Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-24
ENDHORRORS
ALLIED WORD
70RUSS|ANS
No Official Dealings Now,
But Willing to Investi-
gate the Facts.

London, Feb. 24.-The allies viii
decline to deal with soviet Russia
until they have arrived at the con-
viction that the bolshevist's horrors
have come to an end" it was an
nounced after a meeting Of the al
lied supreme council today.
The decision Of the supreme
council, it was recognized, pre-
cludes diplomatic relations between
the allied government and the Mos
cow administration in the immedi-
ate future.
Wants League Help.
The council expressed itself as
pleased that the international la
Dor bureau had decided to send a
delegation to Russia to study con-
ditions but it stated its belief that
supervision Of the delegation should
be under the council of the League
Of Nations, giving the investigators
greater authority.
Hunt Help, for Little States.
The council, it was stated, de-
cided that the allies could not ac-
cept the responsibility OF advising
the border states to continue war
against the bolsheviki, which
course by such states might be in
furious to their interests. If the
bolsheviki attack within the terri
tory of the border states, however,
the allies promise every support" +"
Text of Statement.
The official statement of the
councils conclusions follows:
IF the communities which bor-
der the frontiers of soviet Russia
and whose independence or de facto
autonomy they have recognized
were to approach them and ask for
advice as to what attitude they
should take with regard to soviet
Russia, the allied government would
reply that they can not accept the
responsibility of advising them to
continue war, which may be injuri-
Gus to their own interests. Still
less would they advise them to
adopt a policy of aggression to-
wards Russia. If, however, soviet
Russia attacks them inside their
legitimate frontiers, the allies will
give. them every possible support.
NJ Relations Now.
"The allies can not enter into
diplomatic relations with the soviet
government in view of the past ex-
periences, until they arrived at the
conviction that the bolshevist hor-
rors have come to an end and that
!, the government at Moscow is ready
to conform its methods and diplo-
matte conduct to those Of all civil
lied governments.
"The British and Swiss govern
ments were both compelled to ex-
pei representatives of the soviet
government from their respective
countries because they had abused
their privileges. Commerce be-
tween Russia and the rest of Eu-
rope which is so essential for the
improvement of economic condi-
tions not only in Russia, but in
the rest of the world, will be en-
/ couraged to the utmost degree pos
sible, with ut relaxation of the at
titude described above.
Need Information.
Furthermore the allies agree in
the belief that it is highly desirable
to obtain impartial and authorita-
tive information regarding the con-
ditions now prevailing in Russia
They have therefore noted with sat
isfaction the proposal before the in
ternational labor bureau which is a
branch of the League of Nations, to
send a commission Of investigation
to examine into the facts. They
think, however, that this inquiry
would be invested with the even
greater authority and with superior
chances of success if it were made
on the initiative and conducted un-
der the supervision of the council
of the League of Nations itself and
they invite that body to take action
| in this direction"