The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11

conceived in other than Russian in
/ tercsts.
with the desire Of the allied
| powers to bring a peaceful solution
| OF the existing difficulties in Eu-
rope, this government Is, Of course,
/ in hearty accord and Will support
any justifiable steps to that end. IL
l Is unable to perceive however, that "A
| recognition OF the soviet regime
would promote, much less accom-
! plish, this object, and 1t II therefore
! adverse to any dealings with the So
Wet regime beyond the most narrow
/ boundaries to which a discussion of
an armistiCe can be confined.
That the present rulers of Rus
| sia do not rule by the viii or the
| consent of any considerable propor-
/ ton Of the Russian people Is an in
| contestible fact. Although nearly
| two and a half years have passed
since they seized the machinery OF
| government, promising to protect
the constituent assembly against al
/ legged conspira cies against II, they
! have not yet permitted anything in
| the nature OF popular election. At
I tho moment when the work OF Great
| ing popular representative govern
ment based upon universal suffrage
/ was nearing completion, the boil
/ shevik although In number an in
! considerable minority of the peO-
| pie by force and cunning seized the
powers and machinery of govern
ment and have continued To use
| them with 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 United States does
express the hope that they soon will
! find way to set up n government
representing their free will and pur-
! pose. when that time comes the
United States will conside. the mea-
sures OF practical assistance which
can be taken to promote the restora-
tion OF Russia provided Russia has
not taken itself wholly out of the
pale Of the friendly interest of other
naions, by the pillage and oppres-
sion of the Poles.
1T is not possible for the govern
ment OF the United States to recog-
nize the present rulers Of Russia as
a government with which the rela-
tions commonly to friendly govern
ments can be maintained. This
structure which the Russian people
! themselves may see III TO embrace.
II rests upon a wholly different set
OF facts. These facts, which none
dispute have convinced the govern
/ ment Of the United States against it's
will that the existing regime in Rus
sia is based upon the negation OF
every principle OF honor and good
faith and every usage and conven-
ton underlying the whole structure
of international law; the negation,
in short, OF every principle under
which II is possible TO base har-
monious and trustful relations
whether of nations or OF individuals.
The responsible leaders of the regime
have frequently and openly boasted
that they are willing to sign agree
| mcnts and undertakings with for
eign powers, while not having the
4 slightest intention OF observing
/ such undertakings or carrying out
such agreements. This attitude OF
disregard of obligations voluntarily
entered into, they base upon theory
that no compact or agreement made
with -bolshevlst government
can have any moral force for them.
They have not only avowed theirs
as a doctrine, but have exemplified
II in practice. Indeed, upon numer-
Gus occasions the responsible spOkes-
men of this power and it's official
agencies have declared that It is
their understanding that the very
existence Of bolshevlsm In Russia,
the maintenance of their own rule,
depend, and must continue to de-
pend, upon the occurrence OF revo-
iutlous in all other great civilized
nations, including the United states
which will overthrow and destroy
their governments and set up boil
shevist rule In their stead. They
have made II quite plain that they
intend TO use every means, iuclud-
ing, OF course. diplomatic agencies
to promote such revolutionary move
mcnts IN other countries.
1T is true that they have in var
ious ways expressed their willing
ness TO give assurances and guar
antees' that will not abuse their
, privileges and immunities Of diplo-
! matte agencies by using them for
this purpose.
In view OF their own declarations,
p already referred TO, such assurances
: ana guarantees cannot be very ser
iously regarded. Moreover. Il is
} within the knowledge Of the govern
ment of the United States that the
) bolshevist government is itself sub
iect TO the control Of 4 political fac
tion with extensive interna tional
. ratifioa tions through the third in
ternationale, and that this body,
which Is heavily subsidized by the
bolshevist government from the
I public revenues OF Russia, has for
its openly avowed aim the promo
Ition OF bolshevlst revolutions
throughout tho world. The leaders
, Of the bolshevih have boasted that
their promises OF non n-interference
with other nations would IN no wise
bind the agents OF this body.
There is no room for reasonable