The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
Will Not Allow Dismember-
ment of Russia Or Clos
ing of Open Door
NO RECOGNITION
OF SOVIET RUSSIA
Holds .Tha Allies Are Trustees to
Protect Russia Until Majority of
People Can Set Up Government -
Fears Growth of BoIshevism.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-The United
States in the negotiations which have
been launched>with Japan is playing world
diplomacy of a far wider sort, it is
learned, than appears in the paraphrases
Of the Saghalin note made public in To.
kio. The objective of the United States
manifold in scope includes the three fol
lowing major factors:-
Reatiirmation of the definite policy out
lined and adhered to since armistice that
there must be no dismembertion, on the
part of any civilized government Of Soviet
Russia.
Absolute adherence to the policy of the
open door in the far East expounded
first by John Hay.
These three correlated objects have
formed the basis of the position taken
by this government and are known to be
understood by the foreign offices of sew
eral European nations.
Despite dispatches from Toxic the state
department has refused consistently to al
firm or deny the sending of a note to
Japan on the occupation of half of Sag
hahn island or the activities of japanese
troops in Siberia. Nevertheless, in diplo-
matte quarters here it is learned that the
United States has offered objection that
any of the participants ON the side of the
allies in the World war should take ad-
vantage of Russia present plight or take
any portion OF her country as hostage.
FIom the viewpoint OF the United
states it is an accepted fact that the Uni
Led States, Japan and all of the nations
hat were opposed to the central empires
n the late war are acting as trustees for
he maintenance of status quo in that
stricken country until a majority of the
people OF Russia can set up a government.
I'm this stand the United States tends TO
he theory, long expressed in official cir
lies, that the ultimate regeneration of
Russia is a thing to be expected and
worked for and until such an awakening
If the mass of the Russian people can
AXE place she is not to lose her preferen-
-ial rights as an ally in the war against
Germany.
The United States could, of course, Of
eer no objection to any Impeachment
hat Japan might be able to effect with
Russia after government by the majority
rad been duly constituted. This govern
ment, however does fear that the Boil
fhevists may be working for an alliance
designed merely to spread the Soviet doc
rines and in which the loss of territory
would be offset by the infiltration of the
}olshevist germ into new lands. In line
with this belief, it is understood that Le-
nine and other red leaders already have
tfered to consent to a division of ter
itory in return for Bolshevist recognition,
hoping to make the surrendered territory
merely a breeding place for the spread of
heir doctrines within the nation which
allowed a policy of aggrandizement to
3vercome its native caution.
The root of this governments viewpoint,
: is understood here. is an extreme de-
ire on the part of the United States to
rrevent recognition or anything that
pnds to recognition of Bolshevism and in
loing this officials Of this government are