Evening star., 1921-03-23
HUGHES MAY AGREE
TO DISCUSS TRADE
| TREATY WITH REDS
Early Consideration Likely to
Be Given U. S. Relations
With Russia.
LENIN ASKS HARDING
TO EARLY PARLEY HERE
Note Is Sent to State Department
Without Being Seen by the
i. President.

Early consideration is to be given to
relations between the United States
and soviet Russia, it was indicated to-
day at the State Department.
Formal announcement of any change
in the relations between the two
countries or in any of the rulings by
the Wilson administration may not
he made for some time, but 1t was
made clear that already certain modi-
fications of those rulings either are
under consideration or have been
made.
These decisions were reached inde-
pendent of the appeal from the soviet
government to President Harding and
the American government Tor a re-
sumption of trade relations between
! the United States and Russia. That
appeal reached the State Department
today from the White House.
First Was Denied.
The appeal was sent to the State
Department without being called to
the attention Of President Harding.
and it was first announced that it had
not been received. A similar an
>nouncement also was made at the
State Department but TINS sunse-
quently was corrected.
In the event of an agreement by the
I.nited States to treat with the So
viets, it was indicated that no techni-
cal bars would be placed against the
entry into the United States of a dele
CATION which the Moscow wireless
dispatch to London said the soviet
proposed to send here to negotiate
trade agreement
1t also was developed that a
slightly broader view has been taken
by the department regarding the is
suance of passports and vises. While
there has been no indication of any
material relaxation Of the regula-
tions it became known that in Ger
tain exceptional cases vises and pass
ports would be authorized.
Gold on Way Here.
The announcement in press dis
patches from Stockholm that guam
tity of Russian gold now is on the
way from that place to the United
States also developed that the Amer
ican government would not raise any
question as to the metals origin.
It Is explained. however. that the
parties to WHOM it Nas-SoHsigned
would accept it at their own risk.
The omcial view is that its status
can not be properly impugned II 1t
bears the mint mark Of any recogniz-
ed government. such as that of
Sweden. which is reported to have
been placed on the consignment. If,
after it is received and accepted, q
claim as to it's origin or ownership is
made, the question that would be
raised would be one for the courts
TO decide
The attitude adopted toward the i'm
portation of gold. it was explained. is
not different from that assumed in
Great Britain. In this connection it
becomes known that this trade pact
recently entered into between Great
Britain and soviet Russia. has been
carefully studied and analyzed by the
State Department
Leaders Go Slowly.
1t also was learned that official con-
frnatiOn of LeninS declaration of his
Remuneration 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
1t was made clear, however. that
I-enin's declarations wer not accept
ed as definite proof that the Russian
leader actually was contemplating any
material alteration of his methods.
The department has no doubt that
he made the statements credited to
him in which he declared that many
of the principles of bolshevism had
proved failures and that they must
look to capitalism for rehabilitation
and stabilization, but officials are not
unmindful of the statements, many
the revolutionary leaders would not
hesitate TO act and speak in any way
deemed expediend TO further the gem
eral plan of worldwide revolution
REDS SEEK q. S TRADE