Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-21
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conference Of the All-Russian con
stituent assembly" reads the state
ment, I'VE deem it our duty to STATE
that the plan adopted by the su
preme council at Cannes is nothing
but an agreement with fl,e tyrann.
now ruling Russia, concluded foi
the benefit of foreign investors, a
the expense Of the Russian pei u:
The Russian democracy fully
agrees with that part of the res 'lu
ton adopted at Cannes which
speaks of the right Of each country
to choose for itself the system
which it prefers. We are agains
any Intervention in Russian affairs
But the fact is that the plan 80
posed at Cannes is a plan for inter
vention in the interest of foreign
investors in Russia, past and fu
ture. The European government:
are ready to sanction the presen
situation in Russia and to recog
nize the government of 'assassins,
as Mr.. Lloyd George himself call:
them, on the condition that sep
arate status be introduced in Rus
STA for foreigners, in the midst o.
the chaos and misery which Are
permitted to continue.
1.-THE 'bolsheviki, fighting with
their backs against the wall, anx.
ious for foreign recognition ane
foreign credits as the only factor
hat may prolong their rule, will
most probably be willing to sacri.
flee once more the interests of the
Russian people for a new lease {!
life extended to them b. the Euro.
pean governments. They will use
he breathing space thus obtained
for strengthening their grip over
the unfortunate Russian people,
millions of whom have already died
and other millions are doomed to
die this winter, as the result Of
bolshevist misrule. They will USE
the breathing space for making
further preparations for a world
revolution, which was and remains
their chief aim. They will gladly
give any promises and sign any
treaties, since all agreements with
the capitalist states are but scraps
of paper for them. Secretary Col
by in his note of August 10, 1920.
showed clearly to the entire world
what the bolshevist promises are
worth.
"The decision adopted by the su-
preme council at Cannes empha-
sizes the difference between the
European and the American policy
toward Russia. At this moment
when the European statesmen are
basing the record of the bo1shevist
government on the conclusion that
the foreigners who provide the
capital should have a gertrude 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
Is, 1921, in which the secretary Of
state stated that trade relations
with Russia can bear no results
so long as the present causes of
progressive irnpoverishment con-
tinue to operate After emphasize
ing that it is only in the produc-
tivity Of Russia that there is any
hope for the Russian people, the
secretary of state stated that pro-
duction is conditioned upon the
safety Of life, the recognition by
firm guarantees of private prop
erty, the sanctity of contract and
the rights Of free labor Thus, Mr..
Hughes did not speak Of firm guar
antees of private property for for
eigners alone. He stated further
that fundamental changes must take
place in Russia involving due re-
gard for the protection of persons
and property and the establishment
of conditions essential to the main
tenance of commerce before the
United States government may con-
slider formal trade relations with
Russia. Thus, Mr.. Hughes en-
phasized the necessity Of elemen-
tary political freedom, of political
revival in Russia as the preliminary
condition for her economic revival.
Finally, the secretary Of state ex-
pressed the desire to have con-
evidence that such changes
are really taking place.
"This time not mere trade rela-
tons but official recognition Of the
bolshevist regime is considered,
and the conditions proposed pertain