Arizona republican., 1921-03-24
lEN|NE APPEALS FUR CONF TERENCE
 WITH SECRETARY
 HUGHES TO OPEN
 TRADE RELATIONS
Leader Of Bolsheviki Has Change Of Heart On So- viet Doctrines; Agrees To Keep Red Propaganda Out Of United States
TRepublican A. p. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON March s. Corsid- eration by the United States Of the question of resuming trade relations with the Russian soviet government appeared possibility today when the state department announced receipt Of a message from Lenine, Ruisi1n lead er appealing for conference and an- nouncing that he stood ready 10 send an official declaration to negeuate an agreement to that end.
 Government officials were care1ui not to commit themselves as to the course that may be taken, but there were indications that the closest scru- tiny had been given the British-Rus- sian trade agreement and that some what broader interpretation mad been given reasons that defined the Wilson administrators policy in dfaling with the bolsheyil<i.+
 The Russian appeal. which is pro- posing the opening Of trade relatiQi-s said, For that purpose the relations s between the two republics have to De on. the whole regularized,' was issued without comment. It was addressed to congress and President Harding and contained an arraignment of President Wilson for his Russian policy. The hope was expressed that the Unlteo ~ States would not continve to follow .'obdurately'' the course taken by Pres fdent Wilson who, the note declared. without cause and without any dec- laration of war" attacked Russia and showed growing hostility stewarq the Russian republic.
 With the proposal to send an. official delegation. the note contained what was construed as promise to exclude the United States from it's field Of revolutionary propaganda. The soviet republic, absorbed in the work of ir- arfd htfiff1fnrr it's economic life" the note said. has not the intention of intervening in the internal affairs of America, and all fAthe all-Russian executive committee kenskes herewith a categorical declara- tion to this effect"
 Confirmation of .Lenine's declaration of his recommendation of many basic prlD- ciplcs of bolshevism, received by the state department, has been given care full 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 exi- geucies of the situation, there was manifest here disposition to give i greater credence.
 Without formal announcement hav- ing been made, the attitude of the United States towards the importation w - indicated. There is on the way te this country much gold shipped from Stockholm and said to bear the min mark of the Swedish government. Il was explained that the United State. would not concern itself as to the ori- gin of the metal and that the partie: to whom it has been consigned woult receive it at their own risk. The DO stion of the government is that it can not well impugn the status of meta bearing the stamp of any recognized government. The position which th'
 L,1I1 z. 2 discouragement to such importation.
 1t also became known that there ha. been some slight relaxation of tn strict regulations governing the iSSu ances of vises and passports, although it was explained that even now ant only in extreme cases would there b. any modification.
 In some official circles the opinion was expressed that satisfactorily trad relations with Russia cannot be re sumed unless the soviet government recognized by this country. Since a Russian trading is in the hands of tn soviet government. it was explained shipments of goods to this countr would be liable to attachment by credi tors Of the imperial Russian govern ment. Z
 Recognition of the soviets by tn United States alone, officials declare would legalize so far as this countr iss concerned the Russian title to an commodities formerly owned by the in perial government and shipmen would be free from seizure by cred tors. ssst--
 Government economic experts e, pressed the opinion that Russia ws attempting to obtain recognition undo The ruise of trade neg citations, thel ras in reality little Russia has to off fhis country. Secretary Hoover, in
 statenent Monday declared, except f. some gold and platinum and lit Max. Russia was without any conside able amount of commodities whit Nss~.lld have market in this country.