The Washington herald., 1920-04-26
Believed Overture Forecasts
Resuming Relations Be-
tween Powers.
ALLIES ARE UNDECIDED
Reds Demand Recognition
Before Permitting Trade
Relations.
(washIngton HeEald-PubIIe Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dispateh.)
by CARL w. ACKERMAN.


London. April 25.-An Italian
cruiser has arrived at Novorossisk,
a Russian Black Sea port. accord
ing to wireless message from Mos
COW, and her commander, Capt. Dc
Martini, has informed the Soviet
authorities that he is authorized
by the Italian premier to begin pre-
liminary negotiations concerning a
resumption OF official relations be-
tween Italy and Soviet Russia.
While the foregoing report, sent
out officially by the Russia wire
less station. has not yet been con-
firmed by. the Italian authorities
here, it is probable that Capt. De
Martini has been sent to Russia on
some government mission.
Congress Is watchfuI.
The American government through
Is officials in London, Paris. Stock
ohm and Copenhagen. has been max
ng a special investigation during the
last few days Of Russian endeay-
ors to bring about discussion &C
peace with the entente.
Your correspondent i informed.
however, that despite the feeI'ng
among both Italian and English
statesmen, that recognition may De
the best way out of the present un-
comfortable position, there is still
doubt in the minds Of some cabinet
members, both here and in Rome,
whether the Soviet government can
be trusted.
Must Trade, or Work.
Another question which kas arisen
is whether the Soviet can hold out
much longer if the allies refuse to
reopen trade relations. The Boil
shevists believe that there are only
two outcomes in the present situa-
tion-either the allies must trade
with Russia or fight: and as they
do not believe the allies will fight
they are endeavoring to make re-
sumption of trade contingent upon
resumption of official relations.
France has definitely refused. Brit
ain is undecided.
An article on Lenine by TrotZky
sent out by the Moscow wireless is of
especial interest because TrotZky
concludes by saying. "Lenine has
become in most direct sense the
revolutionary leader of the worlds
proIetariat." Trotzky writes:
"Lenine represents in his person
the Russian working classes, not
merely by his proletariat present,
but his still fresh peasant past. This
undoubted leader of the proletariat
has both peasant appearance and
strong peasant personality. A clear
scientific system was essential for
the historic task which fell to Le-
mines lot. He was indispensable for
that innate creative force which we
name intuition. Lenine has a fac
ulty of instantly estimating the
value of things. dividing the impor-
tant from the trivial and empty. of
filling in with his mind the missing
parts of a picture, grasping the
thoughts Of others, first of all the
enemy's thoughts, and combining all
these into one. inflicting an instan-
taneous blow during the process of
formulation in his head. The for
mula of his blow is intuition of
action.
Is Scientific Thinker.
'Lenine has absorbed from ma
tional surroundings all that he needs
for the greatest revolutionary move
ment in the history of mankind. be-
cause through Lenine the socialistic
revolution, which had long been eX-
pressed theoretically and interna-
tionally, first of all, found its ma
tional incarnation. Lenine has be-
come in a most direct sense the revo-
lutionary leader of the worlds pro-
letariat."
Another side-light on British Rus
sian negotiations became visible to-
day when it was learned that Litvi-
nov, who is still in Copenhagen, has
let IL become known that in case
Great Britain recognizes the Soviet
government he is to be the first
Soviet ambassador to Great Britain.
That may be Litvinov's intention,
but officials inform me that If he
ever reaches the British Isles again
he will have to swim here.
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