The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-09
EXPLAINS CAUSE.
.OF RUSSF|CHT|NC.
BoIsheviki Would Destroy
Worlds Peace, Is Claimed
BY EDWARD HuiIi>GER
Il nited Press staff Corrr-poosientD

LONDON. April s.--cecii Harms
worth. under secretary OF state for
foreign affairs. declared In an inter
view with the United Press today
that the allies are fighting In Rus
sia because the Bolsheviki are open.
~ proclaiming their determination
to destroy the foundations upon
which peace is being determined In
Paris.
lie denied that the allies are actu.
atcd by "A desire 10 safeguard British
and French financial interests. or
that the allies are supporting reac'
I tionary elements In Russia.
'~rhc refusal OF the allied govern
mentH 10 recognize the Holsheviki.'
said liarmsworth. rs due Ia the fol
lowing facts.
The Bolsheviki do not represent
T the Russian people. as shown by
their overthrow OF the constituent
assembly. and their refusal 10 grant
freedom OF the press or the right Of
public meetings To rival political or.
ganlza lions.
Enemies of League
They have openly proclaimed
Themselves enemies OF the league OF
nations. and are determined 10 upset
the very foundations upon which
peace il being determined In Paris.
with cynical indifference 10 the
interests OF their country. they made
peace with Germany and. during the
latter part OF III. war. acted with
open hostility TO the cncsnics
The allies supported the govern
mentA Of Tchaikovrki. kolehak and
f1cniken because these governments.
formed from every political party In
Russia. except tho Bolhheyiki. openly
stand for restoration OF Russia And
when this 10 accomplished. they will
call a national constituent assembly
TO determine the future form of gov
eminent
! They also will have maintained
an alliance with western Europe and
America and. despite overwhelming
difficulties. have refused terms with
either the Germans or the Bolshe-
wiki. who betrayed their country and
brought II TO ruin.
1T IL untrue that any 81 these
governments are openly working for
restoration OF the monarchy. Tchai.
kovsM and HIS government certainly
arc not fnonarehistie. Personally
they favor n republic. but they ad-
init the future form Of government,
must be settled by a constituent as.
scmbly.
WoalA Restore Ordrr
Roth Koichak and Deniken may
consider that the future Of Russia
demands . constitutional monarchy.
but they. too. have declared their
intsntion OF no, pr~judicing the issue
one way or the other. Their I'm.
/ mediate object la the restoration OF
order and liberation Of the Russian
people from the tyranny II The Boi
shssiki.
1T Ia equally wrong 10 inrinuatr
that the British and French govern
ments are supporting the snti.i5ol.
she vtks In the hop. they may there
by safeguard British and French
financial intercats After announc
ing that they had repudiatcd Rus
sias foreign loans and would refuse
any compromise with 'capitalistir'
governments. the Rolshevlki now OF
fer large financial concessions to the
allied governments in return for con.
cluAson OF peace with them.
IF the British and French we're
actuated BY mercenary motives they
would hardly be likely TO refuse such
good offers. which neither Kolchsk
nor Denikcn thought ne TO make