortant conference with Trotzky on
ffth. The result of the confer
- he wired to me in the code OF
military mission. but as the mis-
= had left for Petrograd. of which
Il YOU we're advised, with the code,
ifd not learn of the conference un-
the arrival of Robins an hour ago
80 Robins left petrograd. Moscow
4 Petrograd. soviets. have both in
p,,cted their delegates to the con-
ecnce of March 2 to support the
incation of the peace terms.
: that such action is the result OF
threatened Japan invasion of 81
"A which | have anticipated by
ding Wright eastward. Trotzky