The Washington herald., 1920-08-19
TEXT OF FRENCH NOTESTO u. S.
EXPRESSES DISTRUST OF REDS

The official views of the French
Republic on the Russian-Polish sit
uation are set forth in a note to the
State Department made public yes
terday. Following is the English
translation of the text OF the
French note:
Washington. August "a. 1920.
Mr.. Secretary OF State: The Pres
ident of the council and minister
OF foreign affairs, having taken cog
nizance Of the note relative to
Russia addressed by his e1cellency
the Secretary OF State to his excel
lency the Ambassador of Italy. has
charged me to inform your excel
lency that he has learned with sat
isfaction that the government Of the
republic is in entire agreement with
the Federal government as regards
the principles formulated in this
document.
Reds Discredited.
"Theh government of the republic
is of the same opinion as the Federal
government concerning the present
rulers Of Russia. As your excel
lency himself expressed IL. they are
not in power by the will or the con-
sent OF a considerable portion Of the
Russian people, but represent a
small minority Of the nation. They
have seized power by force and by
triCkery; during the two and a half
years that they have retained pow
er, meanwhile subjecting the coun-
try to savage oppression, they have
not yet authorized popular cleo
tions.
ON the contrary. they have put
obstacles in the way OF the crea-
tion OF a popular representative
government based on universal suf-
frage. Events have proved that the
present system of government in
Russia is founded on the denial
OF every principle of honor and
good faith. and Of all the usages
and conventions which are the basis
Of relations between nations and
individuals.
Contracts Broken.
The responsible heads Of this re-
gime have frequently and openly
boasted Of being ready to sign
agreements and contracts with for
eign powers without having the
least intention Of observing them.
They claim that no contract or
n = cement aoufauNtu W AAlA l4blA- ID W. .
shevist governments can bind them
morally. After having proclaimed
this doctrine they have applied il.
They have declared they would To-
menJ revolutionary movements in
other countries by all possible
means. in order to establish a Boil
| shevist regime. Furthermore. they
recognize that they are themselves
subject TO the control Of a political
! faction having international rami
hcations. and they have b0asted
/ that their promises Of nOninterven-
tion IN other countries would in
no case be binding on the agents
I OF this organization.
All these judgments Of the Amer
/ lean government are absoluteIy
! true In consequence, the Federal
government considers IL impossible
I TO recognize the present masters
I Of Russia as government with
which the relations common to
friendly governments can be main
tanned.
The government Of the republic
| has reached the same conclusion
1T cannot have Official relations with
government which is resolved "a
conspire against its institutions
/ whose diplomats would be inStiEa-
/ tors Of revolt. and whose spokesmen
/ proclaim that they will siEn con
I tracts with the intention not to OBJ
serve them
/ In complete accord with the Fed
| eraI government. the French gov
ernment believes in the necessity FOR
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