Evening journal., 1920-08-11

made il quite plain that they intend
TO use every means, including Of
cOurse, diplomatic agencies. 10 pro-
mote such revolutionary move0 in
other countries.
It is true that they have in var
ious ways expressed their willingness
10 give assurances" and "guaran-
tees" that they will not abuse the
privileges and immunities OF dlplo-
matio agencies by using them for
this purpose. In view Of their own
declarations, already referred to, such
assurances and guarantees cannot be
very seriously regarded.
Moreover, IL Is within the knowl-
cdgo OF the government OF the United
| Stales that the Bolshevist govern
ment ie itself In the control OF
political faction with extensive in
| lernatiOnal ramiilcaliOns through the
/ Third lnternatiOnale and lhst this
body. which is heavily subsidized by
/ the BOlshevist government from the
/ public revenues OF Russia, has for
lis openly avOwcd aim the promotion
OF Bolshevist revolutions throughout
the world The leaders OF the Boil
shevlki have boosted that their prom
ises Of nOninierference with other
nations would In no wise bind the
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room for reasonable doubt that
such agents would receive the sup
fort and protection Of any diplomatic
lagencles the BOlsheviki might have
IN other countries. Inevitably, there
fore. the diplomatic service OF the
Bolshevista government would be-
come a channel for intrigues and the
propa ganda OF revolt against the in
stituilons and laws Of countries with
which 70 was at peace, which would
be an abuse OF friendship 10 which
/ enlightened governments cannot sub
ject themselves.
tannot be any common ground upon
which IL can stand with a power
whose conceptions Of International re-
latiOns are so entirely alien 70 is
own so utterly repugnant TO Us
moral sense. There can be no mutual
confidence or trust. no respect even II
pledges are TO be given and agree
mems made with a cynical repuula-
ton of their obligations already -, IN
Inc mind Of one Of the parties. we
cannot recognize. hold ofilclal rela-
lions with. or give friendly recepliohh
10 the agents Of a government Mill0.li 0
is determined and bound lo oons ~ lin
seainst our institutions; whose dlp-
iomafs will be the agitators or dan
eerous revolt: whose spokesmen say
mat they sign agreements win Ho
intention OF keeping them. NJ
To summarize the position or ' ulls
eovernment would say theretore
In response to your excenencYs ~
m,irv that Il would regard win salls,
faction a declaration by tne Alueo
and Associated Powers That tne terrl-
torial integrity and true bounal.a,rles
az russia shall he respected. Inese
boundaries should properly incluut
tho whole n The former Russian EN-,
nire with the exception OF Flnlano
nroper. Eihnic Poland and such YER
ritorv as NAV. by agreement, form q
mart OF the Armenian state. The as
nirations Of these nations Tor lnde-
pendence are legitimate. Each was
forcibly annexed and their liberation
from oppressive alien rule involves
no aegressions against Russia's terri
torial rights. and has received the
sanction Of the public opinion OF all
free peoples. Such a declaration pre-
supposes the Withdrawal OF all for
eign troops from the territory en-
braced by these boundaries, and, In
the opinion OF this government
! should be accompanied by the an