Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-11

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lecision should or can be made with :
out the concent of Russia !
I'm line with those important de-
,l%arations OF policy. the United States
withheld its approval from the de-
:ision Of the supreme council at Paris
the independence Of the
and so instructed its rep
in southern Russia, Rear
Admiral Newton McCulley.' finally
while giving recognition to the inde-
OF Armenia. the govern
Of the United States has taken
the position that the final determine
ton of its boundaries must not be
made without Russia's cooperation
and agreement, not only Russia is
concerned because a considerable
part of the territory Of the new state
Of Armenia, when it shall be defined.
formerly belonged to the Russian m
pire, equally important Is the, fact
will and the protective friendship of
Russia If 1t is to remain independ-
ent. 49,.
This illustration shows with what
consistency the government of~the
United States has been guided In its
foreign policy by a loyal friendship
for Russia We are unwilling that,
while it is helpless in the grip of a
non-representative government whose
only sanction is brutal force. Russia
shall be weakened still further by q
policy of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, conceived
in other than Russian interests.
with the desire Of; the Allied
powers to bring aboutza peaceful SOL
ution Of the existing difficulties in
course, in hearty accord, and will
support any justifiable steps to Ihat
end. It Is unable to perceive, howevi-
err, hat a recognition Of the Soviet
regime would promote, much less to
accomplish this object, and 1t is
therefore averse to any dealings with
the Soviet regime beyond the most
marrow boundaries to which a dis
lcussion Of an armistice can be con-
fined. Although nearly. two and a half
years have passed since they shed the
machinery Of government, promising
to protect the constituent assembly
against alleged conspiracies against
thing in the nature OF popular cleo
lion. AT the moment when the work
of creating a popular representative
government based upon universal
suffrage was nearing completion, the
jBolsheviki although in number an in
considerable minority Of the people,
by force and cunning shed the pow
ers and machinery Of government and
have continued to use them with
savage oppression to maintain them
selves in power.
without any desire to Interfere in
the internal affairs of the Russian
people or to suggest what kindSof gov-'
eminent they should have. the govern
ment Of the United States does ex-
press the hope that they soony will
find a way to,set up a government reps
resenting their free will and purpose.
When that time comes the United
Il States will consider the measures Of
the practical assistance which can
be taken to promote the restoration
taken itself wholly out Of the pale Of
the friendly interest of other nations,
by the pillage and oppression Of the
Roles ys53S
Il is not possible for the govern
ment OF the United States to recog1
nizc the present rulers Of Russia as
g government with which the re1a-
lions common to- friendly governments
-can he made. This convention has
nothing to do with any particular po-
ltttcal or socialsstructure which@t
Ruegian people may 3 at t. embrace.
The responsible leaders Of the re-
gilnes have frequently undertakings
ing fhe slightest intention OF observing
such undertaking + carrying. ont such
iaEyeeh1ents. This attitude OF i6disre-
gard Of obligations voluntarily entered
Into. they bAee upon the theory that
no cOrppactsSsor agreement made with
amy moral force for them. They have
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