The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-15
ARMENIAN SAYS.
 AMERICANS SEEK. FAVOR WITH RUSSIA.
Journalist Advances Theory Concerning Money and Supplies Sent Abroad
 for Russian Relief

ing an arIlcle WrlLJe0 Dy |. LaNeN, leading Armenian journalist, in an Armenian paper, Le Reveil, pub lished in Constantinople. Zaven of fers the theory that America is now helping the Russian people in order to win their friendship in view of q possible war between this country and Japan.
 The paper was sent to Birmingham by an American living in Constantt- nople. It is written iu French and translated through the courtesy of Simbn Klotz, the French consul in Birmingham. The article Is as fol- lows:
 "Of all the countries who have shown themselves ready to help fam ished Russia, America has been the most eager.
 "The United States through the American Relief association has al ready put itself to work.
 ''It would be interesting and in- structive to learn the motives that have dictated this attitude of Amer ica.
 "The minimizing. those who judge everything from mere appearances. would no doubt explain the Amerl- can attitude by sentimental reasons. the sentiment of pity and humanity.
 But those who wish to go to the bottom of things will not content themselves with this simple expla- nation.
 What then are the motives which cause the great republic to so to the aid of the Russian people?
 America was born to political life at a relatively recent date. It is formed so to speak. of en amalga- mation of peoples. II counts within it's bosom English. Irish Germans, Spaniards and a little of all nation- alities who enriching the country of Washington, have created this great state of modern progress and of "in- finite possibilities" The Outre- Oceanique republic is country where industry and business have taken an important place, in other words country of great industry, And he who says great industry says great bourgeoisie.
 Bourgeoisic
 Now che bourgeoisie is very ma teriaiistic.
 "rhe American bourgeoisie, com posed of different elements and con- sequently not having what we call national raditions--which often in fluence the free expression of the movement of the love of a people as heredity in an individual-for those same reasons the American bourgeoisie is rnaterialistic to an even higher degree.
 This is why the American gov ernment is one which practices a materialistic policy par excellence.
 "1Iet us hasten to add In making this statement that it does not en- ter our mind to underestimate the A r1n rf f1ox contrary. that for individuals as for nations 1t is an advantage to be ma misunderstanding to see clearly and not labor under delusions.
 Real Motive for Aid
 Let us try now to establish the real motive which caused the United States to aid the Russian people.
 We live under a regime of com petition and struggle.
 When one finds himself under oh- legations to fight, one always tries not to be alone. One always searches for allies. for support that one may enter the encounter with those who have the same interests America, since she has met the Spanish conl- petition in the Pacific, worries about only one rival-Japan. The American interests enter into continual con- flicf with those of Nippon
 Japanese Alliance
 The government of the Mikado, forced by the need of getting out Of its isolation, has found in Great Britain a precious ally. It is true that at the time when it contracted this alliance it was rather unrestfuf over the imperialistic tendencies of the Czar of the extreme Orient. Much later. after the fall of the giant to the feet of the eagle, the empire of the Rising Sun saw itself In com petition with the Yankees. It's al liance with Great Britain still had all its reason for being. It was pre- cisely for this reason that Japan wished it's renewal. Moreover, it's "visees" in China. in Siberia, and series Of questions, among others the Isle of Yap, were threatening to de- stroy the Americans Japanese rela- tions.
 "The White House naturally does not want to remain with. arms crossed. It desires eagerly to find itself supported. By whom? By the great nation whose interests are not in accord with those of Japan-that is to say Russia.
 But. in order that Russia might have weight in the conflict, 1t is necessary that she be strong.
 Ou see HOW WHSt with the idealist Wilson, all the American statesmen have defended and still defend the peace and in tergrity of the Muscovite empire, re- fusing to recognize. with two ex- ceptions-Armenia and Poland-the newly formed governments detached from the Russian body. On the other hand, Japan and all the other na- tions which are against Russia's be- coming a factor in international poll tics, have not hesitated in recog- nixing the existence of these young states, which were formed after the great war from the edges of the Rus sian empire.
 "The United States understands that the terrible calamity which strikes today the Russian people famine and pestilenee-me enaees the destruction and the complete disa- bility of its great natural ally.
 But in aiding the Russian people they are helping the bolshevlki," ex claim the minimizing, scandalized.
 'The bolsheviki for the American materialist is only an Incident in the life of Russia Without the Rus sian people theye would be no Russia. The regime may change. but the peo- ole remain the same To let the Rus sian people die iA order : to hasten the fall of the actual regime is to condemn Russia, bolsheviki or not, to powerlessness for an indeterminate time. at least for quarter of cen tury. This Is what the Americans do rot wish, being rather convinced that ia mine would be pow erless to force Moscow to capitulate.
 such are the reasons which dic-