Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-25
RESUME TRADE
IS REQUEST Of
LEVINE To j. s.
tnr The Assoc1nred rfess.l


Washington, March 24--COnsid-
Grafton by the United States of the
question of resuming trade rela-
tions with the Russian soviet gov
eminent appeared a possibility to-
day when the state department an
nounced receipt of message from
Lenine, Russian leader, appealing
for a conference and guaranteeing
that he stood ready to send an Of
fetal delegation to negotiate an
agreement to that end,
Government officials were care
full not to commit themselves as to
the course that may be taken. but
there were indications that the
closest scrutiny had been given the
British Russian trade agreement
and that a somewhat different in
depreciation had been given regu-
lations that defined the Wilson adj
illustrations policy in dealing
with the bolsheviki.
AfTaigns Wilson.
The Russian appeal which is pro-
posing the opening of trade rela-
tons, said; For that purpose the
relations between the two repub-
lies have to be on the whole regu-
larized," was issued without com
ment. 1t was addressed to congress
and President Harding and con
tanned an arraignment of President
Wilson for his Russian policy. The
hope was expressed that the United
States would not continue TO follow
"obdurately' the course taken by
President Wilson, who. the note de-
clared without cause and without
any declaration Of war" attacked
Russia and showed a growing
hostility toward the Russian re-
public"
With the proposal to send an Of
fetal delegation, the note contain
ed what was construed as a prom
Use TO exclude the United States
from its field of revolutionary
propaganda. The soviet republic,
absorbed in the work of internai
reconstruction and building up It's
economic life." the note said, mas
not the intention of intervening in
the internal affairs of America and
the all-Russian central executive
committee makes herewith cate
gorical declaration to this erect
Lenine's Views Have Changed.
confirmation of Lenine's decla-
ration of his remuneration of many
basic principles of bolshevism, re-
ceiyed by the state department, mas
been given careful study by the
government experts and while 1t
was realized his apparent about
face NAV have been nothing more
than a move caused by the eXlseh-
cies of the situation, there was
manifest here a disposition TO give
it greater credence,
Without formal announcement
having been made, the attitude OIL
the United States toward the i'm.
portation of gold, supposedly OF
Russian origin, was indicated
There was on the way to this
country much gold shipped from
Stockholm and said to bear the
mint mark of the swedish govern
ment. 1t was explained that the
United States would not concern
itself as to the origin Of the metal
and that the parties to whom il
has been consigned would receive
il at their own risk. The position
Of the government is that 1t can
not wen impugn the status of met
al bearing the stamp of any rec
ognized government. The position
which the former administration
had was one of DISBURSEMENT to
such importation.
1t also became known that there
has been some slight relaxation of
tho CT riot regulatiOn governing the
issuances of vises and passports,
although it was explained that
even now and only in extreme cas-
es would there be any modifica-
ton.