The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-11
TO
ASK AID Of
UNITED STATES
Appeal to Be Based on
Assurances in Amer
lean Note

Poland in an official proclama-
ton issued at Warsaw has sol
EMMY warned the world that il
she is overthrown by the Russian
Bolshcviki her fall will be due not
only to "overbearing might" but
to the Indifference of a world
which calls itself democratic. "
WASHINGTON. Aug ii.-Poland
will ask immediate aid from the
United States In It's fight against the
Russian soviet government. Count
Casimir L,ibomirski. the Polish min
istcr announced today.
The appeal OF the state department,
the minister said. would be based
upon the assurance contained in the
American note TO Italy that the Unit
ed States Will insist upon maintenance
OF the political Independence and ter
ritorial integrity OF Poland.
The aid requested. 1t was said "vOb-
ably will be confined to request
Tor an extension Of credits by the
United States Tor the purchase by
Poland OF sarplus war stocks, Per-
mission tc purchase 200, 900 army
uniforms and 200. 900 pairs Of shoes
has been asked OF the department by
the Polish legation.
Note To Powers
Great Britain, France and other
allied and associated powers have been
given copies OF the American govern
ments note to Italy announcing the
policy OF the United States in favor
OF the preservation OF the territorial
integrity not alone OF Poland. but OF
Russia as we'll.
AT the same sime means are being
found. II was stated today officially
for the note to reach the Russian pco-
pie themselves.
This Is with the hope that the ex-
pressed views of the American gov
crnment US to the future Of Russia
1 will have weight In counteracting the
appeals TO Russian nationalism now
being made by the soviet authorities.
The fact that the note was address
ed to Italy rather than to Great Brit
ain or France was discussed generally
I In official and diplomatic quarters
! Seml-offlcially the opinion was ex-
| pressed that Italy In requesting a
statement of the American govern
ment's view was acting In accord with
ita allies. Weiile Italy has not taken
an active part In the discussions be-
tween the French and British prem
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II was stated that It's interest In the
! situation created by the bolshevlt
advance into Poland was no less than
that OF England and France
Whether there will he further eN'
| changes between America and the al
| lies will depend largely, II was said
upon events In Poland As the Amer
lean government has made clear III
views any further move would be eN'
pectcd to be on the initiative OF tn,
European governments.
While the United States and Tho
allies APPARENTLY are In accord as tt
the future OF Poland, the divergence
Of Views as to Russia were sufficiently
marked ns to cause comment.
The position taken by this country
against recognition OF the independ
ent Baltic states and the republics
OF Georgia and AzerbaldJan was sait
In administration circles tn be con
sistent with the past policy Of th'
government.
This view however, was not sup
ported In other circles, and particu'
larly by the representatives Of thos'
| republics. Former Rcprcsentatlv,
Walter Chandler OF New York. lega
and political representative OF thos'
nations issued In their behalf state
ment In which he declared that th'
friends OF the freedom OF struggling
republics everywhere would be "sur
prlsed and disappointed" by Secrethr!
cOlbys note.