The New York herald., 1921-08-16
BOLSHEYIKI SEEKING
FRENCH RECOGNITION
Appeal in Vain for Restoration
Of Relations Through Com
munist Paper.
MUST PAY BONDS FIRST
Soviet Trying to Retain Ap-
pr0val While Attracting
Foreign Capital.

Special Cable TO THE Nrw YoaK HHnAtp.
Copyright, 1891. ov THE New YoaK HEnAID
New York Herald Bureau,
Pnris, Aug. 10.
The lengthy appeal from GeoBevitcn
Tchltcherin, Russian Soviet Commissary
for Foreign Affairs. for a restoration oi
relations with France. which was printed
and distributed by the Communist news
paper Hur,onite this morning. fell on
deaf cars although ths Communists pro-
fess TO see in 1t a pledge OF the Soviet
good behavior in future and a desire 70
rebuild Russia's ruin caused by Bolshe-
vism-obviously with the aid of foreign
capital.
Officials of the French Government
told THE NEW YORK HERALD correspond
ent that Frances policy regarding Rus
sia had not been changed and would not
be changed until a definite agreement.
with guarantees. comes from Russia that
the debts OF the old imperial regime
would be paid of
sovietism Tottering.
II Is felt here that Sovietisn as
pictured by Lenine and Trotzky Is
tottering. and 1t is doubted whether
Moscow. faced as II Is by responsibility
for millions of human lives. could give
any guarantee that would be acceptable
that 10000, 0o0,0 francs. representing
French peasants former confidence in
Russia would be paid even in fifty
years.
What France will direct her delegate
to the Supreme Councils international
Russian Relief Commission to do re-
garding this phase OF the Russian prob
lem remains uncertain. NJ. BRAND has
insisted that Frances attitude would
be entirely humanitarian. but the lack
of interest on the part of the French
public in Russian affairs must be taken
into consideration. and IL is doubtful
whether the use OF French railroads or
French shipping to forward foodstuffs
to Russia would get Immediate approval
here unless there was some assurance
that Frances legitimate claims against
Russia would be met entirely.
NJ. Tchitcherin's statement was given
to members of the French Communist
party leaving Russia for France. be-
cause there never was reply to
wireless communications from Russia
sent to the EiffeI Tower station No;
having diplomatic relations. Moscow,
who feels its strength is diminishing, is
now trying to smooth a way for an
understanding with France, but the
Quai d'Orsay merely points out that the
fundamental basis for any settlement
is carefully omitted by Moscow. and
that the Foreign Office is perfectly
contented to wait until Lenines idea
for amalgamation with the Menshevist
influences has reached a stage where the
Russian Government policy will be
definitely anti Bolshevist.
Moscow's Twofold Policy.
The Temps tonight says that Moscow
now has two policies-one designed 70
build UP popular enthusiasm inside Rus
sa for the Soviet regime and the other
designed to induce foreign capital to aid
Russia and to promote confidence outside
Russia. With this. the Temps adds, Le-
nine and Trotzky have never ceased
proclaim'ng the imminence Of a prole-
tariat world revolution, and are even
now promising aid TO any revolt against
"capitalistic' government. The Temps
says the French Government Is convinced
that Moscow has not the slightest hope
of seeing a universal revolution. and is
merely trying to blind the public by an
apparent evolution from the former
chaotic policy of destruction.
BY an unusual coincidence the French
Government stand Is supported by the
Communist press. which. in the same
issue wherein Is printed NJ. Tchitch-
erin's appeal for capitalist succor. con-
tains a definite command to French
labor 10 sabotage all industry that
might contribute to any military ef-
forts, whether affecting Russia directly
or not, as being counter revolutionary.