Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-17
VICTORY Of KENAL
PLEASES RUSSIAN
TRADE MINISTERS
BY GEORGE WHITE

Especial Cable to The Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News-Copyright. 1927
BERLIN. Oct. 14.-MaXim Litvi-
nov. Russian vice commissar for
trade and foreign affairs. summed
up the views of the Soviet govern
ment on the Near Eastern situa-
ton in statement which he made
to the writer today.
"Kemal Pasha's victory in the
Near East Is a greater victory for
Soviet Russia than for Turkey" he
said. For one thing the treaty Of
Sevres was completely upset by 1t,
proving that in the long run, such
treaties are nothing but scraps Of
paper a term which, in my opin-
ion, will also be applied eventually
to the pact of Versailles. But above
all. we believe and hope that the
debacle of the British policy in the
Near East will mean the downfall
of Prime Minister Lloyd George.
thereby making easier the adoption
Of a new attitude toward Soviet
Russia. If it had not been for the
treaty between Moscow and the
Angora republic. Renal Pasha
would never have been successful.
1--WE regard the British prime
minister's standpoint Of barring Rus
sia from the Near Eastern confer
ence as an act of pronounced hos
tility, and will act accordingly. 1t
was because of Lloyd Georges stub
born refusal to recognize Russia as
an interested power that Moscow
signed the consolidated agreement
signed by Leslie Krassin and Urqu-
hart, Russia's contention being
that so long as the bolshevistic ele-
ments and especially the incon-
sistent Lloyd George, were at the
helm in Great Britain, it would be
unsafe to resume trade relations OF
any kind. Russia will find ways and
means Of gaining admission to the
Near Eastern conference and fight
for the freedom of the straits which
are vital to the existence Of our
country.
'They are not satisfied with the
snobbish invitation to a confer
ence to be held at a later date
and to which Georgia, Ukrainia and
other Soviet states have been in
vited. The London cabinets policy
in the Near East has been such u
failure that the British people un-
doubtedly will refuse to stand for it
much longer"
NJ Litvinov came to Berlin to
take the place Of Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin in the capacity of a
special envoy to the western Euro
pean countries. His headquarters
will be in Berlin. 1t is understood
in well-informed circles here, tina:
he has received orders to proceed
to London and negotiate directly
with the British government. Leonid
Krassin, who disagreed with the
Moscow council on account of it's
refusal to ratify the Urqunart agree
ment, was given a leave of absence
after his offer to resign had been
refused by Lenin.
In an interview published in the
German newspapers, M. Litvinov
further expressed the opinion that
France was also about to change
its policy toward the Soviet govern
ment as the result Of NJ. Herriot's
visit to Moscow, where he negotiat-
ed on, behalf of powerful French
interests. Herriot has left Moscow
and is expected to arrive in Paris
at the end of this week. Litvinov
said he, was sure that Herriot
would report directly to Premier
Poincare with the result that the
latter would change his attitude
toward Russia completely.