New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
I rench Support
For Anti Soviet
PartyPredicted
Reported Premier BRAND
Will Pave Way for Rec
ognition of the Rus
sian Constituent Assembly
Action Similar to Serbia
Understood Paris Govern
ment Synpatlizes With
Attack Upon Bolshevism

Recognition of the permanent ex-
ecutive committee elected by the con-
ference of members of the Russian
Constituent Assembly, which has just
concluded it's sessions in Paris, by the
French government as the de jure gov
erhment of Russia will be implied in
a statement to be made to-day by
Premier BRAND in the Chamber Of
Deputies, according to information
reaching Russian circles in this city
in cables from Paris yesterday.
While BRAND may not go so far as
to recognize the new body officially, the
information reaching here Indicates
that he will open wide the door for
such recognition in the near future.
The permanent executive committee
chosen by the conference is beaded by
Nicholas D. Avskentieff, Alexander
Kerensky, Osip S. Minor, Vladimir
zenzinoff, Basil Maklakoff. Russian
Ambassador to Paris; Paul NJ Miliu-
koff, former Russian Foreign Minister;
NJ. M. Vinaver, Alexander L. Kcnova-
lof, former Minister of Commerce in
the Kerensky Cabinet, and Paul N.
Nabokoff.
French Sympathies With Group
I This group, representing the leading
democratic and revolutionary elements
Of Russia, it is understood will re-
ceive from the French government the
same sort of recognition chat was ac-
corded the Serbian government during
the German occupation OF Serbia and
to the Czecho-Slovak National Co,ascil
headed by Massaryk during She war
Tne Frenca government, it is ~
ported on reliable authority, regards
with warm sympathy the 6.sxfs@ssful
effort made by the meGnhefs - the
! Constituent Assembly, representing
hitherto mutually hostile aarties, to
/ reach coEimon grouse Of asolicy and
action against BoishaHism.
Recognition of the Assem- blys execu-
tive committee as the de iure govern
plent of Russia by France is, therefore
expected to have far-reaching in
tamount to revision of the Treaty OF
Versailles, so far as Russia is con-
ccrned, particularly with regard to the
/ ultimate disposition of the Baltic
states, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijar
and the Persian question. The new dc
jure Russian government will take g
direct hand in the solution of these
problems.
United Action Against Bolsheyism
The aforementioned action of Pre-.
mier BRAND to regarded as probable
particularly because it was not the
original Intention of the conference Of
Constituent Assembly members to seek
ecognitton as the de jure government
IF Russia, but simply to create a uni
i fed Russian center that would be in {
position OF authority to speak in behali
of Russia. The decision of the confer
ence to seek such recognition and its
election of Avskentieff to present al
application for recognition to Premie,
BRAND, it is believed, were taken on
( Aint from the French government that
{ such application would receive sym
I athetic consideration.
| Eventual recognition of the de Jurt
group is expected also in England
! where Kerensky has been instructed tt
60 to confer with Lloyd George. The
object OF his mission is to convince tht
British Premier Of the futility Of hi:
negotiations with the Soviet govern
ment for the opening of trade rela
| tions and to offer him the ALTERNATIVE,
/ of dealing with duly elected represent
atives and spokesmen of the Russian
peOule