Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
FRANCE JOINS j. s.
| IN STAND AGAINST
| FARLEY WITH REDS
Countries in Agreement on
Future Status of Russia
and Poland.

| France joins with the United States
in opposing any negotiations with the
bo1she wiki. as has been proposed by
Great Britain. and is in entire agree
ment with this country in principle
regarding the future of Poland and
| Russia, Secretary Colby said in a
formal statement issued at the State
| Department last night. This was in
Interpretation of the official transla-
American note to Italy. as delivered
to the State Department on August
| u by Prince de Bearn. the French
charge. 1t declares,against" dismem-
berment of Russia" and for an "inde-
pendent Polish state"
Frances declaration "of it's oppoSi
! ton to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Russia"
is most gratifying" Mr.. Colby said,
| and added:
The response is a notable declara-
ton from every viewpoint. and brings
! to the position taken by the United
erful support"
Divergence of Governments.
| The Secretary of State referred to
French recognition of Gen. Wrangel
| In south Russia as a divergence"
between the two governments on one
! point. but said the United States was
| disposed to regard the declared
ciples of the United States as of more
significance than any divergence of
policy involved in the specific action
| Of France in this single respect"
The French note declares that the
French government lis of the same
concerning the present rulers of
Russia" and proceeds to condemn the
bolsheviki in language almost iden-
teal with that employed in the Amer
lean note to Italy.
Asserting that France is in complete
accord" with the United States as to
1.-The necessity for an independent
Polish state" the note adds:
This is why there is agreement
between the French government and
the American government to encour-
age all efforts made with a view to
bringing about an armistice between
Poland and Russia, while avoiding
giving to the negotiations a char
acter which might result in the rec,
ognition of the bolshevist regime and
in the dismemberment of Russia"
Joins With United States.
garded here as joining with the Unit
ed States in opposing any negotiations
with the bolsheviki, such as had been
proposed by Great Britain in the once
projected London conference.
Mr.. Colby also issued a reply to
an assertion by Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin of the soviet government
of Russia that the bolsheviki had
shown that they strictly adhere to
obligations" and that if they prom
Used to protect the United States
against agitation of the Third Inter-
rationale. all our representatives will
rigidly fulfill this pledge"
II do not suppose" said Mr.. Colby,
that Mr.. Tchitcherin has superseded
Lenin as the authoritative spokes-
man of soviet purpose. The actual
words of Lenin are in very sharp
contrast to the utterance of his for
eign minister.
"Said Lenin before the Council of
the Peoples Commissaries during the
negotiations upon the. Prinkfpo con-
ference:
II have never hesitated to come to
terms with bourgeois governments,
when by so doing l thought I could
weaken the bourgeois. The
time has now come for us to conclude
a second Brest-Litovsk, this time
peace not only with the entente. but
also with Poland, Luthuania and the
Ukraine. and all the other forces
which are opposing US in Russia. We
must be prepared to make every con-
cession, promise and sacrifice IN order
~
of this peace. We shall know that
we have but concluded truce per-
hitting US to complete our prepara-
lions for a decisive onslaught which
will assure our triumph
Would Put No Trust in Paper.
"In the same connection, on Febru-
airy 2, 1913. Zinoyiev, the intimate
associate of Lenin and Trotsky, said:
1--WE are willing to sign an unfa-
vorable peace with the allies.
1t would only mean that We should
put no trust whatever in the bit of
paper we should sign. We should
use the breathing spell SO obtained in
order to gather our strength, in order
that the mere continued existence of
our government would keep up the
worldwide propaganda which soviet
Russia has been carrying on for more
than a year.
ION another occasion he is report
ed by Mr.. Lincoln Eyre to have said:
"'Our propaganda system is as
strong and as far-reaching as ever.
The Third Internationale is primarily
an instrument of revolution. This
work will be continued no matter
what happens, legally or illegally.
The soviet government may pledge
itself to refrain from propaganda
abroad, but the Third Internationale,
never
Further comment upon Mr.. Tchit-
cherin's statement would seem to be