The Washington herald., 1920-08-11
Note to Italy
Demands Red
RuleBe Ended
Opposed to Armistice Be-
cause of Recognition Of
Soviet Regime.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

ny FhEbEhlN WILLIAM VILE.
Copyright, 1871, by Public Ledger CO..
Americas attitude toward IN.
Polish Russian -Bolshevist crisis was
promulgated by the State DEPART
ment last night The United States
believes that the BOIshevist regime
can only be undermined and de-
stroyed by a solemn declaration
from the allied and associated
powers that -the territorial fnter-
rity and true boundaries Of Rus,ia
shall be respected
Such a guarantee. in the opinto1
OF the American government is n,
single means at the democratic
worlds disposal for alternating fro-,
the Red tyrants Of Moscow thu
Russian natioRalisu" on which =.
Is batteninE. As 20 Poland. II.
United States takes equally une-
quivocaI ground. America insists
upon Poland's political jadepepd-
ence and territorial intcsr.tv.. Our
government is determined 20 employ
all available means" TO make e.
fectuaI the policy thus proclaimed
Ready TO Meet CrisiE.
The attitude Of the United stat,s
Is set forth in an extremely te-s.
and vigorous note addressed 10
Baron Camille Romano AvezzaBs
the Italian Ambassador At Wash
ingtoR. by BaiRbridge Colby. secrs-
'ary Of state. /, rar,akes OF the
character Of a formal reply TO the
Ambassadors inquiry as TO the posi-
tlon Of the United States regarding
lhe Russian Polish situation" No
'NaIcatons are given as 10 the char
aC-ef OF the available means" the
United States Is prepared 70 Use 10
meet the imminent menace 10 Polish
tL.u pen aence II was usEEested
IN Washington last night that. a.
nose means can only be OF semi
II-.i'laFE caaTacter-thar Is 10 ssv.
4Ees designed TO bolster up
roland S power OF RESISTANCE on -hs
battlefront the can ob,-,o,.sr--
"Ot even be hinteG a. in r-5-.-
PT"c-a nation Of policy
lhe United States is benz nj.
maTIly on Appealing 20 the Russia
I'd l.oh over the heads Cc Its present
bo.sEevtst ggPressors sre-.-s
asks Russia 70 dethrone the gomr7fs-
SdT- T-aLtorra,s uf Moscow Il prom
.Ses that the United States. i'm
lt--ed by sense Of traditional
gratitude 10 The Russian people N
the time OF our own nat.ons! dis
JreSS, VIII DO Its utmost 20 promote
Russian Renaissance The r-.ra
OF american assistance is PLAINLY
marked. Russia must dtsavow and
destroy the LeEIne-Trotzkv regime
wholly and irrevoCsb.y That hay
ing been done-and now comes =
reference TO the events OF the l-,-
mediate DresenC-Jhe vast resources
OF the United States Will become
available for Russian rehabilitation
provided Russia has not placed
itscIf wholly out Of the pale
by the PiIIaEe and oppression Of
the Poles"
soViets shock moral sense
Secretary Colby's note IS as ma-v-
Pronged as a porcupiue Its sha-7-
est shafts are directed at the Boz
sheN!st regime, which is ridCred
with invective without parallel
since Woodrow Wilson's indictment
Of Germany in April. 1917. N-.
Colby declares that in no conceiv-
able circumstances can, the United
States have diplomatic trafic with
a regime whose conceptions Of IN
terratlonaI relations are so entire
ly alien to its own. so utterly re-
puEnanr 70 its moral sense
The Secretary Of State accuses
BolsheyIsm OF confessed dupIicltv
and avowed perfdy that utterly
make it Impossible for governments
processing TO speak for decent and
CIVILIZED nations TO deal with Il.
He charges the LenIne-Trotzky au-
toCraCy With cold-blooded deterri-
nation not only TO fasten its ma
lign system Of tyranny upon the
Russian people. hut upon all peo-
Piles. including the United States
The United States. Mr Colby as
serts is in possession Of knowledge
showing that BolsheviSm's program
comprehends the instiEstion Of Red
revolutions throughout the world
With such regime. says our Sec.
retary Of State. the American gov
ernment cannot hold oflCial re-
latIOns" or give friendly reception
TO the agents Of . government de-
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