The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11
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 exception of Finland proper. ethnic roland and such territory as might by {. agreement form part of the indepen- 1 dent Armenian state
 I The aspirations of these nations 1 for independence are lex1timate. because each was fOrcibly annexed 1 by old Russia and their liberation ] consequently involved no aExres- sions against Russia's territorial i rights. A declaration by the allied and as- | sociated powers that the territorial in | tegrity Of Russia should be respected
 the secretary continues presupposes the
 withdrawal of all foreign troops from i the territory embraced by these boun- uaries and should be accompanied by I the announcement that no transgres- l sion by Poland, Finland or any other | power of the line so drawn and pro- claimed would be permitted
 Thus only he asserted "can the bolsheyist regime be deprived of its false. but effective, appeal to Russian nationalism and compelled to meet the inevitable challenge of reason and self respect which the Russian people, se- cure from invasion and territorial violation. are sure to address to a so- cial philosophy that degrades them ana tyranny that expresses them." TEXT OF NOTE
 Washington, August 10-The American governments position on the Russian Polish situation was outlined in the fol- lowing note to the Italian government, addressed to Baron Camille Romano Avezzana, Italian amba ssador to the United States:
 August 1o 1920 "Excellency:
 The agreeable intimation which yol have conveyed to the State Department that the Italian government would well come statement of the views of this government on the situation presented by the Russian advance into Poland, de- serves prompt response and I will at- tempt without delay. a definition of this governments position. not only as to the situation arising from Russian military
 pressure upon Poland but also as to cer- tain cognate and inseperable phases ot the Russian situation viewed more broadly.
 This government believed in united, free and autonomous Polish state and the people of tine United States are earn estly solicitous for the maintenance ot Pcland's political independence and terri
 torial integrity. From this attitude, we
 will not depart and the policy of this |
 ployment of all available means to rem
 der it effectual. The government. there- fore. takes no exception to the effort ap-
 parently being made in some quarters to arrange an arfnistice between Poland
 and Russia. but 1t would not, at least for
 the present, participate in any plan for
 the expansion of the armfstice negota
 tions into a general European confer
 ence, which would in all probability in.
 volve two results, from both of which
 this country strongly recoils, viz, the recognition of the bolshevist regime and a settlement of Russian problems almost
 inevitably upon the basis of the dismem-
 berment of Russia.
 From the beginning of the Russian revolution, in March, 1917, to the present moment, the government and the people
 of the United States have followed it's developments with friendly solicitude and with profound sympathy for the efforts of the Russian people to reconstruct the!r national life upon the. broad basis Of popular self-government. The govern ment of the United States, reflecting the spirit of its people, has at all times de- sired to help the Russian people. In that spirit, all it's relations with Russia and with other nations in matters affecting the latter's interests have been conceived Ind governed.
 EARLY AID
 The government of the United States was the first government to acknowledge the validity of the revolution and to give recognition to the provisional govern ment of Russia. Almost immediately
 hereafter it became necessary for tn. United States to enter the war against Germany and in that undertaking to be- come closely associated with the allied nations, including, of course, Russia The war weariness of the masses of the Russian people was fully known to this government and sympathetically compre- hended. Prudence, self-interest and loyalty to our associates made it de
 ,rable that we should give moral and material support to the provisional gov.
 .rnment, which was struggling to ac-
 ,omplish two-fold task, to carry on the war with vigor, and, at the same time. to reorganize the life of the nation and establish a stable government based on popular sovereignty.
 Quite independent of this motive. however, was the sincere friendship Of the government and the people Of the United States for the great Russian na- ton. The friendship manifested by Rus sia toward this nation in time of trial and distress has left with us an i'm perishable sense of gratitude. It was as a grateful friend that we sent to Russia an expert commission to aid in bringing about a reorganization of the railroad transportation system of the country as
 would reinvigorate the whole of its economic life and so add to the we'll ,eing of the Russian people.
 While deeply regretting the wits- lrawal of Russia from the war at critical time and the disastrous sur 'ender at Brest-Litovsk. the United
 'tates has fully understood that the peo
 'le of Russia were in no wise responsi- ble. UNIMPAIRED FAITH
 The United States maintains unim- ,aired it's faith in the Russian people their high character and their future That they will overcome the existing
 narchy suffering ve do not entertain
 he slightest doubt The distressing
 haracter of Russa's transition has
 iany historical parallels and the United 1
 tates is confident. that restored, free
 sussia will again take a leading place the world. joined with the other free |
 ations in upholding peace and ordinary 1 ustice.
 Until that time shall arrive. the | United States feels that friendship and | honor require that Russia's interests | must be. generally protected. and that. IS far as possib ble, all decisions of vital l importance tosit, and especially those | it's sovereignty over the ter | -itory of the former Russian empire. | oe held in abeyance.
 By this feeling of friendship and | obligation to the great na- ice contributed so much to the suc- :essful termination of the war. the of the United States was | yu i'd al in fife reDly fo the Lifhua ni4p