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Show PHDILEH OF HOW TP HELP RUSSIA HHT YET SOLVED V Exchanges of Opinion Go- ing On in Entente Countries Coun-tries to Aid President Wilson in Matter. INTERVENTION IS STUMBLING BLOCK Policy of the U. S. Remains Unchanged; Lansing Sees Member of Kerensky Cabinet ' WASHINGTON, June 24. The entente allies are now earnestly seeking a solution solu-tion of the Russian problem one which will assist President Wilson in Ihe execution exe-cution of his pledge to "stand behind Russia" and latest reports from liurope Indicate that progress is being made. Difficulties which presented themselves at the outset of the negotiations lay in tho divergence of the aims of the separate entente governments, as well as between their Ideals and the declarations of the American chief executive. These difficulties are understood to have touched the future of Russia, supposing suc-ess attended the combined efforts of the allies to rehabilitate the nation as an independent state, absolutely free of German Ger-man control. Then there was a lack of concrete plans that seemed reasonably certain to guarantee successful intervention interven-tion which would give immediate results by destroying German influence in Russia without exciting the- bitter resentment of the great mass of the Russian people. Policy Unchanged. The frank exchanges which have been going on in Europe are removing most, of the misunderstandings and differences which have existed on these points. However, How-ever, it cannot yet be said that any agreement agree-ment has been reached. In fact, inquiry at the state department was met today with the response that nothing has yet occurred to warrant any change In- the policy which has been adopted by the United States. This means that America is not yet ready to take part in Joint intervention in-tervention In Siberia or elsewhere in Russia, Rus-sia, the single exception being in the case of the Jlonrmansk territory on the Arctic ocean, w-hich is recognized by. the United States government as within the field of General Foch's commanding generalship and consequently a place where American troops or marines may, in the general's discretion, be landed to reinforce the small British and French contingents now at Kola and vicinity. Headway Being Made. But It is understood that headway is being made toward a final agreement and that this is likely to be based upon American ideals, which seek no profit from a renovated Russia other than military mili-tary and moral assistance that would naturally nat-urally follow. Alexander Konowaloff. a member of tile Kerensky cabinet, was introduced to Secretary Sec-retary Uinsing today by Boris Bakhme-toff, Bakhme-toff, the Russian ambassador. The general gen-eral situation in Russia was discussed, it was said, and an appointment may be made for Jlr. Konowaloff to see the president. presi-dent. M. Konowaloff was made prisoner by the Bolshevik i after the fall of the Kerensky regime, but escaped and made his way to this country by way of Siberia Si-beria and Japan. Bernstein Returns. I NEW YORK, June 21. Herman Bernstein, Bern-stein, the writer, who returned yesterday from Russia, said today that the published pub-lished slatement that he had gone to Russia six months ago convinced that the Bolsheviki would establish a stable government gov-ernment was Incorrect. It was true, as stated, that he liad returned convinced that Lenlne and Troteky were in the pay of Germany, but it was untrue that he had gone to Russia as a sympathiser of the Bolsheviki, for after a previous visit last year he had denounced them. "The Brest-I.itovsk treaty," he said, "proved my estimate of the treaclterous wrork of the Bolsheviki was correct." |
