New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Promises to SummonCon.
stituent Assembly and to
Withdraw Decree An
nulling Foreign Debt
Demands Powers
Stop Intervention
Proposes America Allow
Credit and as Pledge of
Good Faith Guarantees
Concessions in Mines

Concessions in Mines
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (By The
Associated Press) In a new peace
proposal to the great powers, re-
ported in official dispatches received
here to-day, Soviet Russia pledges
establishment of democratic prin-
ciples in Russia and the calling of
Constituent Assembly.
1t promises further to withdraw
the decree annulling Russia's for
eign debt, restoring so per cent Of
the liability and also to pay arrears
of interest, giving as guaranty
far the fufillment of its obligations
considerable mining concessions of
platinum and silver to an Anglo
American syndicate.
'emand intervention Cease
IN rctuyn and in addition to the
formal peace treaties the Soviet gov
eminent would require Great Britain
End other countries to abandon all
a'erventon in Russian affairs. 1t
$50 proposes that the United States
allow a credit to Russia conditioned
3a0n considerable concessions in that
country.
A dispatch to-day from London,
quoting a Moscow radio message,
said the Soviet government had
made new peace overtures to the
United States, Japan and Rumania.
No such proposal had reached the
State Department, and officials
We're unable to say whether the peace
suggestions contained in the other
Official advices as outlined above
were those referred to in the Mos
COW radiogram.
Official Comment Withheld
offcial comment was withheld since
no proposal has yet been officially
communicated to the American govern
Ment by the Soviet authorities.
The suggestion that the United States
mad been coupled with Japan and Ru-
mania IN new peace offer was re-
eeived with some surprise. 1t was as
:umeo, however, that the new offer was
x i, ''ne Win the consistent policy OF
Me Soviet government to attempt
separate negotiations with the Allied
ana associated powers.
ihe Supreme Council at London has
announced that 1t would not negotiate
,s sNh the Soviet for the present, at
Nl' ,sasl' ms action does not bind the
on''ed states, however, as the Ameri-
.th .ah government is not represented in
the council
:, IN the absence of any official intima-
, non as to the probable course of the
onlted States should a peace offer
some o,ilcially from the Soviet govern
'neht' 1t was recalled that the American
.sSSse'5lfnent .S was the first to proclaim
laws. ''''e 'N'ioi'ai OUT
Democratic Principles Essential
,; IN some quarters it was said that, in
W, ,se" OF thls, 1t appeared probable that
no. W.. ohl'ed States government would
ss ass consider peace protfers unless
snn,;el ,?elauc principles actually had been
"SRR1'eu 10 the Russian government.
ms Is not the first attempt of the
s.oVie1 government to induce other ma
nvns 70 enter negotiations 1t was
Ga.o;usn such offers that peace nego-
n''!ohs were begun with Poland, Lith-
Mrs"ia Ma and other states bordering ON
western Russia.
sL0NDON, Feb. 26.-The Soviet Com
s',n'ssstary of Foreign Affairs has dis
II@sshed notes to the United States.
spa" WIZ ana Rumania Offering them peace
s.,n, WI SOVIET Russia, according to a
ss;nae ;,e'eSS dispatch from Moscow re-
,C.oPENHAGEN, Feb. 2s. - Maxim
Ali,,Vlnof, the Russian Bo,shevist Com.
hn',,sioner in Denmark. said to day he
p' au received no official overtures for
Con'a Cass'a as result of the Supreme
oouhcl!'s decisions He confirmed. how.
haSi', ehe statement that peace offers
sau sa oeen sent by the Russian Soviet
ssOsernment to Japan and Rumania
ssd ead that the Ukrainian Soviet had
'"e'ed peace to Poland
10 Organize Foreign Trade
\. ~ was announced by Litvinoff that
al sogether with M. Krassin. the Boil
suevist n"t Minister of Trade and Com
~ asts'ce. and M. Nigin, who has charge
nussla's entire textile industry.
a. vuio compose deputation to
%ganize Russia's foreign trade. He
Ta ia,o that the deputation would prefer
N0ndon i as headquarters, but that if
!. was excluded from Entente countries
would go to u neutral country.
~ according to- NJ. Litvinoff, there will
~ y 40 objection to an inquiry commits
.on OF the league Of nations entering