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Paris Note Links America and
French on Russia.
SAYS CIVILIZATION AT STAKE
Premier MiIerand Declares Washinq-
ton Principles Led to Recognition
of Gen. Wrangel-Asserts Ma
tions in Complete Accord

Paris, Aug. 14.-The French govern
ment is sending note to the United
States expressing pleasure that the
French and American views on the
RussO-Polish situation are 'in COM
plete accord,'' it was learned here.
The note, which is 800 words long,
and is signed by Premier Millerand,
recapitulates the conclusions il the
American note to Italy, saying that
france "reaches an identical conclu-
sion" It adds that France "never
varied in its intention to support the
principles so closely formulated by the
government of the United States"
Happy Over American Relations.
The French note says it was with
these principles in mind that France
recognized Gen. Baron Wrangel (anti-
bolshevik commander in South Rus
sla), and decided not to approve the
aoViets terms to Poland unless they
cOnformed with these principles. It
concludes that France is "happy to
note once again the most thorough
harmony between the sentiments ami
mating the American and French peo-
pies when there is at stake the future
Of civilization"
Premier Millerand says in the note
that France is "entirely in accord with
the principles formulated" in the
American note
4 copy of the note was given Leland
Harrison, secretary Of the American
embassy, while he was calling on Maui
Tl@t .'alcOlogue. general secretary of
the foreign office
French Delay Wrangel Action.
France has not vet determined to aid
materially Gen. Baron Wrangel, the
anti-bolshevik commander in South
Russia, according to the ministry Of
foreign affairs.
Premiers MiIlerand and Lloyd
George agreed at the Hythe confer
ence that such aid was not to be un-
dertaken except in certain eventuali-
ties.
1t is considered that France will not
act until after an exchange of views
with Great Britain.
The foreign office issued a denial
that France had ever encouraged PO-
land to wage war with the bOlsheviki
On the contrary, the statement said,
France had urged Poland to keep with
in her photographic boundaries and to
realize that her dangers lay westward
rather than eastward.
Plans are under consideration for a
renewal of the conference recently
held between Premier Lloyd George Of
Great Britain and Premier Millerand
Of France. 1t was said that others
might also attend the conference
French Attitude Foreseen.
Washington, Aug. 14.-The French
governments note expressing satisfac-
ton with the American position on
the Russian-POlish situation has not
yet reached the state department.
It was stated, however, that there
had never been any reason to doubt
the approval by France of the attitude
of the United States toward the Rus
sian and Polish problem as presented
in the American note to Italy.
Both governments, it was declared,
have been strong in their refusal hitfl-
erto to recognize the soviet govern
ment, and both had expressed equally
strong desires for the establishment
in Russia of a constitutional govern
ment.
Steps already have been undertaken,
it was said at the state deDartment,
for the sending Of the American note
into Russia through Finland and the
Baltic states and by way Of southern
Russia through the means Of commu-
nication afforded by the forces Of
General Wrangel. Other means also,
which were not particularized, were
alluded to by officials as promising the
distribution of the note to the lussian
neOn1e. for whom it was intended.