Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-11
WASHINGTON FOR
AN AUTONOMOUS
POLISH REGIME
ITALIANS Toll D
American Government, In a
Note to Ambassador From
Italy, Gives Its View On
PerpIexing Problem.
REVOLT IN RUSSIA
is FULLY REVIEWED
Won't Participate in Any
Plan For the Expansion of
Armistice Negotiations
Reported Under Way.

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Washington, Aug. 10 (by the As
sociated Press.)-The American
government declared today for the
maintenance of the political inde-
pendence and territorial integrity
of Poland and against dismember-
ment of Russia.
In a note to the Italian ambas-
sador, Secretary Colby. speaking
with the approval of President Will
son, said the United States took
no exception" to the efforts to ar
range an armistice between Po'and
and Russia and would regard with
satisfaction" a declaration by the
allied and associated powers that
the territorial integrity and true
boundaries" of Russia would be re-
Bpected.
The government stated, however,
IL would not at least for the pres
ent, participate in any plan to ex-
pand armistice negotiations into
general European conference be-
cause it might involve two results
from which the United States
''strongly recoils:"
Recognition Of the bolshevlst
regime.
Z settlement of Russian problems
almost inevitably upon the basis Of
I a dismemberment of Russia"
Reply TO Itaiy's Request
The note was a response to an
"agreea bic intimation" from the
Italian ambassador that his gov
eminent would welcome a state
ment of the American government S
views. Much of it was devoted to
statement of the sympathetic
feeling of the United States toward
the Russian people.
In reviewing past events, the sec
retary OF state disclosed some Dap
Iomatic secrets He revealed that
the American government had
withheld approval from the dec'-
sion of the supreme council recog-
nizjpg independence of the $50
called republics" of Georgia and
Azerbaijan because part of them
were taken from the old Russian
empire.
II was also stated that The Unit
ed states had held that the final
determination of the boundaries OF
Armenia. which the president had
been asked by the allies to fix,
"must not be made without Rus
sia's cooperation.
Recognition Withheld.
n was disclosed that the United
states had refused to recognize the
baltic states, with the exception OF
Finland, a once Independent ma
ton, because it held they We're
rightly a part of Russia and that
the territory should, be held for
the Russian people until they or
eanize stable government
1--WE are unwilling" the note de-
clared, 'that while it is helpless IN
the grip of Representative
government, whose only sanction is
brutal force, Russia shall be weak
ened still further by a policy OF
dismemberment, conceived in other
than Russian interests.
Washington. Aug. 10 (by the Asso-
ciated Press. THE American gov
ernment's position on the Russian
Polish situation was outlined in the
following note to the Italian gov
ernment addressed to Baron Ca
milo Romano Avezzanan, Italian
ambassador to the United States;
august 10, 1920.
"Excellency.
"The agreeable intimation you
have conveyed to the state depart
ment that the Italian government
/ would welcome a statement OF the