Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-11

The American governments position on the Russian-Polish situation was out lined in the following note to the ltailan government. addressed to Baron Camii- To Romano Avezzana- Italian amoassa-
 August 10, 1920.
 The agreeable intiTnation. which you have conveyed to the state department that the Italian government would wei come a statement of the views of this government on the situation presented oy the Russian advance into Poland, de- serves a prompt response. and l will at tempt without delay. a definition Of this governments position not only as 10 the situation arising from Russian military pressure upon Poland but also as to certain cocnate and inseparable phases of the Russian question viewed more broadly
 Political Independence For Poland.
 This government believes in a united, free and autonomous Polish state and inc people of the United States are ear nestiy soIicitous for the maintenance of Poland's political independence and ter ritnriaI integrity From this attitude we win not depart and the policy of this government will be directed to the ern- piovrnent of all available means to rem der it effectual- The government. there fore takes no exception to the effort ap- parently being made in some quarters to arrange an arnistjce between Poland and Russia. but il would not. at least for the present. participate in any plan for Inc. expansion of the armistice ne s.stfatious into q general European con- ference which would in all probability involve two results. from both of which this country strongly recoils. viz: the recognition of the bolsheviki regime and 2 settlement of Russian problems almost inevitably upon the basis of dismem- berment Of Russia
 Desire to Help Russian People.
 Prom the beginning or the Russian revolution. in March. 1917. 10 the pres tnt moment. the government and the people of the United States have follow ed It's deveioprsent with friendly solici- iude and with profound sympathy Tor Inc efforts of the Russian people to re- construct their national life upon the broad basis of popular self-government- me government of the United States, refectins the spirit of it's people, has at all times desired 10 help the Russian r.eopie. In that spirit all its relations with Russia. and with other nations in matters affecting the latter's interests, have been conceived and governed.
 The government of the United States was the first government to ack- no-iedze the validity of the revolution and to give recognition to the provisional government of Russia Almost immedi- stsiy thereafter it became necessary for the United States to enter the war arsiust Germany and in that undertak- irS to become closely associated with the allied nations. including, of course, --1-- -s7 0f mi Gg- es of the Russian people was fully known to this government and sympa- thetically comprehended- Prudence, self interest and loyalty to our associates made n desirable that we should give moral and material support to the pro N-fsionzi government which was strug- zifnE to accomplish a two fold task, to carry on the war with vigor and at the game time to reorganize the life of the nation and establish a stable govern rnent based on popular sovereignty.
 Quite independent of these motives, however. was the sincere friendship of the government and the people of the United States for the great Russian na- tfon. The friendship manifested by Rus sfa toward this nation in time of trial and distress has left with us an imper- ishabie sense of gratitude It was as grateful friend that we sent to Russia an expert commission to aid in bringing about such 3 reorganization of the rail road transportation system of the coun- try and vNId re-invigorate the whole of lis economic life and So add to the well being of the Russian people.
 Confident of a United Russia.
 While deeply regretting the with drawal of Russia fro mthe war at critical time. and the disastrous surren-
 T T1ifa f14a las fully understood that the people of Russia were in no wise responsible.
 The United States maintains unirn- haired it's faith in the Russian people, in their high character and their future. That they will overcome the existing an- archy. suffering and Restitution we do not entertain the slightest doubt The distressing character of Russia's transi- lion has many historical parallels, and fhe United States Is confident that re- rtored. free and united Russia will again lake a leading place in the world. join tnr with the other free nations in up holding peace and orderly justice.
 No Recognition of Separate States.
 Until that time shall arrive the United States feels that friendship and honor require that Russia's interests must be generously protected. and that, as far as possible, all decisions of vital Importance to # and especially those concerning Its sovereignty over the ter ritory Of the former Russian empire, be held in zbeyance. By this feeling of friendship and honorable obligation to the great nation whose brave and heroic EeIf-sacrihce contributed 50 much to the Unrceeszful termination of the war, the government of the United States was guided in it's reply to the Lithuanian na- Sonzl council, on October Is, 1919, and n it's persistent refusal to recognize the Baltic states as separate nations inde, pendent of Russia. The same spirit was manifested in the note of this govern rneut. of March z4, 1920, in which it was stated, with reference to certain pro- posed settlements in the Near East. that no final decision should or can be made without the consent of Russia
 In line with these important declara- tiorS of policy. the United States with held it's approval from the decision of ghe supreme council at Paris recogniz- ing the independence of the so-caIled re- p1hlics fGeorgia and Azerbaijan and so instructed it's representative in south e-n Russia Rear Admiral Newton A. McCuIIv Finally. while gladly giving recognition to the independence of Ar