Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-27 | Page 1 | Powers to Recognize 'Antireds' of Russia

POKIJ No Armed Forces, but Materials of War, Money and Food Will Be Freely Supplied. Regimes of Kolchak and Denekine Favored by Council of Four; Must Give Allies Guarantees. WASHINGTON, May 26. Withdrawal of tho American forces from Archangel is actually under way, according to cable advices ad-vices to the war department today, to-day, which stated all members of the 339th infantry were awaiting evacuation. The cablegram also said that the return of individual soldiers as casuals, in accordance . with a recent request of tho department, de-partment, would not expedite the discharge of such casuals, sines their units would arrive at home he-fore he-fore Uieso casuals. PARR, May :6. The council of four of the peace conference has decided conditionally con-ditionally to recognize the anti-Bolshevik governments of Admiral Kolchak and General Denekine, according to Reuter's agency here. The conditions for the recognition are that, regarding the future of Russia, these governments agree to convoke and accept ac-cept the verdict of a genuine constituent assembly, likewise the league of nations covenant and its consequences as affecting affect-ing the boundai-ies of the former empire are accepted. The constituent assembly ' is to determine the future form of government gov-ernment for Russia. The policy adopted, it is added, will enable en-able the allies to recognize and assist any . force in Russia cooperating in the struggle strug-gle against soviet rule because such rec-: rec-: ognition will be In force only until such time as the constituent assembly decides upon the permanent form of government. The regional governments -will then ex-' ex-' pire automatically. The allies will not furnish Admiral Kolchak Kol-chak and General Denekine with troops, but will supply them with arms, munitions, muni-tions, money and food on a larger scale . than hitherto It is stipulated that there : will be no Interference with the races of ; non-Russian slates recently erected from old Russian territory. KOLCHAK PLEDGES AID IN RESTORING URAL CONDITIONS OMSK, Tuesday, May 20. (By the Associated As-sociated Press.) Admiral Kolchak, head of the all-Rusalan government, lias returned re-turned from a visit tl Kkatorinburgr where he presided at a conference of manufacturers, manufac-turers, peasants and industrial organizations organiza-tions in the t'ral district. He gave them assurance that the government would help In the rehabilitation of industries and in the building up' of transportation facilities. facili-ties. Guarantees were given a Jewish delegation dele-gation that the rights of Jews would be safeguarded, and st-veral Jewish organisations organisa-tions expressed confidence In the government govern-ment by sending cash donations for the army. The land pollcv of the government contemplates, con-templates, broadly, the parceling out of government lands and the subdivision of private estates on the basis of a fair compensation com-pensation to the owners from the government govern-ment treasury. BOLSHEVISTS ARE ALARMED AS THEIR ENEMIES ADVANCE LONDON. May Millie there is no confirmation that .Nikolai I,enlne. the Bolshevik Bol-shevik premier, has proposed an armistice armi-stice to Admiral Kolchak. head of the all-Ruian all-Ruian government at Omsk, there are indication's that the Bolshevlkl are anxious over the fate of Petrograd and Moscow. A wireless stales fhat the defense de-fense committee of Moscow is appealing for women volunteers for military service ser-vice and admits that non-Bolshevik troops are fighting In the outskirts of Riga. According to a dispatch from the Rcuter correspondent, there is no doubt that Pet-rorrad Pet-rorrad can be taken, but he says Us capture cap-ture would be useless, owing to the allies' inability to feed the population. ! OMSK Tucsdav. -May :.V (By the As- soclated Press.) The military ?tu:at,on (Continued ou Page '2. Column 6.) POWERS TO RECOGNIZE 'HIPS' OF RUSSIA (Continued from Page One.) is regarded here as satisfactory and each week new units are belns equipped and moved toward tiie front. The Bolshovlkl have massed forces In the Samara sector In a desperate effort to hold the grain-crowing- section of the country, -without which 'the Bolshevik reclmo is bound to collapse. Thev won a minor success east of Samara. Including the reoecupatlon of the town of Elelebel. This has been oft-set, oft-set, however, bv the gains made by bl-berlan bl-berlan forces alone; the Vlutka river. Fighting Is soinfi on in the streets of Orenburg At Uralsk, 210 miles southwest of Orenburg, Cossack forces, which have lonsr been carrying on an Isolated defensive, defen-sive, have been Joined by Siberian troops, and the government's position has been greatly strengthened.