The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
(WashiEgton Hernld-PubIic Ledger
Service. Special Cable Eispatch.)
BY CARL w. ACKERMAN.

| Service, Special Cable Tfspatch.)
| By CARL w. ACkERMAN.
! London. June 6.-The air is filled
today with apparently inspired re-
ports "f an impending discussion
OF peace between Great Britain and
| Soviet Russia. While official and
semi-official depials are abundant. II
Is nevertheless obvious that all the
] peace ieelers that have been sent
I out during the last two months
| have had their foundation in the
desire Of both the British and Rus
| sian governments to get together
| and where the wish is father to
the thought the camoufiage of trade
discussions cannot hide the real OBJ
| ject of the visit to London of Greg
ory Krassin, Bolshevist minister of
commerce, and the sudden, if not
dramatic. reappeararce of Premier
Lloyd George in Downing Street
after several weeks absence be-
cause of illness.
| VIII Receive KrnssIn.
The prime minister, as well as
other members of the cabinet, will
not only receive Krassin during his
! indefinite stay in England. but they
d
ten. England las fer peace terms
ready aud so has the Soviet gov
ernment, but for the present their
representatives will discuss trade,
which is nothing but business peace,
and within a short time, when the
foundation OF business reace Is es-
tablished the way will be paved
for an interchange of views on po-
litical reace.
/ am convinced, from statements
I of government officials, that Premier
Lloyd George intends to make peace,
and will make peace, and 1t will
not be surprising, considering the
Premier's previous accomplishment nts,
| IL he made such satisfactory peace
/ with Russia as to give 1T the ap-
pearance of a British victory.
| Made Preliminary Terms.
| A week ago, when plans were be-
ing made for Krassin's visit to Lon
don, reported England's prelimi-
| nary terms, which were that Kras-
1 sin abstain from granting inter-
! views and taking part in intrigue
and that the Soviet forces cease in
vasions outside of Russia, stop
| world revolutionary propaganda and
I give up all British prisoners.
Lenine, however, agreed to some
| points and iguored others-for in
stance, that as a concession to the
British government he shut down
the Pan-Islamic propaganda bureau
in Moscow and the Soviet govern
ment intimated privately to British
officials that the Bolshevists would
cease their propaganda in India and
! the Near East, but the Soviet kept
this promise only short time. AL
though Lenine has refused to per-
NIT the Pan-Islamic Bureau in Mos
/ COW to recommence is work, he has
not hesitated to send armed forces
4 into Persia to threaten Mesopota-
mia and intimidate the British gov
ernment by their proximity to un-
protected parts of the British en-
pfre.
Conservative Papers Hammer.
So long as there is no visible or
ganized opposition to Lenine, which
could take over the Soyiet's power
Immediately in case of another revo-
Hutton, the world has nothing to gain
by Withholding trade relations with
Russia until there Is another Rus
sian upheaval. Peace with Russia
at any price. excepting another revo-
luton and, further fighting. Is un-
ldoubtedly the British premier's aim.
i Lloyd George, however. still faces
the formidable opposition of the
Northcliffe press and such Conser-
vatiye organs. as the Morning Post.
but so long as he has no strong op-
position in the commons he can do
about as he pleases in exchanging
peace ideas with Krassin.
/ During the last few days the Lon
don papers have been agitated by
Krassin's desire to deposit gold in
London to guarantee that the Soviet
government wilt carry out its con-
tracts with British firms. AS an
|example Of the opposition the pre-
mier faces. leader In Northcliffe's
Daily Mail today. entitled "Krassin's
Tainted Cold" reflecfs very accu-