The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
ARMED INVASION IS
 NOT WAY ID BRING PEACE ID RUSSIA
Declares Problem Is One of Relations Between Central
 Russia and Surrounding Smaller Groups
By Associated Press

Washington, January 22.- A public and solemn" object among the great powers not to violate or to permit the viola tion of the territorial integrity of Russia is regarded by Presi- dent Wilson as the sine quo non of an attempt at the pacifi- cation of Armenia and the oth-. CT states bordering on the once great empire.
 The Presidents views arc set forth In a note transmitted to Paul Hymans, president of tho League of Nations as- sembly. by Acting Secretary Davis. under date of January IS, and made public tonight at the state depart- mont
 The sAaistressful sltus<1oms of Arr
 menia. which ha~ been invaded by
 both the Tuxkilsh natiunalists and
 the ssvfets, h only enc detail of Y the vnAt RuAslan problem. the PRes-
 ident sayA and he s'most earnestly
 arseS' his conviction that 1t is
 snly by . senerai and eomprehen-
 stve treatment of the whole prob-
 ien- only by full and generous CO.,
 operation of the prfneipat powers.
 tAat . hopeful approach to the
 pacsf1catfon and independence of
 Armenia can bo found.
 The President says he has never bee iieved that the problems raised tg tas tclshevik coup d'etat cosid he solvad by military actions from the eutsidS. and he expresses the hossa that fhs recent tragical events on sae poiist front and in the Crimea have eons tnesA all the world that armed t9s t.. ip not the way to bring peace to the peo- ple of Russia"
 MUST SOLVE PROBLEM
 Mir. Wilson adds that these events have only strengthened his conviction that the Russian revolution. "benef- cient In its main purposes must be developed to q satisfactory conclusion by tho Russians themselves. with such help from the outside as may be vol untarily received" The problem, he says, Is one of rhla- tom between central Russia and the Isurrnnnding smaller groups. Dftscr and mwtual Aisfruat, he s>ateA n the tAune eS sAs ,stsk . nd SnstabiIity aIeyK ssse Ssyders
 the strugxIink n9v n4gzennfsstss* 1okAerHy Q0kf OK Yes sRlFSAENi e1f~ pire, are afrAiA tO afgNwnt AnY xeT
 turn to the works of ~evsc tss4 uHs
 they dfstrust the bols w WIKI, .sAsse
 tho sOviets contend that they sro nfraid to AeneobilIzo Beeause they fear new attncks.
 Mr. Wilson expresses the opinion that the present moment" offers "pe- culiarly pressing challenge" to an att tempt at general pacif1cAtion on the RussianI borders along the lines of q clear distinction between offenss and defense.
 Such an attempt.- the note eon- tinueA ''seems to tho President to be the logical outsrowth--ln fact. the only logical development-of the request to mediate in the Armenian conflict. . It is obvious to an that thees amail struggling border states will not ate tack great Russia unless encouraged by promise of support from the stronger powers.s
 Tho President then sugsests . spub- lic and solemn" declaration among the powers to refrain from extend1ne ouoh aid. declaring that In this way respond. 1. bility for any new war which mi9Ae break out on the Russian borlsP would then Do clearly plaeed.~ If the principal poweRs rcpreoonte1 on the council of the lsaguA- Nh VII. son Says in concAusson, "find thsns. selves in accord with the Presidont n this matter and will assuSe him of their moral and diplomatic support. he win l instruct his persAnaI representative MT. 4osgenthau, to DFecsAd at onoe on hfs mission"