The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
FOREIGN NATIONS
TREATY HACCLINC
APPEARS CLOSED
England and Soviet-Rus-
sia Agree at Last Says
"Latvijas Karewis."
ALTERATION MADE
Moscow Officials Oppose Intro
duction to Agreement Re-
straining Hostile Action.

After several months haggling
it would seem that England and
Soviet Russia have at last come to
an agreement according to the
'Iatwijas Karewis" in discussing
the Anglo-Russian treaty. On jan
uary II, continues the article
Krassin went to Moscow in order 10
submit the agreement to his gov
ernment AS is known, the greatest
opposition occurred not in the trade
part of the agreement, but in its in
troduction Insofar as this has
political character. The part re-
garding trade relations has been,
published in full but the introduc-
ton is only known general, as the
text has been altered and this al
teration as we understand was
made Just before Krassin's depar-
ture. The introduction deals with
propaganda and the agreement by
both sides to refrain from hostile
action. This agreement was ac-
| cepted by both sides. But it was
ldificult for Krassin to accept the
condition regarding propaganda
which reads thus: Russia refrains
| from all propaganda and en-
deavors to gain influence in Asia
Minor, Persia, Afghanistan and
India" It is unknown what COM
promise has been achieved in this
| connection. 1t is not easy for
Soviet Russia to refrain categori-
calIy from the traditional Russian
Eastern policy.
The Trade Treaty.
The trade pArt of the treaty reads
as follows: The aim of the Russian
Trade Corporation will be to found
and develop trade between Eng
land and Russia. The organization
is divided into two parts: One in
England, and the other in Russia.
The capital is f1o,00o,o0o. one half
of which is to be provided by Soviet
Russia and the other half by Eng
land.
The control of the working cor
poration in England comprises:
% A board of governors con-
sisting of one chief governor, his
assistant and four advisers. The
chief governor will be appointed by
the British government, his assist
ant by the Russian government
Two of the advisers must be Rus
slams and two British.
(2) Board of directors, consist
ing Of one managing director who
must be English, an assistant who
Is to be Russian, and more than
ten directors who must be British
Every one OF these directors will
have two assistants, of whom one
will be elected by Soviet Russia
The managing director and his as
sistant will be eI-officio members
of the board OF governors. and viii
establish relations between tho
board of governors and the direc'
tors.
Russian Control.
The work of the corporation will
be controlled in Russia by a similar
organization, but in this case the
majority of the members will be
Russians and not English. The
Russian organization will maintain
the work as a department of the
Russian government. The organiZa-
ton will be responsible for the fol
lowing:
O) All necessary Russian pur'
chases in England or its colonies
and their export to Soviet Russia
(2) The sale of all Russian prod
ucts imported into England.
CD The management of inancia
operations, as the realization Of
loans, etc
O. The distribution of Englisf
manufactured goods in Russia.
60 The collection of necessary
goods for England in Russia anC
r. their export from Russia.
60 The management of the imam
| cial operations connected with tn
| above mentioned transactions.
co The establishment OF a mixeC
| commission for the inquiry and set
| tlement of all matters which stan'
in connection with trade questions
| and debts referring to the citizen
| of bob states.