Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-11
AMERICA TO
 INSIST POLES
 BE FREE STATE

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 ----e-~~---~~--~---c~>o->-o ~>.>-o-o~~>>- sympathy for the efforts of the Rus tional life upon the broad basis of popular self government. The gov ernment of the United States, reflect ing the spirit of its people, has at all times desired to help the Russian people. In that spirit all it's rela- I tions with Russia, and with other nations in matters affecting the lat .er's interests, have been conceived and governed.
 Friendship Motive.
 "The government of the United States was the first government to Acknowledge the validity of the revo- lution and to give recognition to the provisional government of Russia. Almost immediately thereafter it be- I came necessary gfor the United States to enter the war against Ger many, and in that undertaking, to become closely associated with the
 allied nations, including, of course, Russia. The war weariness of the masses of the Russian people was fully known to this government and sympathetically comprehended. Pru- | lence, self-interest and loyalty to our associates made it desirable that we should give moral and mate
 rial support to the provisional gov | y1f 1xyhio ct %o accomplish two-fold task, to carry
 on the war with vigor and, at the
 same time, to reorganize the life of the nation,and establish stable gov ernment, based on the popular sov- erignty.
 "Quite independent of the motives,
 however, was the sincere friendship
 )f the government and the people of
 the United States for the great Rus
 sian nation. The friendship manifes-
 ted by Russia toward this nation in
 l time of trial and distress, has left
 us with an imperishable sense of
 gratitude. It was as grateful
 friend that we sent to Russia an l expert commission to aid in bring ing about such reorganization of
 the railroad transportation system of
 he country as would reinvigorate
 he whole of it's economic life and
 so add to the well-being of the Rus
 sian people.
 "In view of their own declarations.
 already referred to, such assurance
 and guarantees cannot be seriously
 regarded. Moreover, it is within
 he knowledge of the government of
 the United States that the bolshevist
 government is itself subject to the
 control of political faction, with
 extensive international notifications
 through the third internationale, and that this body, which is heavily
 subsidized by the bolshevist govern
 ment from the public revenue of
 Russia, has for it's openly avowed aim promotion of bolshvik revolu- tions throughout the world. The leaders of the bolsheviki have boast ed that their promises of non-in-
 terference with other nations would in no wise bind the agents of this body. There is no room for reason able doubt that such agents would receive the support and protection of any diplomatic the bolsheviki might have in other countries. Inevit- ably, therefore, the diplomatic serv- ice of the bolshevist government would become channel for intrigues and the propaganda of revolt against the institutions and laws of coun- tries with which it was at peace, | which would be an abuse of friend ship to which enlightened govern ments cannot subject themselves. "In view of this government, there cannot be any common ground upon which it can stand with a power whose conceptions of international relations are so entirely alien to it's own, so utterly repugnant to it's moral sense. There can be no mu- tual confidence or trust, no respect even, if pledges are to be given and agreements made with a cynnical re- pudlation of their obligations al- ready in the mind of one of the part ies. He cannot recognize, hold off cial relations with, or give friendly reception to the agents of govern ment which is determined and bound | to conspire against our institutions; whose diplomats will be the agitators of dangerous revolt; whose spokes- men say that they sign agreements with no intentions of keeping them.
 In Summarizing.
 "To summarize the position of this government, l would say, therefore, in response to your excellency's in- quiry, that it would regard with satisfaction declaration by the al- lied and associated powers that the territorial integrity and true bound- aries of Russia shall be respected. These boundaries should properly in- clude the whole of the former Rus sian empire, with the exception of proper, Poland and such territory as may by agreement form a part of the Armenian state. The aspirations of these nations for independence are legitimate. Each was forcibly annexed and their lib- eration from oppressive alien rule involves no aggressions against Rus sia's territorial rights, and has re- ;eived the sanction of the public op- nion of all free peoples. Such declaration pre-supposes the with