Evening star., 1920-09-17
COLBY UN|NF0RME
OF RUSSIAN TRUTHS,
SAYS TCH|TCHER|N
Soviet Official Sure of Early
Normal Relations With
America.

clared their independence, whlch were
made in the course of Mr.. Colbys
note of August 10 to the ItanAn am
bassador in Washington. are impos-
sible to understand and probably the
result Of insufficient information as
to the real facts of national condi-
tons in eastern Europe, says george
Tchitcherin. Russian bolshevlk MIN
lister Of foreign affairs. NJ Tcnltcne-
rim has addressed note to the Ial-
ian government and to soviet repre-
sentatives abroad, in which ne an
su-ers some Of the conclusions reacn-
ed by Mr. Colby in discussing Russian
affairs.
ton was dated at Moscow. September
London Daily Herald. organ Of labor.
Exceptions show stand.
M. Tchitcherin says Mr. Colby con-
eiders the demand for independence
for Poland. Finland and ArnenIa
legal. saying they were anns1ea 70
ration does not infringe upon Rus
sYa's territorial rights. He asserts the
Secretary holds that other oppressed
nationalities OF czarist Russia were
not annexed by force and that the de-
sire for independence of the Georgian.
Azerbaijan, Lithuanian, Letvlan, Es-
thonian and Ukrainian peoples, eitner
IN the form of complete independence
or in federation with Russia, are
The exceptions allowed for by Mr.
Colby" says the foreign minister.
xunderline the more emphatically his
adherence to the territorial indiVisl-
hility of the former czarist empire
while at the same time his friendn.
ness toward Russia is conditioned
upon. the fact that her government
shall be not a soviet government AS
q matter of fact, any other govern
flhent at present is a bourgeoise OF
capitalist government and, In view OF
the present economic unification OF
the world. that means government
Connected with the interests of the
worlds dominating financial groups;
Among these, as a result OF the world
war, the most powerful are the Nortn
American financial groups.
Conditional Friendliness.
Mr.. colby's friendliness toward
ne stipulation that her regime should
be such as would enable domination
Of. the North American financial
groups in Europe. In his desire to
maintain czarist territory ihvioianle'
sins policy. but is engaged in an
actual struggle against it. Obviously.
the group he represents realize that
ether interests-namely British inter-
Asts-have established themselves in
and Mr.. Colby sees no other way OF
combating them than to abolish the
Independence Of these states. Totally
different from both is the soviet Rus
piete renunciation of any exploita-
ton of another people.
THE system represented by the
soviet government. under which the
Working masses, having removed ex-
lloiters from power, may determine
their own fate and govern themselves,
u the only existing defiance against
the domination of exploiters and in
tsrests Of the leading groups OF world
capital, foremost of all, the American
4foup. and this is an explanation as
to why Mr. Colby displays such an i'm :
paacabla hostility and hurls against
soviet Russia such false accusations.
The communist party provokes Mr
Colbys violent hostility because the
communist party is at the head Of the
evolutionary movement of working
classes in all countries. including
America This worldwide struggle is
tnE in all countries, but Mr.. Colby at
tempts to explain 1t by attributins it
- propaganda by Russian soviet
Agents. This is not the frst time that
We have seen attempts on the part of
American financial groups to discredit
soviet Russia by cAlumnies.7
Alleges Forged Document.
N Tchitcherin then refers to an al
legged forged document published in
america. which, he says, contained
alleged proof Of the bolsheviki being
0erman agents"
II continued. ''is one Of the principal
means combating the movement Of
Working masses n every country in
cluding America. 1t is the duty Of So
Wet Russia's representatives abroad
to make categorical protests against
= AA 1aIA s1k
government violates its promises and
concludes agreements with a view to
tI4nsgreSsing them. The soviet gov
efnment understands the revolution
~ movement OF working masses in
every country is their own affair and
tAeir own task. It maintains faith
fully Ahe principle that communism
cannot be imposed by force and that
the tight for communism must be car
rfed on by the working masses them
selves in every country. 49,.
Seeing that in America and many
o8hef countries, the workers have not
conquered power and have not even
the conviction Of the necessity of its
conquest, the Russian soviet govern
n0nt considers it necessary to estAb-
lish and unflinchingly maintain peace
fol and friendly relations with the ex-
listing government Of those countries.
The elementary economic needs Of
the people of Russia and those Of
other countries. which demand nor
NAL relations and the exchange Of
goods between them, are sufficiently
clear to the Russian government, and
the first condition of such relations
10 mutual good faith and non-inter-
vsntion. Mr.. Colby is profoundly
mistaken II he thinks normal rela-
tAons between Russia and North
america are possible only II capi-
0lism prevails In Russia. On the
contrary. we deem it necessary In the
interests of both. and In spite Of the
differences between them in politi-
Gal and social structure. to establish
between Russia and North America
lations. which are needed for the de-
velopment Of the exchange of goods
between them and for the satisfaction
OF the economic requirements Of both.
Sees Early AgPeeAent.
Tho Russian government 10 con-
vfnced that not only the working
rnAsses, but even more the far-seoinG
BUSINESS men Of North America, win
reject the short-sighted policy. harm.
ful to America herself. which was ex-
PRESSED in Mr.. Colbys note. It is
eonvinced that in the near future.
hStween Russia and North America
~ we'll as between Russia and Great
Britain. normal relations Win Be es-
tAolished. IN spite OF profound Diff
ferences In their structures"
LEGION SHOWS RECORD.
Settled Claims AeererAtinr 41O..