Arizona republican., 1921-04-02
], ], TRADE MAIN OF RED FOREIGN POLICY
Soviets Not, Disheartened
 By Hughes Note; Will Continue Efforts to Es- tablish Trade Relations
IRepubIlcan A. p. Leased wirel


 LONDON, April 1.-Despite the un- compromising tone of the recent note of Secretary of State Hughes in re- ply to representation by Russia for the opening of trade relations with the United States, the principal ob- jective of the Russian soviet govern ment's foreign policy is and will con- tinue to be the establishment of rela- tions with the United States, accord ing to Leonid Krassin, bolshevik rep resentative here. He refuses to rec ognize the attitude of Washington as an insurmountable difficulty to the establishment of relations with the United States whereby trade would be possible.
 Nj. krassin gave these views when interviewed by the Associated Press today.
 He stated that the admission to America of Russian commercial rep resentatives was the first require ment; the initial transactions would then be carried out by means of cash payments, with the question of cred it's naturally arising later.
 Tn It's relations with foreign gov ernments the soviet government is prepared to respect the principle of private property and act upon the policy of equal exchange of values in trade" said NJ. Krassin. If these guarantees are insufficient deposits will be placed, acceptable to financial institutions, insuring against viola ton of contracts"
 No predictions or promises of any great volume of trade were made. He expected the immediate difficulties would be transport Concentration of the Russian peoples energies for three years on defensive warfare has reduced production to a minimum and the only remedy, he declared, was the opening of relations with foreign nations.
 The fact that trade has been car ried on by soviet Russia with the Baltic states for a year, the Russian representative pointed out, was proof of its practicabi1ity It was inevit- able that commercial relations would be re- established with America. The sooner they were started the sooner Russian construction would get un- der way and this would mean an earlier peace for Europe and the world There would be no peace in Europe, he added emphatically. until there was a peaceful Russia.
 ''The soviet government M. Kras- sin declared, looks to America as a country where Russia can obtain ex- perienced men and the materials which are needed in the gigantic re- construction facing Russia. Nowhere in the world can her present problems be faced and solved as in America which is the only country which has found realization of Russia's dreams of railway construction, the develop ment of mines, water transport ano the oil industry and identification" Surveying present day Russia. he compared it with the United States after the Civil war. A great unde- veloped country surprisingly rich il natural resources, he said. Americs forged ahead; Russia, saddled by the czarist regime to a vicious landlords system, which the bolshevik revolu- tion had absolutely destroyed, only now was able to make progress, bu seven years of war had left the coun- l try needing every kind of machine | which the western nations produced If central Russia is suffering from i lack of food,'' NJ. Krassin continued l 'the cause is lack of locomotives t6 | transport supplies. America car
 remedy our transport problems i'm mediately by the shipment of locomo tives already built in America. Oul horses and livestock are depleted, bu iron horses and tractors from Amer.
 ica would rehabilitate the agricul tural industry. Millions of tools arr needed; sewing machine in everl | peasants cottage is our ideal. Al these supplies America has furnished Russia in the past, and she knows
 the peculiarities of Russia's needs"