New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
u. S. Jews Oh
Red Trade Sent
Other Nations
Administration Desires to
Make Its Position Plain
to World; Believed Soviet
Might Misconstrue Note
Chance for Propaganda
Suggestion of Aid Could Be
Misinterpreted and Used
to Moscow's Advantage
from Tho Tribune's N'ashfnoton Bu,eau

rom no rt0unee " washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 26.--The re-
lection by the United States of Soviet
-Russia's trade proposal contained in
Secretary of State Hughes's statement
cabled to American Consul Albrecht at
Reval yesterday, has already been
placed in the hands of Maxim Litvinoff,
the Soviet minister and by him con-
veyed to the Moscow government, it
is believed in official circles here.
The State Departments instructions
to Consul Albrccht were to make the
American answer known to Litvinoft
Immediately upon it's receipt, and word
from Reval that the delivery actually
has been accomplished is momentarily
expected.
Officials disclosed to-day that copy
of the American note to Russia also
has been dispatched to all important
American embassies and legations
abroad for transmission in turn to the
foreign Offices of those governments for
their information. This wide dissemina-
tion of the American response to the
Bolshevik appeal is especially desired
by the Harding Administrations that
OF this government.
Possible Soviet Attitude Forecast
1t is anticipated that the Soviet
authorities may contrive to interpret
the frank statement made by Secre-
tary Hughes into meaning that the
American government is anxious to as
sist Russia in the process of rehabili-
tation, as suggested in the opening sem
tence of Secretary Hughes's statement,
which said the United States desires
to aid by every appropriate means in
romoting proper opportunities through
which commerce can be established
upon sound basis" 1. may very we'll
develop that. the Soviet propagandists
may lose sight entirely of the re-
mainder OF the statement drafted by
Secretary Hughes, which clearly calls
for an end to the 'pre-ent causes of
impoverishment" which now exist
through Bolshcvik rule.
The hurried dispatch of the Amer-
can note to all capitals Of the world,
therefore, is for the purpose of inform
ing European governments of the
American position in it's entirety i'm
mediately and in advance of any pos
-slble construction that the Soviet re-
gime might desire to put on it.
Others Policies Disregarded
The American response to the Soviet
appeal was drafted with the full and
complete assent of President Harding
and his Cabinet advisers, and point
was made by officials to-day in DISCUSS
;np the Hughes statement that it was
not Influenced either bv the policy pur-
sued by the Wilson Administration or
based on what other governments have
done with reference to resuming trade
relations with the Bolshevik govern
ment,
s~sI 1t sstrue that the British Russian
trade agreement has, been diligently
studied by experts Of both the State
Depa rtment and the Department of
Commerce, but it is held that the
American government was not infu-
enced by the benefits described as inur-
ing to British citizens through this
agreement. The feeling here is that
until Russia has something to produce
it is useless to talk Of business re-
sumption, and until the present mill
tarist and terrorist program Is replaced
with orderly productiveness the Rus
sian state does not afford legitimate
market for American exports