U.S. RECOGNITION

Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1933, Page 5

U.S. RECOGNITION

OF SOVIET RUSSIA

AN AUTHORITATIVE FORECAST.

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WASHINGTON, October 21

Tho speedy recognition of the' Soviet by America was forecast authoritatively to-day. Word has been' received that the Com-muffist State intends to rush a representative to White House. president Roosevelt on Friday announced that he had invited representative of the Soviet Government to confer with him. This move is obviously being construed-of leading towards recognition of the' Soviet ,by the United 'States Government. It is announced . that the exenange jdP. OQi/respondfwrce beween Mr Roosevelt arid the Soviet Government will be published to-day, which opens the way for new trade relations racognition, but it is emphasised at White •House that it does not- constitute recognition now.

It was .stated, unofficially, that M. I ttvinofi* (Soviet Foreign. Minister) .would likely meet President. (Roosevelt in about a fortnight. ” A large increase of .Rusgo-American trade is anticipated should the conversations solve the obstacles to recognition.

The American Federation of Labour and the American Legion have already ex-nressed their opposition to the recognition of the Soviet. M •>!,, important announcement regarding the long closed diplomatic relations between the United Spates and

Soviet Russia ,is in prospect, but ■whether it will come first from Washington or Moscow, is not clear. Today’s reports from Moscow , state that tib-a exchange of correspondence between the two Governments will be ■released late to-night. . ,

BENEFITS FOR U.S. FARMERS

IF RECOGNITION ADOPTED

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The “New York Times’” Washington correspondent states -.“President Roosevelt took the ..big headlines away from; the disgruntled Western farmers by, selecting' to-day for has ■announcement, of the '.Russian negotiations. All day the agrarian- revolt afrainst .the-iN.P.A. code w-fis the chief top’c of conversation in Washington. After the press conference at which the Russian.* negotiations were announced, the condition was otherwise. There is no class country rnpre interested than The -farmers in the fruits of Soviet recognition bv America, if th-.t follows the negotiations, ,There ®r> ta’-ge markets in Russia/;for cotton. Meet of the .Congressmen in Washington commend the president’s ap-p-n«*.-Jh to tbo Russian .oroblem.

Senator Thomas <16013164/ that a let' t*r which Roosevelt had sent to M. *,linin was tantamount to recognition.

Senater {Reynolds,^of South Carolina, said: .“Russia can use million s of bale's - of cotton now, and many hundred thousand bales every year. Re-

cognition of the Soviet will go a Ion? wav 'to solve our surplus cotton problem.” Senator King, who once was for the recognition of the Soviet, and who -has. changed his opinion, since he recently made a visit to Russlr has now declared himself. % opposition 'to recognition on account oi the Russian pr-nnwanda activities. The four principal problems that face. President Roosevelt and 'AT. L’fv'inoff whe.n they start discussions will ibe as follows:

, VI) Russian propaganda in the United States ifor the overthrow of .the existincr form of . Government. (2) The. debt that was contracted for the Kerensky • Provisional Russian in 1917 of 188 000.009 dollars, now due to the United 'States Treasury. - (3) The confiscation of .American properties in Russia,- 'including the repudiations of 86,000,000 dollars of private loans made by American bankers to the Czarist? Government. (4) The rights of American citizens in Russia. Russian-American relations were hnlt<>/l in the year 1918. Since then, the , claim s of America on Russia, private \and Gov er mm eat, have-grown to eight hundired million dollars. The Government’s share thereof "is 332 million dollars, representing cash advances made for war purposes and also for rehef work, with the accrued and unpaid interest.

It is expected that all of the .American claims will be submitted to a mixed commission, and that .preliminary discussions with M. Litvinoff will be conducted by President Roosevelt personally.'

It is interesting to note thot Russia took ai1,000,000 dollars worth of American goods in 1939. and 103,000.000. worth in 1931, but she took only twelve millions worth in 1932.