The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-24
ALLIES DECLINE TO
DEAL WITHSOVZET
Await Conviction That BoI-
SheviSt Horrors Have
Come to End.
DECISION OF COUNCIL
Can't Advise Border States to
Continue War on the
Bolsheviki.

London, Feb, 24.-(A. P.)-The
allies will decline to deal with
soviet Russia until they have
arrived at the conviction that
the bolshevist hororrs have come
to an end" it was announced
after a meeting of the allied
supreme council today
The decision of the supreme coun-
cll, it was recognized, precludes
diplomatic relations between the al
he'd governments and the Moscow
administration in the immediate
future.
The council expressed itself as
pleased that the International labor
bureau had decided to send a delega-
lIon to Russia to study conditions.
but stated its belief supervision of
the delegation should be under the
council of the league of nations, Civ
ing the investigators greater author
llN. The COuLcil, it was stated, de-
rided that the allies could not accept
the responsibility of advising the
border states to continue war against
The bolsheViki, which course by such
states might be injurious to their in
terests. If the bosheviki attack
within the territory of the border
states, however, the allies promise
every possible support
After the supreme council had fin
ished its conclusions with regard to
Russia it again took up the Turk
ish questions, hearing the report of
me Smyrna commission. Premier
NenlzeloS, of Greece, was then sum
moned to discuss the report with the
council.
Shift Responsibility:
The allies decision to withhold for
NAL diplomatic relations from Rus
sa for the time being and their de-
sire for a mission to go to Russia
under the sanction of the league of
nations means the shifting of respon-
sbllity for the Russian problem to
The shoulders of the council of the
league of nations, it was declared
this afternoon. The allies desire an
investigation of Russian conditions
lnd a report upon them from the
league of nations, instead of d report
rom the labor bureau that was ere
ted under the league of nations
The original proposal for a labor
mission to go to Russia and investi-
gate came from the labor bureau OF
he league of nations.
"Pertinax," the political editor of
he Echo de Paris, whose revelations
of inside information" have re-
,ently caused an international SEN
'ation, declares that IAN accord on
tussia is about to be reached
According to the journal the pre-
niers have decided to send no more
(lms, ammunition or money to the
lntibolshevik forces and have adj
Used Poland not to attack Russia.
The London correspondent of the
Journal telegraphs that the premiers
nave reapproved their decision to
1pen commercial relations with Rus
sia through the cooperative So
;eties.
Practically all of the special stories
from Paris political writer's now in
London agree, while there may be no
formal recognition of the soviet gov
2rnment at the present moment, the
premiers are working towards closer
rclations with Russia.
No Recognition.
London, Feb. 24.-RecognitiOn of
the Russian soviet government by
entente nations is not contemplated
by the supreme allied council, but
trade relations may be resumed and
mutual engagements relative to ag-
gression agreed upon as a result of
yesterdays conversations by the
council, according to newspapers
here.
Poland is said to have been won
over to the British view, but Ru-
mania is reported to have asked
guarantees by the allies relative tC
the risks involved in direct nego-
tations with the hOlsheVilSi. Rep
rvscntatives of the Baltic states and
Finland are also said to have been
promised support should there be
further aggression on the part of the
soviet government