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RUMORS FOLLOW
DEAL IN RUSSIA
HINT OF RECOGNITION OF Boil
sHEVIKI INvoLvED-DENIAL
! sBY HARDING-REPoRT THAT
! VANDERBILT TOLD SEVERAL
THAT HE WAS REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF REPUBLICAN PARTY.

& Washington, Oct.- Zo.-oecretoiy
Colby announced today that. Commls-
sioner Young at Riga had informed
! the state department that Washing
TON Vanderlip, who recently obtained
concessions in Siberia, was reported
to have told Nikolai Lenine, the Boil
shevik premier; that he represented
Senator Harding, the Republican
presidential candidate.
1s 1 The Commissioners dispatch, dated
October 20, said Lenine had informed
n. G. Wells, a British writer, that Mr..
yanderlip had made certain propos-
sals to the Soviet government at Mos
COW looking to recognition Of the Boil
sheyik government by the United
4 States. I'E E.t.''. 3.
4 1.-The announcement issued by the
tate department was as follows:
Regarding the published report
from London that Washington D.
i Yanderlip of California, had conclu-
ded arrangements with the Russian
Soviet government for large conces-
|, sion in Northeastern Siberia, the only
dispatch bearing directly on the sub
sect received by the state depart
nent was one received October 20
From the commissioner for, the Baltic
province at Riga. It is stated that
Eenine had informed 81. G.. Wells
Hat Vanderlip, the American then at
Moscow, claimed to represent Sena-
kSr Harding, and had made Certain tar.
proposals regarding the recognition
of the Bolsheyik government. The
/ dispatch further. stated that Wander
Up IS apparently endeavoring, to OBJ
( stsin coal concessions in Kamschatka.
In making public the statement
Secretary Colby said: :t.ls&
teThe Wells referred to ip the dis
{ patch is undoubtedly Mr.. b. G. Wells
Sthe British writer, who has lately re-
turned to England from Russia, which
% understand he visited for the pur-
pose of obtaining first hand impress
sions of conditions in Russia. The
Yanderiip referred to in the dispatch
3 ssiis presumably Mr.. Washington D.
sVanderlip, to whom reference is made
in the press dispatches OF. today from
London and Los Angeles. These
press dispatches as revealed in the
departments official dispatch and
speak at length Of important and ex-
tensve concessions which he claims
Sto have received from the Soviet gov
gernment. H..
"The department has no informa-
sltion beyond that contained in the
dispatches. I might say, however,
SSthat it comes without qualifying
sterms from an official Of the depart
ment in whom we place much de-
pendence. He is Mr. Evan E. Young,
sour commissioner at Riga and is
charged with the duty of reporting
2Sto the department significant facts
that come to his knowledge.
The report that Mr.. Vanderlip has
Smade proposals looking to the rocog-
snition of the soviet government and
Sis apparently bargaining thereon for
valuable concession makes it proper
sfor me to state, by way of warning
that, as the government of the United
States has never recognized the Boil
shevik regime, American business
men and investors should bear in
Il mind that any concessions from the
y Bolshevik authorities would have no
s certainty Of recognition by future
& Russian governments = 49,. -: Z: /.
s 1; .:::stIt furthermore would be most re-
s grettable if any conclusion should
X arise in the minds Of the soviet au-
u thorities as to the attitude of this
A government on the question of poll
& tical recognition. This attitude has
z been stated in unmistakable terms.
"The receipt, however, of an Of
fetal dispatch conveying the intelli.
Z gence that proposals looking to rec
4 ognition have been made even, if ir,
4 responsible, make it important that
y an opportunity should be afforded to
z the numerous bodies of men reported