Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-27
VANDERBILT, HARDING
AGENT, SAYS LEM|NE
State Department Hears 5oviet
Leader Talked 10 r. q. Wells
Of Recognition By ". 8

Washington, Oct Z--Nikolai I~r.rs
told II q. Wells, the English ~ri.er, that
Washington ID Vsnderiip, a California
mining engineer, then IN hoscop, claimed
20 represent Senator Harding md made
certain proposals regarding the r,oo xni'ion
Of the Soviet Government
Mr. Wells has since left RuBs.is, ykerf
he went for the purpose a obtaining first
hand knowledge concerning oondi,iors
On bis way % London be told Evan r.
Young, American Cnrnroissioner ~ Riza
of the statement made by IcniDs Com
missioner Young oabled thi. information
~ the state Depariment and u sas
made public lnst night by Secretary C1lty
in connection with reports gutlsfisd yrs
terday that Vanderlip hsd eonciud.d an
arrangement with the Soviss Govern
mentor slarge eonoessiou IN forthess'err
Siberia
The cablegrarn from Rigs Ess senf
under date u September 20 y grohnhly
would not have been nsnfioned fF fhe
State Department bat for fhs annolrrs-
ment of the VsDderlip oonoessi0rF Arnrfg
other things the desre'ch iron Conn
sioner Young stated Vsnderiip wrs r
parently endeavorinz t0 obtain ~rel rlr.
eessions in Kamchatka TIE FrtSr'r wrrp
viewed BY Secretary Colby - n fhn
I0tkft "a n COMMUNICATION 'H NN.H
Department. advices
The announcement ~ tho State Do
partm"1f vas as follows
Regarding the published reporf ffon
London that Washirgfon ID herferIp
Of California had concluded ~ aTarFr-
nnent with the Russian Sovief Gov~rrr0e-
for large concession IN %0rthsre'er
Siberia, the only dispatch beafing dire
on the subject reeeIved Dy The @'tr
Department was ono received o~sr.fer
%. from the commissioner FOR fhe Bnlf-
Provinces AZ Riga n states fhss L~rirs
had informed II T. Wells that Wander
lip, the American then ~ Mo.cow. cnifn-
ed 70 represent senator Har1irr ard
had made certain proposals F~v.s,iirg
the recognition ~ The Bolshsv'k zov'srn-
nent The dispatch further yfsfs1 fhaf
Vanderiip ls apparently endesvurng %
obtain coal concessions IN Ksuchatks
In addition, Secretary Colby 1lNde
this statement
The Wells referred - n ne dr.uss-h
u undoubtedly Mr II q Wells ne British
writer who has lately returned 20 Enslsnd
from Russia. which understand no vu'es1
for the purpose ~ obtaining FIRST hand m
precision of conditions IN Ru-~as -
Fsnderiip referred 70 Ia the dlspAt<. =
presumably 2r Washin v-nn D Vsnser-
iip, % whom reference u maSe N the pis-s
dispatches Of yesterday from Lor1on nnd
Los Angeles.
These pre1 reror-a lrc ,prcrra-
ton 20 the obiec. u Mr.. VsnreriIu
activities ss revealed N The ds-ar-m>af
official dispatch, and gpe,x ~ lergv a
important and ercsnsrvp epnce-rois
which be claims 20 nave receiv.r from ne
Soviet government.
The deparrrnen, hAs 20 Information
beyond that contained "a ne despatch.
I might say, however, hat u comes with
out qualifying terrns from Al ot1ciai q
the department, N whom ". place ur'nn
dependence He's Mr.. E,xan r. Young osr
Commissioner az Riga Snc q cnarssd
with the duty Of reporting % tbe u-psrs-
ment significant facts hat come % lis
knowledge.
The report thsa Mr. vsncsrt,p aas
made proposals looking % ne rerogniSpn
of the Soviet government ana = sppSr-nt-
" bargaining thereon for vsiuaOie oono~--
SION. makes = proportion n. 70 st~te ~
WAY OF waning that. IS th- <ov~rnmont
Of the United States hss ney-r ry~cxnissa
the Bolshevis regime, American hussn-~s
men and investors should h-AF n mind
that any concessions from tne Boizn~vaa
authorities would have no certainty q
recognition BY future RUSSIAN sovrrn-
ments.
1T furtharmOr~ would h- noet ~
grettAble Il say coniuslon should sriss
IN the minds Of the SOVIET aGthorIta-e a.
20 the attitude Of this government on the
question OF political recognition. Tbs
attitude hiss been stated n unmistakab.e
terms.
The receipt, however, oi 40 oifciai
dispatch convey lng the intelllxeoee ihat
proposals looking 20 recognition have
been made, even Il irrsspOnsibiy mAses a
important that an opportunity should -
afforded 70 the numerous body ID nlen
reported from Los Angeles % - associated
with Mr. VandeTlp bat vhoss names
are not published % define their relation
70 him, II any exists.
Secretary Colby made 30 charsc taat
Senator Harding sent Nandeflip % Sovet
Russia or that the American eng.nerr
represents the Republican candidate ior
president He said he felt that The matter
IS one Of such Importance that Commis-
siOaer Noung's cablegrams should 30
given publicity.