The Washington times., 1920-12-27
MARTENS ORDERED
TO RETURN HOME
Government at Moscow Orders
Soviet Ambassador to Re-
turn Immediately.
Continued from First Psge.)

CONTINUED from FIRST rage
American administration expressed
In this act cannot reflect the opinion
of the American people. especially
.,f the American workers who nave
gwen 80 many warmly-appreciaten
proofs nf sympathy with the work
ers and peasants OF Russia.
Under the most trying clrcum-
stances you have. during three years,
honorably and patiently .udeayorod
to carry out the instr actions re-
Viewed by you 20 establish friendly
relations with the United states.
you did so notwithstandin the
malicious insults and petty persecu-
ton on the part OF soms elements
in America. convinced that eventual
Iy the common interests OF the peo-
pie Of American and Russia would
eliminate the obstacles to under
standing.
CONFIDENT OF RESULT.
even now we are certain that the
masses of the American people will
In du etime bring about such an I'M
derstanding.
AT the present moment. however,
we are confronted with the cold fact
that America. who repeatedly avowed
her good will for the people of Rus
ala and with whom Russia for many
reasons was eager L develop mutu-
ally advantageous cooperation in the
economic feId makes such Corpora
ton impossible.
This is done at time when most
OF the other nations OF the world,
even such as openly conducted war
against us. and wasted no time on
sentimental assurances of friendship.
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ship with Russia. 1000
I'VE must resign otrself to the
fact that Russia for the time being,
due to the hostile attitude of the
present American administ ration.
will have to get along without such
cooperation"
Then follows the order to Martens
and his STAFF to return to MOSCOW.
Martens Issued the following
statement:
Following the instructions. from
the Commissary of Foreign Affairs.
shall notify the American Govern
ment that | do not intend to ap-
peal against the deportation de-
cision Of the Secretary of Labor
and request facilities to return to
Russia, accompanied by my family
and the members of my stan who
are isuSSiaH cltlSHS-
CALLS DECISION POLITICAL.
The decision of the Cornmissary
Of Foreign Affairs is the inevitable
result Of the present attitude of the
American Government. The decision
in the deportation proceedings was
political decision. aimed solely
against the government which ! rep
resent and not against myself.
This made il useless for the Soviet
government to continue any further
efforts to establish friendly economic
relations with the United States so
long as the present policies of the
American Government prevail.
Under the circumstances there was
nothing for the Soviet government TO
do but to withdraw its representative
from the United States and to await
a change of policy by the Am erican
Government.
TT is inevitable that such a change
will come. Relations with Russia
must be resumed by all countries
The world cannot get along without
Russia. The nations of Europe at
the present time are turning to trc
Russian market as the only solution
to the present economic difficultica
The American people will not allow
themselves to be forestallcd by Their
foreign competitors.
81 am confident the American Cow
eminent will resume relations with
Russia, but there is nothing more
that ] can do to bring this about. II
must bel fet to the will of the Amer
lean people"