Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19

! Following is the translation of the
note of the French government as
| given out by the State Department.:
| MIR. Secretary of State:
! THE president of the council and
minister of foreign affairs having
taken cognizance of the note relative
to Russia addressed by his excellency
! the Secretary of State to his excel
| lency the ambassador of Italy, has
! charged me to inform your excellency
| that he has learned with satisfaction
| that the government of the republic
is In entire agreement with the fed
| eral government as regards the prin-
| cip1eS formulated in this document.
! The government of the republic
is OF the same q0inion as the federal
government cor erning the present
rulers of Russia. AS your excellency
| himself expressed it, they are not in
| power by the will or the consent of
| considerable portion of the Russian
people, but represent a small minor
| ity of the nation.
i Have Seized Power.
| They have seized power by force
! and by trickery. During the two and
| half years that they have retained
power meanwhile subjecting the
| country to savage oppression. they
! have not yet authorized popular cleo
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obstacles in the way of the creation
of popular representative govern
| ment based on universal suffrage.
Events have proved that the pres
ent system of government in Russia
i 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 be-
! tween nations and individuals, The
| responsible heads of this regime have
! freqently and openly boosted of be,
ing ready to sign agreements and
| contracts with foreign powers with
out having the least intention of OBJ
serving them. They claim that no
| contract or agreement concluded win
lnon-bolshevist governments can oind
| them morally.
Would Foment Revolution.
| "After having proclaimed this doc
trine they have applied it. They have
lutionary movements in other coun-
tries by all possible means. in order
there to establish bolshevist
regime. Furthermore, they recog-
nize that they are themselves subject
to the control of political FACTION
and they have boosted that their
promises of non-intervention in other
countries would in no case be bind
| ing on the agents of this organiza-
ton.
"All these judgments of the Amer
lean government are absolutely true.
In consequence, the federal govern
ment considers it impossible to recog-
nize the present masters of Russia as
a government with which the rela-
| lions common to friendly govern
ments can be maintained.
1.-The government of the republic
has reached the same conclusion. 1t
cannot have official relations with a
government which is resolved to con-
spire against it's institutions: whose
diplomats would be instigators of re-
| volt, and whose spokesman proclaim
that they will sign contracts with the
intention not to observe them.
I'm complete accord with the fed
eral government, the French govern
ment believes in the necessity for an
Independent Polish state. and the
French people, like the American
people. ardently desire the main
tenance Of the political independence
and the territorial integrity of Poland.
Agrees With U. s. Government.
"This is why there is agreement
between the French government and
the American government to encour-
|age all efforts made with view to
Poland and Russia, while avoiding
giving to the negotiations character
which might result in the recognition
of the bolshevist regime and in the
dismemberment of Russia.
"The federal government. as the in
terpreter of the feelings of the Ameri-
can people. desires to help the Russian
people in whose future the United States
retains an mistaken faith. The gov