Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08
ALLIED AGREEMENTS
MAY SAVE EUROPE
Admittance of Germany and Russia to
Economic Conference May End
Chaotic Conditions.

! asmuch as the state has SO inter
locked industrial activity with poiitf-
cal control. Potentially Russia is the
richest country In Europe. Her natu-
raj resources are boundless. and with
systematic exploitation the nation
would emerge from financial sloughs
of deSpond. However. any action OF
the bolshevik officials in MOSCOW can
upset. disorganize and, in fact, com
pletely null Industrial endeavor: TINS
they have done in the years that have
elapsed since the bolsheviks took con-
troll, and it is exceedingly problematl-
cal just how far and how soon Rus-
sia can recover from the grieVous
virtue of misguided political theories.
But Russia can recover with as
sistance. and If officials in Moscow
are willing to lend a helping hand
sympathetic aid from other nations of
Europe.
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Officials OF neither Russia nor the
world at large can expect much prog
ress II Lenin and Trotsky pursue
their old-time attitude of batting
other nations with the idea of eventu-
ally exploiting them to the advantage
of the interna,ionale. condition of
which they have so long dreamed.
AS the result Of the activities and
but natural that suspicion Of Russian
motives should still exist. but 1t may
be that after several years try-out or
their own pana0aS the DolSheFlk
leaders are sincere in their protesta-
lions of desire to resume relations
with the outside world. Several radf-
cal steps have been taken In Moscow
to place the industrial and economic
life Of the nation on funcnoning
basis. Concessions have been made to
11I ion, aTI n n
admitting the breakdown of certain
soviet ideas Of state control in the in
dustrial life of the nation. Whether
these confessions were designed for
outside consumption more than boil
shevik remains to be seen. but 1t is
believed among officials in London
that Lenin is really DESTROYS of estab-
fishing such relations with other
countries as to work the speedy re-
covery of Russia.
With co-ordinated schemes OF pro-
noting trade expansion and opening
up the great markets will come pros
perity to nations skirting Russia. and
particularly to Germany. England
likewise may be expected to profit
through concessions which would
have to be granted to outside nations
If Russia is to advance at the swift
est possible pace, and it cannot be too
swift if Europe is to take pathways
free of danger.
Much must be done in a political
way, however, before either England
working plan in which the bolsheviki
have 4 part For the mere sake of
trade neither of the allies will give
the bolsheviki full leeway in dictat-
ing conditions upon which Russia will
participate In any engagements The
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reaching stipulations as to what and
when they will cooperate. but mas
much as the allies constantly Will be
on the lookout against bolshevik per-
fidy. it is more likely that they will
impose certain political stipulations
to which Moscow must agree before
any conference can succeed.
The bolsheviki always have been and
still are a grave danger to organized
government and society 1t will take
more than mere protestations of good
faith on the part of Lenin and Trot-
sky to iull allied suspicious. and un-
less Lenin and Trotsky are content to
give the guarantees that may be eX-
pected then the allies may be forced
to work on without the cooperation
of Russia.
But with millions of her people
starving. with industrial life stag
u,
of the nation tottering as the result
Of widespread chaos and disorganiza-
ton, it is believed that after much
maneuvering the Russian leaders may
be content to abide by allied dictates
and take an active part in the gem
eral scheme Of economic rehabilita-
ton.
The big point of the agreement of
allied premiers rests, however, not
particularly in cooperation with
Russia and Germany in general re-
construction processes. but in the fact
that they actually are alarm
ed at the general situation and are
taking concrete steps looking toward
an end to trying conditions the con-
tinent over With such steps. plus
a fair degree of confidence. one in
the Other. the abandonment of jeal-
ousies and strife, progress may be
expected.