The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-01-16
NO ROOM AT TABLE
FOR THE BOLSHEVIK.
Pichon Says No Criminals at Peace
Conference.

GOVeTnHeQI IeCeuIly SuDulllcu "
France a proposition involving an
effort to obtain truce in Russia,
which if successful, would have led
to the admission of delegates Of the
Russian Soviet Government to the
peace conference, according to sate-
ment made today by Stephen Pichon,
the French foreign minister.
The foreign minister declared in
his statement of the opposition OF
the French Government to any plan
which would give the present Boil
shevik regime, in Russia any recog-
n:tion whateyar The criminal reg
ime of the sheviki." he insists,
uoes. not entitle them to recognition
as a regular government, and France
was resolved to continue treating the
Soviet organization as an enemy.
The statement, which is over the
signature of the foreign minister,
eteads:
"On January s, 1919, the British
embassy sent me British PROPOSE
ZION, which also was sent to Rome,
Rshingtop and Toxic, suggesting
tie sending of message to the gov
ernment of the Soviets at Moscow, to
the governments of Gen. Kolchaki, at
Omask, Gen. Kalesdines, at Ekaterin-
odar and Nicholas Tschalkovsky, at
Archangel, and also to all the other
governments constituted by the diff
ferent Russian nationalities. This
message would invite all those gov
ernments and all Russian parties
completely to cease hostilities, viol-
ence and reprisals and establish peace
both among each othef and with the
neighboring States. This truce would
be requested for the duration OF
the peace conference, one Of the ends
of which is to establish peace in
Russia and the neighboring coun-
tries and bring the desired succor
to the suffering populations.
I'm case the various Russian gov
ernments, including that of Soviets,
should comply with this invitation,
they would be permitted to send del
egates to the peace conference.
while rendering full homage to
the generous spirit of universal re-
concilliation with which the British
Government was inspired in making
this proposition, the French Govern
ment is unable to give its approval
to such a suggestion.
No Democracy There.
"The criminal regime OF the Boil
shevik, which does not represent In
any degree that of democratic gov
ernment, or furnish any possibility
whatever of developing into govern
ment, - cannot claim to be recog-
nized as a regular government. II
the Allies were weak and imprudent
enough to act thus they would give
the lie, in the first place, to the prin-
ciples of justice and right which con-
stitute their forces and honor, and
would give to the Bolshevik propag-
anda in the outside world a power
and extension of which they would
run the risk of being the first VIC
tins. The French Government, so far,
as it is concerned. will make no con-
tract with crime.
"By agreeing to recognize the Boil
sheyik Government we should give
the lie to the world-which the AL
lies have not ceased to sustain in
agreement-of furnishing at all &C
cessible points of Russia all the aid
and succcr possible to give to the
healthy, honest, faithful elements OF
Russia in order to help them escape
from the bloody and disorderly ty-
ranny of the Bolsheviki and to recon-
stitute a regular government BY
themselves.
"It may be added that, aside from
the Bolsheviki, the Allies can perfect
Ily we'll admit the different Russian
Inationalities to present their claims.
AS regards the dangers with which
the menace of the Red armies threat
en- them, we should not cease to sup
ply arms and money, and even mill
tary support, compatible with our
aims.
Method and patience combined,
together with the impossibility that
any regime can last without a reg
ular organization or maintaining,
pro, isioning transport, order, credit,
etc. will in the end overcome Rus
sian internal anarchy. II may be pro-
longed for certain time, but it can
in no case possibly triumph definite
ly. and we shall continue resolutely