The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-18
KERENSKY ENVOY
DEFENDSAN
Semenoff Not to Blame
for Conditions in
Siberia, He Says
ANOTHER DEFENDS HIM
Lieutenant Tells Senate Com
mitlee lie Thinks Alta
man" Was "Railroaded"

WAsillNGTON, April l3--Nlth,n
few hours after the state depart
ment had confirmed his right 90 mo
the OF Russian Ambassador" today
Boris BnkhmetcN came Co the de-
fcnsc ~ gou. Gregory hcmrunff
now lu New York iall on civil
charges while efforts are being made
to hold him Tor the murder of Amer.
iDau soldiers.
General ScmonoN is not r'gpon-
fIbia for the deaths ~ American sol
uIcrs." uakhmoteff told the Inter
national News Service. "ln the cha
1tir conditions which prevailed boz
Siberia he could not prevent IT,
"Atnmnn's" Passport Al Right
somcnon entered This country on
passport yised by the American
vice consul NJ Ticn Tsln, China, act.
ing under cable instructions from
the state department. n was testified
today before the senate labor Com-
mittee by w. W. Husband. United
states commissioner general Of i'm
migration.
somcnoff also possessed n pass
port vised by the British consul at
Tien Tsin, whom he was held UP by
tho immigration authorities at Van
cnuver, n. G. prior 10 his admission
To this country
Semenoff's American passport
was viSed by VI, Gilbert King, Amer
lean vice consul az Tien Tan, after
the latter had been In direct COM
municatlon by cable with the state
department, Husband stated.
Semonoff was denounced as a
"cownrdly butcher and bandit"
whose entry into this country was
"inimical 10 American lnstiuutions."
by John Thomas Taylor vice chair
man OF the American Lcgion's lcgls-
iativo committee.
lie Would Grin Davis, Too.
Taylor demanded Semcnoffs de-
portation ana asked that Secretary
Hughes and Secretary Davis he sum
moned before the committee, $50
that responsibility for Semenoffa
admission TO the United States may
be determined"
Tho first witness 10 como TO SEM
enoffs defense was Lieut.. Robert l..
Bnggs OF New York City. who said
he came here 20 testify In bohalf of
the general when he thought that
he was being "rallrosdcd into Jail"
II thought he was getting raw
deal. as ] had investigated the al
legged cOnflscatlon OF property with
NfftEA ttE NhAN k'il, tllu NY III
NestiRation shows that he was inno-
cent" Baggs said.
why was thors resentment
ngainst the Amer!cans2' Senator
Borah saked
Morally Helped 'Rcds."
III was the general belief among
Russians that the Americans had
heen sent there TO help tho white
army'" replied BagRs.
The Russians felt that we were
lending moral encouragement b. the
reds whom tho Americans failed 20
take any active steps to help the
whites: Some little resentment
arose because OF this and because I
think that no declaration was ever
made as TO tho purpose OF our being
there"
Wen, we're coming TO that lat
or, was the only comment Senator
borah would make today when I'm
iormod OF the state departments nc-
ton. The Bakhmeteff matter. no
indicated. will not be permitted to
gIrop on account OF Secretary
Hughes ruling.
Bakhmeteft camo TO this country
IN 1917 as the diplomatic envoy OF
tne herensky government, witch
mas been nonexistent now for five
years.
Not Willing 10 Appear.
te appealed 10 tho state depart
mont soon after Senator William
Borah OF Idaho, chairman of The
senate committee on education and
labor issued subpoena for his ap-
pearance before the committee 10
TESTIFY concerning his relations with
General Semenoff.
Rakhmeteff. Il IL understood In
not willing TO appear before the com
mittee, and 80 advised the state de-
partment.