The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-16

The following the text of NJ. Pichon's refer ences to Russia in his speech in the Chamber: troops? They were to abstain all intervention in the internal policy of the country, and to es-
 We have not for a single moment devtated that line of conduct, and today the policy, which l am to defend, is the same which the Chamber approved three months ago. We have been des- cribed unjusty making Russia The charge arises from hastily identifying BoisheV- Russia
 remain loyal is too hastily confounded with those who have seized in the country in violation of all We did declare against Rus sa when began against BosheVis1n, against, that is to say those who expressing the country hinderfng from freely expressing it's opinion against BolshevisIn, which is a plague only Russia but for humanity. We norever in good company-Great Britain, Amer Italy, Poland, Czecho-slovakia, Japan, Rou- mania--in short all who have fought against Ger We volators of the laws but their supporters and guardians
 We shall never violate either the Constitution the laws. friends of the Russians and we are at their side ready to come to their assistance them free.
 Another insinuation against
 implied that all the world is "Tsarist' when for Lenin and Trotsky.
 Shall tell you who are the real propagators of "Tsarism."
 They are those who by taking the part of an archy iii those regions inevitably preparing the ground for the return of monarchy while those who like ourselves desire to intervene are the contrary the defenders of liberty, eager to see Russia organise herself and become great Republic constituting the counterWeight essential the safety of Europe, where there be peace until the Russian problem has been solved and until the fires of the pesttlence which burning there shall have been eXtinguished. Let indicate what the real military situation is in Russia.
 At Murmansk. where intervened agree with the TchaiOwsky Government, the situa- ton has been stationary for many months past
 Is BrossioT in BoIshevil1 Command?
 At ArChangel after protracted period Of calm, Bolsheviks suddenly took offensive with as must admit. a certain efficiency, due to the. fact that they have Germans among their off and their being under the command of General Brussiloff.
 The Allies are established in solid positions eighty kilometres (about fifty miles, distant their original position.
 Do you o what exactly Allied electives?
 has been alleged that France was supplying the greatest number of That is true, as is proved by the following figures. ArchangeI there 13,1OO British, 3,S2O Americans 2.349 French 1,340 Italians 1.2S0 serbians and 11,77o Russians.
 KoIchak's Government increases daily in strength. It represents Russian unity, and declared Constituent Assembly, and with the utmost defniteness it has grouped authority the Governments of Archangel and Ekat- ernedar.
 Command in Siberia.
 As to the command in Siberia agreement has been to between the French British Governments that General Janin shall be Com nander-in-Chief of the operations and the British general, General Knox, shall mand of the rear. It is certain that military position of the Bosheviks at this particular point is becoming and more difficult.
 In a despatch received from I 
 'The Allied troops during the last few days have advanced in the direction Samara, rounding the Fifth Bolshevik Army, which