Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-03-25
ENGLAND RbkEs BLOCKADE
First Entente Na.Ss ,To Resume Com.
msreIal RelstESs\ Guarantees
Freedom Isl Soviet Ships

London.AGreat Britain, first great
entente nation Alift the commercial
blockade againf ijSovietS Russia, has
signed an agreement with represen
tatives of the Mdsccw govekpment per
hitting the exchange Of commodities
between the two countries and guar
anteeing Russiani vessels the freedom
of the seas. .,..
Completion 81 the negotiations
which began sevsial months ago, was
announced recently The step, which
is one of the mosd Significant acts that
has taken place hince the armistice
has aroused not bnly tremendous in
terest throughout Europe, but a wide
difference of sentiment in Great Brit
ain. Rl
The British goyfrnment, accused Of
having extended, through dealing with
Lenine's emissafies, tacit though
unofficial recognition Of the Soviet
government, stateSsas 1t has declared
throughout the course Of the negotia
tions that the agreement implies moth
ing but the righggto do business be
tween the two caantries, and denies
that recognition bf any sort or de-
scription is impl4d by its signature
to the document
The Labor part and the bulk OF
British merchantsistew the agreement
as businesslik9 move, which will
permit English Sdicerns to step into
the Russian martet in advance OF
any other nationl Ind. obtain the first
fruits and first ayantages that such
relationship woRd bring. It Is re
garded by these H3n as victory for
common sense deding with an inter
national problen 3,ss
On the other haA, those who see In
the agreement a pftial recognition OF
the Trotzky and Ihine regime inveigh
against it as deahg with q govern
ment "blackened b every crime, and
agents of which 3e actively plotting
the destructionb bf every civilized
state"-as the ling Post remarks
It is announced that; the treaty In
cludes Russian KIaranteess that the
Soviet win refrafI from anti-British
activities in Asial espe ectaily IN AZ
ghanistan and Ind In return Great
Britain pledges hkself not TO carry
on any anti i-Rpssf3 activity In statei
formed out OF the rmer Russian eni
pire. Great Brits lso assures Rus
sian ships Of com Hppiete Up
erty. on the high
The recent act |elaysd
Ibys - trcHsrsisa Y
isssS 1huaeefed -
is regarded az 6easure which wi
bring tremendoui ppport to- the Lei
ine-Trotzky COVE 4ent. In fact, tn
life of the present Soviet probably ha
been indefinitely extended as a resul
of the successful work Of Krassin 1
overcoming all the obstacles to tn
project.
It is becoming more and more al
parent that the Kronstadt rebellio
far from being revolt against Con
munism, Is purely political IN ever
aspect and seeks merely to exchang
one set of leaders for another. 1t !
foredoomed to failure because 1t lack
the impetus of general atni-Commur
ist sentiment throughout the cour
try.
The ability of Lenine and Trotzk
to cling to power depended almost er
tirely upon the success or failure o
the British trade negotiations, accord
ing to the best opinion here.
Washington England, through he
trade agreement signed with Russia
will become the middleman for Amer
lean goods sent to Russia-and ge
most of the profit, says Senate
France, Maryland, leader Of those Re
publican forces favoring resumption o
United States trade with Russia.
France, who will Immediately re
omen his demands for ending Ameri
can trade aloofness in 80 far as Rus
sia is concerned, expressed little SUI
prise at the announcement made II
London.