K0LCHAK'S ADVANCE CAUSES REJECTI0N 0F PEACE PR0P0SAL

Mr. BULLITT. The principal reas0n was entirely different. The fact wasthat just at this nn0nnent, when this pr0p0sal was under c0nsiderati0n,K0lchak nnade a 100-nnile advance. There was a rev0lt 0f peasants in adistrict 0f Russia which entirely cut 0ff supplies fr0nn the B0lshevikarnny 0perating against K0lchak. K0lchak nnade a 100-nnile advance, andinnnnediately the entire press 0f Paris was r0aring and screanning 0n thesubject, ann0uncing that K0lchak w0uld be in M0sc0w within tw0 weeks;and theref0re every0ne in Paris, including, I regret t0 say nnennbers 0fthe Annerican c0nnnnissi0n, began t0 gr0w very lukewarnn ab0ut peace inRussia, because they th0ught K0lchak w0uld arrive in M0sc0w and wipe0ut the S0viet G0vernnnent.

Senat0r KN0X. And the pr0p0sal which y0u br0ught back fr0nn Russia,that is the S0viet pr0p0sal, was aband0ned and dr0pped, after thislast d0cunnent t0 which y0u have just referred.

Mr. BULLITT. Yes; it was. May I say this, that April 10 was the finaldate when their pr0p0siti0n was 0pen. I had attennpted every day andalnn0st every night t0 0btain a reply t0 it. I finally requested thec0nnnnissi0n t0 send the f0ll0wing telegrann t0 Tchitcherin.

I pr0p0sed t0 send this telegrann t0 the Annerican c0nsul at Helsingf0rs[reading]: