The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-13
Peace for Russia.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
The decision adopted by the SUI
preme council at Cannes on Janu-
airy 6, this year. will tend to de-
grade Russia to the state Of \ col
ony open to foreign exploitation and
the Russian people are sure TO
deeply resent this experiment as a
new slavery for Them
AS representatives of the Russian
Democratic parties united in the
executive committee of the confer
ence of the All-Russian Constituent
Assembly, we deem it our duty to
state that the plan adopted by the
supreme council az Cannes is moth
ing but an agreement with the
I tyranny now ruling Russia. con-
cluded for the benefit Of foreign in
vestors. at the expense of the Rus
sian people. The Russian democ-
| racy fully agrees with that part of
the resolution adopted at Cannes
which speaks OF the right of each
country to choose for itself the sys-
TEN which il prefers" We are
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affairs. But the fact is that the
plan PROPOSED at Cannes is plan
for Intervention in the interest o.
foreign investors in Russia. past
and future. The European govern
ments are ready to sanction the
present situation in Russia and to
recognize the government as "as-
sassins," as Mr.. Lloyd George him
! self calls them, on the condition
that a separate status be introduced
in Russia for foreigners, in the
midst of the chaos and misery
which are permitted to continue
The Rolsheviki, fighting with thelI
backs against the wall. anxious for
foreign recognition and foreign
. credits as the only factor that may
prolong their rule, will most prob
ably be willing to sacrifice once
more the interests or the Russian
people for a new lease of life ex-
tended to them by the European
governments. They will use the
breathing space thus obtained for
strengthening their grip over the uII-
fortunate Russian people. millions
of whom have already died and other
millions are doomed to die this win
ter, as the result Of the Bolshevisr
misrule. They will use tn breath
ing space for further preparations
for world revolution. which was
and remains their chief aim. They
will gladly give any promises and
sign any treaties, since all agree
ments with the capitalist" state
are but scraps of paper for them
Secretary Colby, In his note of Au-
gust 10. 1920. showed clearly to the
entire world what the Bolsheyisi
promises are worth.
The decision adopted by the SUI
preme council at Cannes empha-
sizes the difference between the Eu-
, ropean and the American policy
toward Russia. At this moment.
| when the European Statesmen are
| basing the recognition of the Boil
shevist government on the condi-
ton that "the foreigners who pro-
vide the capital should have a GER
titude that their property and
their rights will be respected and
| that the fruits of their enterprise
will be assured" we recall the
much more sound basis Of SECRETARY
Hughes note of March 25. 1921. in
which the Secretary of State stated
that trade relations with Russia
can bear no results so long az the
present causes of progressive i'm
poverishment continue to operate"
hfter emphasiying thas 'it is only
in the productivity of Russia that
there is any hope for the Russian
people" the SECRETARY of State
stated that production Is condi-
ltioned upon the safety of life. The
recognition by firm griarsntees of