Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-24


 bv the United States of the question of resuminx trade relations with the Rus sian soviet government appeared to be possibility today when the state depart n,ent announced the receipt of message from Len.ne, the Russian leader, appeal fnx for a conference and announcing that he st,,cd ready to send an official delesa- tion to this country for the purpose Of negotiating an agreement to that end.
 Government officials were careful not 10 commit themselves as to the course that may be taken, but there were lndl- cations that the closest scrutiny had been given the recently negotiated British Russian trade agreement and that al- ready a somewhat broader interpretation had been given the regulations that de- fined the Wilson administration policy in dealing with the bolsheviki govern ment.
 With the formal proposal to send an offcial delegation here, the note contain ed what was construed as promise to exclude the United States from it's field Of revolutionary propaganda The soviet republic. entirely absorbed in the work of internal reconstruction and building up it's economic life,' the note said, has not the intention of Intervening in the in ternai affairs of America. and the sll- Russian central executive committee makes herewith a categorical declaration to this effect" !. Conhrna ton of Lenineis declaration of his renuncis ton of many of the basic principles of bolsheyism. received by the state department, have been given care fui study by the government experts, and while it was realized his apparent about face may have been nothing more than a move caused by the exigencies of the hay position to give 1t greater credence.
 Without formal announcement having been made. the attitude of the United States towards the importation of gold, supposedly of Russian origin, was indi- cated There now is on the way to this country a large quantity of gold shipped from Stockholm and said to bear the mint mark of the Swedish government. It was explained that the United States would not concern itself as to the origin of the metal and that the parties to whom ii mas been consigned would receive it al heir own risk. leaving the adjustment oi any question as to it's ownership to the courts The position of the government Is that it cannot well impugn the status of metal which bears the stamp of any recognized government The DO %of Ehick the former administration helu iva, one of discourzgement to any such i'm portatior- 1
 In some official circles the opinion wal expressed that satisfactory trade rela tons with Russia cannot be resumed un ess the soviet government is recognizes sy this country. Since all Russian trad nE Is in the hands of the soviet sovern nent. it was explained. shipments o goods to this country would be liable t. attachment by creditors of the imperis Russian government. -
 Recognition of the soviet by the Unite, States alone. officials declared, woul, leEalize. so far as this. country is con eernsd. the Russian title to any com nodities formerly owned by the imperia government, and shipments would be ire from seizure by creditors of the old re zine
 Such a case of attachment. has beel decided by the British courts, it was re sailed, in the case of c shipment of lum per from Russia which was attached b. sreditors of the imperial government, wh sontended that the cargo was the proper ty of the old government, unlawful taken by the soviet The British cour held. it was added that attachmen would lie and the creditors of the Rus slan government were entitled to so muc Of the lumber as was necessary to satisf their debtA
 Economic experts of the United State government expressed the opinion ths Russia was attempting to obtain recognl ton under the guise of trade negotis sions, as there was in reality little ths Russia now has te offer this countr, Secretary Hoover, in a formal statemer ast Monday, declared, except for som gold and platinum and little ax RuI sta was without any considerable amour sf commodities which would have a maj ket in this country.
 The text Of the communication sent b the Russian government to the Unite States government follows:
 To the congress of the United State md His Exceliency President HardinI Washington:
 Have the honsr to transmit as il s;rueted by my government folewing me, sage signed Litzinon, plenipotentiary rel resentztive of Russian republic to Esth, mia
 March %.
 From the first days of her existen, soviet Russia had nourished the hope the possibility of a speedy establishmel cf friendly relations with the great P public of North America and had firm expected that intimate and solid ti would be created between the two ,reru lies to the greater advantage of both
 - At the time when the entente powe had begun their invaE3on of soviet Russi unprovoked and without declaration war. the soviet government repeated addressed itself to the American Eover nent with the proposal to adopt mea ares for the cessation of bloodshed
 Even when the American troops t rether with the ethers participated in t attack upon aovtet Russia. the gover neuf Of the Russian republic still . pressed the hope of a speedy change Americas policy towards her and demo strated this by it's particularly consid, ate treatment of the Americans in Ry tia. But President Wilson, who witho rzuse and without an declaration of ". had attacked the Russian republic sho ed during his whole administration growing hostility towards the Russian public. -
 Soviet Russia hopes that the Anne san republic will rot persist in obdurat iv following this c h and that the n, American government will clearly see t great advantage for the two republics the establishment of business relatio and will cons e the interests of bo peoples which .nperatively demand tn the wall existing between them shot Se removed The soviet republic entire absorbed in the work of internal recc struction and of building up its econon fife has not the intention of interveni la the internal affairs of AynAriea q