New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-05

prTROGRAD, Saturday, Dec. lpe
..D-INon Trotzky. the Bolshevib
rereien Minister, has taken the recent
~, sent by Lieutenant Colonel VIII
y hudson, chief Of the American
.a,..rv mission 20 Russia. 70 the
80 Of The General staff at Pc 70
"a as an effort to cultivate friendly
'.,,.ions with the Bolshevik govern
rsnt
The note. In which the American Of
-, said be saw no reasons why the
.,..;oDs OF The Allies 20 Russia or
=, sp7 influential part OF its popule
-, should not rest on the most
,,i,,dly basis. is also commented upon
s.,orably BY Trotzky in Maxim
corky's newspaper the "Noyaie
Zhiln."
The friendly relations which Trotzky
.,wmes The note was attempting to
,,ono,e would constitute "a splendid
rs,sure. meeting the competition Of
German, and especially British. CAPT
..r.ts after the war" Trotsky SAID
.o.aav in commenting upon it.
Speskng before the Soldiers end
Workmen's Council, Trotzly dealt
Win questions embracing the nm
hsrgo. the quitting OF Russia by Brit
IN subjects. Lieutenant Colonel Jud-
SON. note and the protest made by
MAJOR kcrth, American Military At
.sebe. 20 General Dukhoniu against
he Russian negotiations for an nr.
mjs,iee with Germany.
~Thc Allies lost their presence of
mind" he said. This alone would
s,plsin the almost simultaneous ap-
pesrance Of the two documents the
is,ter OF Major Kerth 20 General
D.khonin and the letter Of Lieutenant
Colonel Judson, his chief Il you read
them you see the one absolutely con
Gicts with the standpoint Of the other.
However, this is not the chief AZ
fair. To-day there came 10 The
Smolny Institute tthe Bolshevik he'd.
CHARTERS two Americans who have
close relations with the American cap
iulistic classes. who Informed me that
the state OF mind in America was
correctly stated in the letter Of Lieu
tenant Colonel Judson. and not in the
lette, Of Major Kerth."
In the "Novsia Zhizn" Trotzky com
nents upon Lieutenant Colonel Jud-
sons statement that Russia was right
IN her present position to raise The
question Of general peace.
"For the first time since the revo-
luton he says, eve hear from the
lips OF 8 representative Of the Allied
powers q sanction Of the right of Rus
sia 10 bring forward the question Of
peace, Independent of victories or
the front, or the overthrow OF 'Prus-
sian Imperialism The recognition
comes somewhat late, perhaps. ard
many will smile when reading how
Lieutenant Colonel Judson makes a
deny q country the night OF raising
he question Of d general peace when
Z is on the eve Of a separate one. In
any case the words Of the representa-
tive Of America raise the hope tina.
the question Of peace may be put on
more solid foundation and encori-
passed with fewer dangers than has
been the ca-e thus far.
q an inclined 10 believe that this
state o. affairs has arisen not because
Of The p'atonic sympathy Of America
toward Russia, Of which American cap
i;alsts wish 10 convince me, but be-
cause after the events Of the last days
The American diplomats have under
stood that they cannot overcome the
Russian revolution. and. therefore wish
10 cultivate friendly relations. think
lng this would be a splendid means
Tor meeting the competition Of German
End English capital after the war"