Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-11
AMERICA TO
 INSIST POLES <. BE KEPT FREE
U. s. Position Also Opposes Any Dismemberment
 of Russia.
WON'T PARTICIPATE IN GENERAL FARLEY
Such Action, Says Colby In Note to The Italian Ambassador Would
 Involve Recognition of the Bolsheviki Regime.

Washington, Aug. 10.-The Amer iican government declared today fol the maintenance for the political in- dependence and territorial integrity of Poland against any dismember- ment of Russia.
 In note addressed to the Italian ambassador, Secretary Colby, speak ling with the approval and consent ot President Wilson, said the United States took no exception "to the eff forts to arrange an armistice be- tween Poland and Russia and would regard with satisfaction" a declara- tion by the allied and associated powers that the territorial integrity and true boundaries of Russia would be respected.
 The government flatly stated, how lever, that it would not at least for
 the present, participate in any plan for the expansion of the armistice negotiations into a general European conference because it would in all probability involve two results from which the United States Strongly irecoils.'
 "The recognition of the bolshevist regime.
 "A settlement of Russian problems almost inevitably upon the basis of a dismemberment of Russia."- s..a
 The note was in response to an agreeable intimation" from the Italian ambassador that his govern ment would welcome statement of the views of the American govern ment on the Polish situation. The secretary of state disclosed some hitherto diplomatic secrets.
 MT. Colby reveals that the Amer ican government had withheld it's ap- proval from the decision of the su- preme council at Paris recognizing the independence of the "so called republics" of Georgia and Azerbaijan because part of them were carved out of the old Russian empire.
 It was stated the United States had taken the position that the final de- termination of the boundaries of Armenia, which the president has been asked by the allies to fix, must not be made without Russia's CO., operation and agreement"
 It was disclosed that the United States had consistently refused to recognize the Baltic states, with the exception of Finland, once indep- endent nation, because it held that they were rightly part of Russia and that the territory embraced in them should be held for the Russian people until they should have organ iized stable government.
 The note follows:
 August 10, 1920.
 "Excellency:
 "The agreeable intimation, which you have conveyed to the state de- partment that the Italian government would welcome a statement of the views of this government on the sit uation presented by the Russian ad- vance into Poland deserves a prompt response, and I will attempt without delay, definition of this govern ment's position, not only as to the situation arising from Russian mili- tary pressure upon Poland, but also to certain cognate and inseparable phases of the Russian question view ed more broadly.
 "This government believes in a united, free and autonomous Polish state and the people of the United States are earnestly solicitious for the maintenance of Poland's political independence, and territorial integ- rity. From this attitude we will not depart, and the policy of this gov ernment will be directed to the em- ployment of all available means to render it effectual. The government therefore, takes no exception to the effort apparently being made in some quarters to arrange an armistice be- tween Poland and Russia, but it would not, at least, for the present, participate in any plan for the ex- pansion of the armistice negotiations into general European conference which would in all probability, in volve two results, from both of which this country strongly recoils, viz: the recognition of the bolshe- vlk regime and settlement of Rus sian problems almost inevitably upon the basis of dismemberment of Russia.
 Prom the beginning of the Rus sian revolution, in March, 1917, to the present time, the government and the people of the United States have followed it's development with friendly solicitude and with profound
 Continued on maze Six