Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-31 | Page 4 | Foch Note to Germans Made Public

roiF N NOTE I 1 TO C GERMANS MAN MADE Text r of Communication C f Similar Similar Sim Sim- ilar to Those Sent to ta taj toJ j f Other Governments 5 Dy fly Associated Press PreS AmS Oct 31 The 31 The text of ot the theno theno no noe e sent by Marh Marshal l Foch loch t to General for tran transmission ms lon to td the Germ German Ger Ger- m man n government i inviting Germany to participate In the blockade of ot Bol- Bol Russia i Is similar to o that sent to the the neutral 1 states stated with the exception exception exception tion of ot the last paragraph The note follows The Tho president of ot the peace conference conference confer conter- ence has been requested b by the conference conference conference con con- ference to inform the neutral governments govern govern- ments of ot a decision taken by the su supreme su- su premo preme remo council of the allied and associated asso asso- elated powers In regard to economic pressure which is to b be exerted on Bolshevist Russia The German gove government ment is asked to take measures to those Indicated The Tho a avowed owed hostility of ot the th Bol- Bol toward all aU governments and their International program of ot revolution revolution revolution revo revo- lution which they are spreading abroad co constitute grave danger for tor the national national national na na- na- na security of ot all powers Every Increase of at strength of ot the Bolshevists w would uld increase the danger and would be contrary to the tho desire of ot all ail peoples who are seeking to reestablish peace and antI social order CHIEFS ONLY AGENCY It Is In this spirit that the allied and anil associated governments after atter studying the commercial relations with Bolshevist Russia finds these relations indeed c could uld only be effected through the the- agency of at the chiefs of ot the Bolshevist Bolshevist Bol Bol- government who disposing at atwill atwill will of ot the products and resources which commercial liberty would bring I th them m would thereby achieve considerable considerable consider consider- able increase In their tyrannical strength which they are exercising over er the Russian population Under these conditions the allied and associated governments request the Swedish Norwegian Danish Dutch Finnish Spanish Swiss Mexican Mex Mex- ic lean ican n. n Chilean ln Colombian and Venezuelan governments to be good enough to make an immediate agreement with them In measures to prevent their nationals from engaging in any commerce with Bolshevist Rusia Russia Rus Rus- eta sia ia and to assure that this policy will willbe willbe willbe be rigorously executed TERMS OF POLICY To iTo refuse clearance papers to every ship going to Russian ports In the tho h hands of ot Bolshevists or coming corning from eald ports To establish similar measures for all alt merchandIse merchandise destined destined to be sent Into Bolshevist Russia by any other route To refuse passports passports' t to all persons r- r going to Bolshevist Russia or coming fr fro Iro mit except through understanding with the allied and associated governments governments govern govern- ments It Is The disposition with a view to preventing banks from doing business with Bolshevist Russia t as far faras as possible possible pos pos- sible to request refusal by each government government government gov gov- to Its own nationals of facilities tt ties s for correspondence with Bolshevist vist 1St Russia by post telegraph or wireless S The note sent to Germany contains the following final paragraph Th The n British and French warships itt Ire the Gulf of Finland shall continue to change the routes of ot ships bound for ports or t Russia