El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
WANTS
j. s. TO KNOW
HER GRATITUDE
Ex-Foreign Minister Of the
New Country Tells Of
Nations Trials.
DESPERATE FIGHT
AGAINST "REDS"

7 ONDON. Ems. April III an very
4 glad to have the chance OF send
ing this message OF gratitude 20
the American people for the noble
assistance they have rendered to our
country. both economically and medl-
callys for the most excellent work
OF the American Red Cross and relief
administration IN Esthonias for the
feeding Of the children b. the Chill
dren's Relief fund"
This was the opening statement o.
AutOnluS Pip late foreign minister
OF Esthonia. in the course OF mes
sage he desired should be delivered
70 the American people Professor
Pip was foreign minister last year
and had personal charge OF the COM
mlttee which consulted with LlLFl-
PLANTATION OF his work at that time,
he said:
when. on the collapse OF the old
Russian empire, the bolshevizi seized
the reins OF government and CON
cluded peace with Germany, Is
thonia was never q party 70 this ar
rauEeu1eur- Russia rell TO pieces ana
Esthonia declared her independence
Though invaded By the German army
Esthonia made no concessions TO Ju-
bilaut German mlitarisms but sent
representative 70 allied countries 70
plead the cause OF free ana inde-
pendent EstlO1ia- II must not De
forgotten that Esthonia raised na-
tionaI lecions who fought IN the al
lied armies against Germany IN the
country itself resistance was organ
ICED. and although many prominent
Esthonfau politicians were arrested,
imprisoned and banished, the plans
rnatured TO such an extent tnar on
the very day OF the general armis-
tice-NoTember II, l91s-the Estho-
Man government overthrow German
rule IN the country and took control
into their own hands
Desperate struggle
Following this EsthOn1a was
forced 10 commence . heroic and des-
perate fight FOR her existence The
holshevists started 20 invade the
couutrv. The first detachment Es-
thonia sent against the bolsheyists
armed with rifles and with the one
machine Euu we had been able 70
hide during the German occupation-
'The bolsheVists invaded our coun-
try, but we did not lose our hope or
our courage Esthonla started TO ad-
vance AGAINST the holshevisrs in the
beginning Of 1913, and IN less tnan Q
month Esthonla was freed from tne
bolsheviks- We were the tlr6t % IN
ffct defeat on bolshevist Russia
ssThe Esthouians. being an indus
trious and hard-W orklnE people nave
lost no time in entering upon com
peace treaty made at Dorpat Estno-
nian ports are declared free Tor trade
with soviet Russia, no licenses from
Esthonia being required and no In
port or transit duties levied
son their part the bolsheviks have
recognized the Independence OF IS
thonia IN fuu. have granted large
concessions for the construction OF
The Reval-MoscoW railway and nave
given the rights Of exploiting 100000
dessiatines (2.700. 600 acresl OF forest
land. IN which the soviet government
has already given its sanction lor
the Investment OF American capital
This is q great opportunity and holds
out the brightest prospects FOR Ameri-
can industrial genius
VIII Be Intermediary.
eF-or the present, and for the ~
ture. Esthonia viii play the role OF
intermediary between Russia and inc
rest Of the world. Her stable and
firmly established government has
been effective in bringing the IN
ferual life back 10 almost pre-War
level. thus affording 20 foreign trad
ers the opportunity Of estaolishing
their headquarters in Reval and other
Esthonian ports for trade with RUS
STA until such time as conditions IN
Russia itself become normal-v licn
will, obviously, take many years