New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-12
Poland to Ask
For America
Aid at Once

conference, the Italian government was
said to have turned naturally toward
America as the one great power asso-
ciated with Italy in the war which had
not participated in the division of Rus
sian territory nor committed itself to
hostile acts against the Bolshevik.
In Italian circles to-day it was
declared that, regardless of the heavy
pressure cxerted by the Italian So
ciaist party and the workmen in favor
Of the establishment of friendly rcla-
tons with the Soviet regime, the ltal-
ian government had not finally decided
upon line of policy be.ond the de-
termination not to be forced into war
with Russia. While Italy had sent a
commission to Moscow and was about
to receive a Soviet commits. ion in
Rome, it was explained that the pur-
pose was simply to ascertain by orig
NAL investigation the exact condi-
tlons prevailing in Russia and that
the Italian government had not COM
mitted itself to political recognition
OF the Lenine dmirstration.
All these matters had been under
informal discussion between the State
Department and the Italian Embassy,
which had kept its government in
formed, and it finally was concluded
that the time was ripe to gather up
the various phases of the complex sub
lect in the shape of formal note
definitely expressing the position of
the United States.
pected that the American note will
have farreachinc results upon the at
tltude of many governments which have
not yet assumed final positions re-
garding the Polish and Russian ques-
tons. Some diplomats feel that even
the governments which already have
discussed the subject may find their
future course affected by the position
AIKEN by the. United States, and they
believe that The projected London con
terence, which was to have dealt with
the Soviet delegates, with the posi-
Dl!lty Of political recognition of the
B.o!sheviki, has faded into improba
bility.
Administration officials expect that
the American note will elicit a response
from the Allied governments. This is
based upon the statement in the docu-
ment that the United States would
regard with satisfaction" a dcclara-
ton by the Allied and associated powo re
That the territorial integrity and true
boundaries of Russia shall be re-
spected; that such declaration pre-
supposed the withdrawal Of all foreign
.iOoPS ioHi NuSSlan territory, and that
1t should be accompanied by the an
nouncement that no transgression by
foiand, Finland or any other power of
tne Russian boundary line would be
permitted.
While no specific mention of Jap
anese occupation Of parts of Siberia
was made, it was the general belief
here that in his reference to the with
drawai of foreign troops from Russjan
territory Secretary Colby had chiefly
IN mind the Jaoanese forces in Siberia.
ne American nronounccment shat
the former Russian territory included
N the newly established Baltic and
Caucasian states should be regarded as
rightful part Of Russia. to be PIE
served for the Russian people until
such time as they might establish a
stable government, brought a vigorous
protest from the representative mere
of those states, former Representative
Walter NJ. Chandler, Of New York. Hc
declared that these states had beer
violently annexed by the old Russian
Empire and were as much entitled to
lndependence as Finland and Russian
Poland.