The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-11
LY+GRIN AND GRISLY
UNITED STATES THE SKELETON OF
DECLARES FORNANT STALKS On
4 FREE POLAND RUSSIAN STEPPES
Expressing Friendship at
Same Time Rus sia Is
Warned That Smalle-
Country Has Rights

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE position
Of the American government in the
Polish situation was today before the
world.
Stated briefly the United states
stands as favoring preservation of
the political independence and terri.
srial integrity Of Poland, and as
opposing any disarmament Of Russia.
The outlines Of this policy were set
forth in a note dispatched yesterday
by Secretary Colby to the Italian am
bassador.
To the end that Poland shall con.
unue as an autonomous state. the
American government, Secretary Colby
declares in his note, will follow a
policy directed to the employment Of
all available means 10 render it ef-
iectual. To safeguard the interests OF
the Russian people as distinguished
from the existing Russian soviet re-
Sime, the United States government.
through the note, declared to the
allied and associated powers they
would regard with dissatisfaction a
declaration by them in respect to
the territorial! integrity and true
boundaries Of Russia. The United
States, the note states, takes no ex-
ception to the efforts toe arrange an
armistice between Poland and Rus.
sia, but, for the present at least.
cannot consent TO any plan to divert
such armistice negotiations into a
general European conference.
In discussing the situation result
ing from the sweep of the soviet
armies into Poland, Secretary Colby
takes occasion to reiterate the prev.
iously expressed sympathy of the Am
er1can government for the Russian
people, MS well as the governments
previously announced decision not to
recognize the soviet regime, which is
characterized as a non.representative
government whose only sanction is
brutal force.
The American Note
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Ameri-
can governments position on the
RuSsian-Polish situation was outlined
in the following note to the Italian
government, addressed to Baron Ca
milo Romano Avezzanan, Italian am
hassador to the United States
august 10, 1920.
"EXcellency:
1.-THE agreeable intimation, which
you have conveyed to the state de-
partment that the Italian government
would welcome a statement Of the
views Of this government on the sit
uation presented by the Russian ad
vance into Poland deserves a prompt
response, and l will attempt without
delay definition of this govern.
ment's position, not only as to the
situation arising from Russian mill
tary pressure upon Poland, but also
to certain cognate and inseparable
phases Of the Russian quetion viewed
more broadly.
Believes i'm Free Poland
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 Polands political in
dependence and territorial integrity
From this attitude we will not de.
part, and the policy Of this govern.
ment viii be directed to the employ.
ment of all available means to render
it effectual.
THE government therefore takes no
exception to the effort apparently be-
ing made in some quarters to arrange
an arm.stce between Poland and Rus
sia, but it would not, at least, for the
present, participate in any plan for
the expansion of the armistice nego-
tiations into general European CON
ference which would in all probability,
involve two results, from both of
which this country strongly recalls,
viz: the recognition of the bolsheviki
regime and q settlement Of Russian
problems almost inevitably upon the
basis of dismemborment of Rus.
sia.
Friendship for Russia
From the beginning Of the Russian
revolution in March, 1917, to the
present time, the government and the
people of the United States have fol-
lowed its development with friendly
solicitude and with profound sym
pathy for the efforts Of the Russian
people to reconstruct their national
life upon the broad basis Of popular
elfgovernment.
'NThe government OF the United
States rejecting the spirit OF it's peo-
pie, had at all times desired to help
the Russian people, In that spirit all
its relations with Russia, and with
other nations in matters affecting the
latter's interests, have been conceived
and governed.
Validity of Revolution
THE 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 enter the war against Germany,
and in that undertaking, to become
closely associated with the allied ma
tions, including of course, Russia
The war WEAKNESS OF the masses
OF the Russian people was fully known
to this government and sympathetical.
ly comprehended. Prudence, self-in-
tcrest and loyalty to our associates
made It desirable that we should give
moral and material support to the
provisional government, which was
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