The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
WITH RUSSIA
MATTER BEFORE DEPART
MENT At WASHINGTON
Appeal For Exchange Between
Countries Received From
Soviets
TAss ,ciated Press Dispatch. ]


Washington, d. c., March %
Early consideration is to be given
to relations between the United
States and Soviet Russia, it was
indicated today at the state depart
ment.
Formal announcement of any
change in the relations between the
two countries or in any OF the rul-
ings by the Wilson administration
may not be made for some time, but
it was made clear that already GEN.
tain notifications OF those rulings
either are under consideration or
have been made. \.
These decisions were reported in
dependent of the appeal from the
Harding and the American govern
ment for a resumption of trade re-
lations between the United States
and Russia. That appeal reached
the state department today from the
White House.
Appeal Received at White House.
The appeal was received at the
White House and sent to the state de-
partment without being called to the
attention of President Harding.
In event of an agreement by the
Unired States to treat with the soviet
government it was indicated no tech.
nical bars would be placed against
the entry into the United States OF a
delegation which the Moscow wireless
to London said the soviet proposed to
send here to negotiate trade agree,
ment. 1t developed that broader
view has been taken by the depart
ment regarding the issuance Of pass
ports and vises. While there has
been no indication of any material re-
Taxation of the regulations it became
known that in certain exceptional cas-
es vises and passports would be au-
thorized.
The announcement in press dis
patches from Stockholm that guam
way from that place to the United
States also developed that the Amer
lean government would not raise the
question of the metal questions orr
gin, it was explained the parties to
whom II WIS consigned would accept
1t at their risk. The official view is
that it's status cannot be properly i'm
pugned if it bears the mint mark of
any recognized government such as
have been placed on the consign
ment. II, after it is received and ac-
cepted, a claim as to it's origin or
ownership is made, the question
would be one for the courts 10 decide.
The attitude adopted toward the
importation of gold, it was explained,
is not different from that assumed in
Great Britain. In this connection it
became known that the trade pact re-
Gently entered into between Great
Britain and Russia has been carefully
studied and analysed by the state de-
partment.
Lenine's Declaration Received.
1t was learned official confirmation
of Lenine's declaration of his renun-
citation of many of the principles of
bolshevism have been received and
will be made one of the bases on
which American officials will build
their study of the Russian question.
II was rpade clear Lenine's declara
tions were not accepted as definite
proof that the Russian leader actual
ly was contemplating any material
alteration of his methods. The de-
partment has no doubt he made the
statements credited to him in which
he declared many of the principles of
bolshevism had proved failures and
that they must look to capitalism for
rehabilitation and sterilization, but Of
ficials are not unmindful of the state
ments many times officially made in
Russia that the revolutionary leaders
would not hesitate to act and speak in
any way deemed expedient to further
the general plan of world wide revo-
luton.