New-York tribune., 1921-03-24
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to Demand Lenine Full
fn Pledge to Abandon
World revolt Ambition
Soviet Chiefs Plea
Laid Before Hughes
Personnel Of Russian Del.
egation, if Received, to
Be Closely Scrutinized
From Ths TrIbuMe's Washinotom Burea

WASHINGTON. March 23.-Soviet
Russia's formal appeal to the American
government to receive q delegation to
negotiate q trade agreement, made pub
lie to-day by Secretary Of State Hughes .
without indicating what action this
government would take, has definitely
placed the whole Russian problem be-
fore the new. Administration.
The refusal Of the Secretary of State
TO comment upon the appeal. Of the
Soviet regime was interpreted as mean
ing that painstaking consideration is to
be given to the subject.
The communication from the Soviet
government was received at the White
House and transmitted to the State De-
partment without having been called to
the attention Of President Harding. II
did not reach the attention Of Secretary
Hughes, however, until late this morn
ing, and was not made public until this
afternoon.
Signed by Committee Head
The plea for consideration of Russia
in commercial way was signed bv NJ.
kalinin, president, and P. Zalutsky. Sec
retary, of the all-Russian executive
committee, and was transmitted
through M. Litvinoff, representative Of
the Russian Republic to Esthonia. II
was addressed s"To the Congress Of the
Gnlted States and His Excellency Presi-
cent mt Harding, =, and dated March 20.
nne text OF the message follows:
Vuk
SOVIET Russia had nourished the hope Of
the possibility Of speedy establish-
nent of friendly relations with the
great republic Of North America, and
had firmly expected that intimate and
solid ties would be created between the
two republics to the great advantage
of both. Z - :
at the time when the Entente pow
eIs had begun theiF invasion 81 Soviet
Russia, unprovoked and without decIa-
rataon of war, the Soviet government
repeatedly addressed itself to the
merlcan governnae ent wit the prop osa 81
70 adopt measures fot the cessationsof
bloodshed Even when the American
troops, together with the Others nar- mar.
ticlpated. in the attack upon Soviet Rus
sia, the government of Che Russian re-
public still expressed the hope of q
speedy change Of Americass policy tow
ard her and demonstrated this by its
particularly considerate treatment Of
the Americans in Russia. But presi-
dent Wilson, who without cause and
without any declaration of war had at-
tackled the Russian republic. showed
during his whole Administration a
growing hostility toward the Russian
republic. 80 -
Sees Advantage to Both
Soviet Russia hopes that the Amer
lean republic will not persist in Oh
durately following this path and that
the new American government will
clearly see the great advantage for the
two republics of the establishments of
business relations and will consider r
the interests Of. both peoples, which
!mperatiyely demand that the wall ex-
listing between them should be re-
moved. The Soviet republic, entirely
absorbed in the work of internal re-
construction and of building up it's eco
nomlc lite, has not the intention Of
intervening in the internal affairs Of
America, and the alf-Russian central
executive committee makes herewith a
categorical declaration to this effect.
AT the present time, after~ Soviet
Russia has concluded treaties and es-
tabiished regular relations with nu-
merous states, the absence of such re-
lations with America seems to Soviet
Russia particularly abnormal and
harmful to both peoples. The all-Rus-
sian central executive committee adj
dressed to you the formal proposal Of
opening trade relations between Rus
sia and America and for that purpose
the relations between the two repub-
lies have to be on the whole regular
lied.
"The sall-Russian central executive
committee, therefore, proposes to send
special delegation to America, which
will negotiate upon this matter with
the American government, in order to
solve the question of business relations
(CeHtlnutd On psae threal