Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-11

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savage oppression to maintain
themselves in power.
"Without any desire to interfere
in the internal affairs of the Rus
sian people. or to suggest what
kind of government they should
have. the government of the Unit
ed States does express the hope
that they soon will find a way to
set up o government representing
their free will and purpose. When
that time comes. the United States
will consid el' the measures of prac-
tical assistance which can be taken
to promote the restoration of Rus
sia, provided Russia has not taken
/ it self wholly out of the pale OF the
| friendly interest of other nations,
by the pillage and oppression OF
the Poles.
No Recognition Now.
1T is not possible for the gov
eminent of the United States to re-
cognize the present rulers of Rus
STA as a government with which the
relations common to friendly gov
ernments can be maintained. This
conviction has nothing to do with
any particular political or social
structure which the Russian people
themselves may see fit to embrace.
1t rests upon wholly different set
of facts. These facts, which none
dispute. have convinced the govern
ment of the United States, against
its will, that the existing regime III
Russia is based upon the negauoh
Of every principle of honor ana
good faith, and every usage ana
convention underlying the whole
structure of international law; the
negation in short of every principe
upon which ii is possible TO pase
harmonious and trusiful relations
whether of nations or of indivld-
uals The responsible leaders OF
the regime have frequently ana
openly boasted that they are will
ing to sign agreements and under
takings with foreign powers, while
not having the slightest intention
of observing such undertakings or
carrying out such agreements inns
attitude of disregard of obligations
voluntarily entered into, they base
upon the theory that no compact
or agreement made with a nom
bolshevist government can nave
any moral force for them. IheE
have not only avowed this as a
doctrine, but have exempiitied II
in practice. Indeed, upon numer-
ous occasions the responsible
spokesmen of this power, and lts
official agencies, have declared thar
| II is their understanding that the
very existence of bolshevism IN
Russia the maintenance of their
own rule, depends, and must con-
ttinue to depend, upon the occur
renee of revolutions in all other
great civilized nations, including
the United States, which will over
throw and destroy their govern
ments and set up bolsheyist rule n
their stead. They have made II
plain that they intend to use every
means. including, of course, diplo-
| matte agencies, to promote such
Revolutionary movements in other
countries, ...4o. III.
! Guarantees Are No Good.
] at is true that they have IN
Various way expressed their willing
ness to give assurances and guar
antees' that they will not abuse the
privileges and immunities of dip
lomatic agencies by using them FOL
this purpose. In view of their own
| declarations, already referred to
such assurance and guarantees
cannot be very seriously regarded
| Moreover. it is within the know
ledge of the government OF the
United States that the bolsheVls'
government is itself subject to the
control of political faction witt
extensive international ramlfica'
tlons through the Third interna'
tionale and that this body, when Is
heavily subsidized by the bolshevis'
government from the public reVe'
nues of Russia, has for its openlN
avowed aim the promotion OF Dol
shevist revolutions throughout the
world. The leaders Of the bolshe'
Wiki have boosted that their prom
| ise of on-interference with othei
nations would in no wise bind the
agents of this body. There is ne
room for reasonable doubt tha'
such agents would receive the sup
port and protection of any dipio'
matte agency the bolsheviki might
| have in other countries. 1neVlta'
/ Div, therefore, the diplomatic serV'
ice Of the bolshevist government
would become channel FOR IN
/ trigues and the propaganda of re-
volt against the institutions ant
laws of countries with which It was
at peace, which would be an abuse
of friendship to which enlightened
governments cannot subject them
selves.
| No Mutual Confidence.
I'm view of this government
there cannot be any common
ground upon which It can stan'
with a power whose conceptions o
international relations are so en-
tirely alien to its own. so utterly
repugnant to its moral sense. There
can be no mutual confidence o.
trust, no respect even If pledge
are to be given and agreement
made with cynical Reputation
of their obligations already in tn
minds of one of the parties. W.
cannot recognize, bold Official re
! lations with, or give friendly re
ceptions to the agents of a govern
ment which is determined am
bound to conspire against our In