The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
PRESERVATION OF
POLES INTEGRITY
IS WISH Of i. S.
Note to Italy Distinguishes
Between Safeguarding In
tereSts of Russian People
and Soviet Regime.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE posi-
ton of the American government in the
Polish situation was today before the
world.
Stated briefly, the United States
stands as favoring preservation of the
political independence and territorial
integrity of Poland and as opposing any
Acknowledgement of Russia. The out
a note dispatched yesterday by Secre-
tary Colby to the Italian ambassador.
To the end that Poland shall con-
tinue as an autonomous state, the
American government, Secretary Colby
declares in his note, will follow policy
directed to the employment of all
available means to render it effectual.'
To safeguard the interests of the Rus
sian people as distinguished from the
existing Russian soviet regime, the
United States government, through the
note, declares to the allied and asso-
ciated powers it would regard with
satisfa ction a declaration by them OF
respect for the territorial integrity and
true boundaries of Russia.
The United States, the note asserts
takes no exception to the efforts to ar
range an armistice between Poland and
Russia but for the present, at least,
can not consent to any plan to divert
such negotiations into general Euro
pean conference.
In discussing the situation resulting
from the sweep of the soviet armies
into Poland, Secretary Colby takes
occasion to reiterate the previously eX-
pressed sympathy of the American gov
eminent for the Russian people, as
we'll as the governments previously
announced decision not to recognize the
soviet regime, which is characterized
as nonrepresentative government
whose only sanction is brutal force;
State department officials refused 10
elaborate in explanation of the pledge
contained in the note to employ all
available means" to uphold the terri
torial integrity of Poland. -
The note addressed to Baron, Camille
Romano Avezzana, Italian AMBASSADOR
to the United States, read:
August 10, 1920.
"ExcellencX:
THE agreeable intimation, which you
have conveyed to the state department
that the Italian government would wei
come a statement of the views or TINS
government on the situation presented
by the Russian advance into Poland de-
serves a prompt response, and l vii
ATTEMPT without delay, a definition OF
this governments position, not only as
to the situation arising from Russian
military pressure upon Poland, nut alSc
as to certain cognate and lnseparaple
phases of the Russian questions, VleWeo
more broadly.
'.This government believes in a unit
ed, free and autonomous Pollsh state
and the people of the united States
are earnestly solicitous for the malnte'
nance of Polands political independence
and territorial integrity. From this at
titude we will not depart, and the policy
OF this government will be directed tc
the employment of all available means
to render 1t effectual. The government
therefore, takes no exception to the
effort apparently being made in some
quarters to arran@ an armistlce be
tween Poland and Russia, but 1t woulc
rot, at least for the present, partlclpat(
in any plan for the expansion OF the
armistice negotiations into a genera
European conference which would II
all probability involve two results, IRON
both of which this country strongly re-
coils viz: the recognition OF the Boil
shevist regime and a settlement OF kus
sian problems almost inevitably upoI
the basis of ACKNOWLEDGMENT of RUSSIA
From, the beginning of the RUSSIAN
revolution, in March, 1917, to the pres
ent moment, the government and thu
people of the United States have fol
lowed its development with friend!
solicitude and with profound sympath!
for the efforts of the Russian people
to reconstruct their national life upoI
the broad basis of popular sef-goV
eminent. The government of the Unit
ed States rejecting the spirit of IT.
people, has at all times desired to hell
the Russian people. In that spirit al
it's relations with Russian, and witt
other nations in matters affecting tn
latter's interests, have been conceived