Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-08-13
OUTLINES U. S.
POLAND STAND
Friendly to Poles, but for Peace
First, Secretary Colby
Says.
BELIEvES IN FREE NATI0a
Declares People of United States Are
Earnestly soIicitous for Mainte-
nance of the Poles Terri
toriaI Integrity

Washington, Aug. 70 The Ameri-
ran governments position on the Rus
sian-Poish situation was outlined IL
a note to the Italian government. nd
dressed TO Baron Camille Romano
Avezzanan. Italian ambassador TO the
United States. which in part follows
"'The agreeable intimation which
you have convened to the state de-
partment that the italian government
would welcome a statepent of the
views of the government on the stu
alton presented by the Russian adj
vance in Poland deserves q prompt
response, and / will attempt without
delay a definition of this governments
position. not only as to the situation
arising from Russian military pres
sure upon Poland, but also as TO GER
tain cognate and inseparabIe phases
| of the Russian question viewed more
broadly.
"This government believes in a
united. free and autonomous Polish
state and the people of the United
States are earnestly solicitOus for the
maintenance of Poland's political in
dependence and territorial integrity
From this attitude we win not de-
part, and the policy IF this govern
ment will be directed to the employ
ment of all available means to rem
der it effectual.
''The government therefore takes no
exception 10 the effort apparently be
ing made I'm some quarters to arrange
an armistice between Poland and Rus.
sir. SIT ii u0ald not III least for taE
present, participate In any plan &
the expansion of the arInistice neg9-
tiations into a general European con-
ference, which would, in all probGbil-
| ity. involve two results from boin OF
which this country strongly recoils.
viz.-the recognition Of the boisheyik
regime and settlement Of Russian
problems almost inevitably upon the
! basis of dismemherment of Russia,
From the beginning of the Russian
revolution in March. 1917, to the pres
ent time the government and the peo-
| pie of the United States have followed
| its development with friendly solici-
| tude and with profound sympathy for
! the efforts of the Russian people 20
reconstruct their national life upon
the broad basis of popular self-gov-
! ernment
"The government of the United
States, rejecting the spirit of its peo-
| pie. has at all times desired 10 help
! the Russian people. In that spirit all
! it's relations with Russia, and with
other nations in matters affecting the
| latter's interests, have been conceived
and governed.
seThe government OF the United
| States was the first government to
acknowledge the validity of the revo-
luton and to give recognition to the
provisional government of Russia.
| Almost Immediately thereafter IT be-
came necessary for the United States
TO make war against Germany and in
that undertaking to become closely as
sociated with the allied nations, in
| cluding, of course, Russia.
"The war weariness of the masses
/ of the Russian people was fully
known to this government and SYM
| pathetically comprehended. Prudence
self-interest and loyalty 10 our assO-
| ciates made II desirable that we should
give moral and material support 70
the provisional government, which wss
struggling to accomplish a two-fold
task to carry on the war with vigor
and at the same time TO reorganize
the life of the nation and establish a
stable government, based on the popu-
lar sovereignty
"Ouite independent Of the notives.
however, was the sincere fri andshlp
Of the government and the people Of
the United States for the great Rus
sian nation. The friendship manifest
ed hy Russia toward this nation in a
time of trial and distress has left ",
with an lmperishable sense of grdtl-
tude.
"Without any desire to interfere in
the internal Sffairs Of the Russian
/ peopIe. or to suggest what kind Of
government they should have, the gov
ernment Of the United States does ez-
/ press the hope that they soon will find
a way to set up a government repre-
senting their free will and purpose
when that time comes the Calte1
| States will consider the measures Of
| practical assistance which Can be
taken to promote the restoration Of
Russia, provided Russia has not taken
itself wholly out Of the pale of the
friendly interest Of other nations by
the pillage and oppression OF the
FC'es."