Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-11
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III washington, Aus. 1.-THE Arneri-
can government's position on the Rus
tan Polish situation wa outlined IN
the foreign not to the Italian govern
sAnsentt, addressed TO Baron Kamilo. Ro-
Sm1no, Kvezzanan, Italian ambassador
5to the United States.
..Excellency:
..The agreeable inumatton, which
YOU have conveyed to b state de-
partment, that the italian govern
sment would welcome a statement OF
she Views 81 this government on the
nituation presented by the Russian
advance into Poland, deserves q
prompt response. and I will attempt
without further delay, a definition of
this governments position. not only
70 the situation arising from Rus
sian military pressure upon Poiand,
arabic phases Of the Russian question
Viewed more broadly.
This government believes In q unit
-, free mt autonomous Polish state
and the people Of the United States
IRE earnestly solicitous for b main
atenAnee. Of Poland's political inde-
pendence and territorial integrity.
From this attitude we will not de-
part, and! the policy OF this government
will be directed to the employment Of
all available means to render 1t ef-
-fectual. The government therefore
takes no exception to he ehort ap-
u parently being made in some quarters
TO arrange ar armistice between Pol
and and Russia, but it would not, at
least for the present, participate IL,
my plan 70. the expansion Ut 't.e arm,
tstice negotiations into a general Eur
openn conference which would in all
81 obability. Involve two results. from
both of which this country strongly
recoils; viz: The recognition sf the
of Russian problems almost inevitably
epon the ha sis Of a dismemhernieAi
From Che beginning of the Rus
i revolution in March, 1917, to the
present time, the government and the
people OF the United; States have fol.
lower its development with friendly
solfcitude and with profound sym
pathy for the efforts Of the Russian
people to reconstruct their nationa
iife@ upon the broad basis of popular
seif-Kovernment. The government O
:he United States. rejecting the spirt
81 Its people, has at all times desired
to help the Russian people: In az
4 spirit all its relations with Russia
and with other nations in, matters al
fGcting the latter's. interests, have beef
conceived and governed.
The government Of the Unite
states was the first government t
acknowledge the validity Of the rev
olutlon and to give recognition to tn
provisional government Of Russia. Al
most Immediately thereafter it be
came necessary for the United State
TO enter the war against Germany
and in that undertaking to becom
closely associated with the Allied ma
lions, including Of curse Russia. Tn
war WEAKNESS Of the masses of tn
Russiap people was fully known t
this government and sympatheticall
comprehended.. Prudence, sself inter
ut and loyalty to our associates mad
Undesirable that we should give MOI
alSand material support to the prov;
sional government which was strul
cling to accomplish a two fold tasl
to carry on the war with vigor and {
the same time ito reorganize the III
of the nation. and establish q stab
@S government based N the popular 80,
ereignty.
,'Quife independent Of the motive
however, was the sincere frtendshl