Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-24
WHAT IS RUSSIA?
LOOMS AS PUZZLE
Recognition to Bring Question
as to Status Of Many
Seeded States
U. S. IN FAVOR OF UNITY
by CLINTON w. GILBERT
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Washington. April 24.--1f an agree
mcnt Ia reached at Genoa and Russis
is recognized. and II this country follows
the Allies In admitting the Soviet Gov
crnment into the family Of nations
various questions will arise as to what
is Russia.
No two countries arc agreed about
it. or at any rate this country does not
agree with the leading European Pow.
ers about the boundaries Of tho new
country that succeeded the old Czarist
President Wilson adopted the policy
Of standing for the integrity Of Russia,
end the present Administration has ad-
hered to 1t. Some time all the fragments
or most OF the fragments into which
regime were to come together again
into one great nation. and we awaited
that time.
The other nations Of Europe adopted
a different policy and accorded recog.
milton to the various small states in
the Western part of the former empire
which declared their independence OF
the SOviets. The chief Of these arc
Latvia. Esthonia and Lithuania.
u. s. Recognizes Two
We have recognized Finland. which
was once a part of Russia. and also
Poland. part Of which was formerly
included in Russia. But there were his.
toric and cthnic grounds. for regarding
these nations as independent.
With regard to Latvia, Esthonia and
Lithuania, the case was not so good.
And Ukrainia, which also split on, has
not commended itself to any of the chief
Governments Of the world.
II Latvia. Esthonia and Lithuania
stand as separate nations. then Russia
is pretty well cut off from the Baltic and
European waters generally. thrown back
upon Asia. becoming generally racine
rather than a Western Power.
Latvia has been recognized by twcn-
ty- seven Powers. EsthOnia by twenty.
one and I.ithuania by seventeen. 1t an
agreement is reached at Genoa cstab.
fishing the status quo and sort OF
truce among nations for ten years
these small nations would seem to
stand. even though the Soviet Govern
ment has never admitted their inde-
pendence. and even though this Govern
ment has been committed to their re.
union with Russia.
The so.callcd Republic Of Ukrainia is
not on such good footing information.
ally. Only the nationalist Turks and
the Afghans have welcomed 1t into the
family Of nations.
In addition there are the Govern.
ments Of Georgia and Azcrbaijan: an.
other, the Far Eastern Republic in ST.
beria, which maintains delegation
here-all of them existing in parts Of
what were Russia. The Far Eastern
Republic has friendly relations with
Moscow and may be easily reabsorbed
into Russia. But there remains the
problem Of Japan's aggression in 81.
beria, which takes on new aspect If
the world is to say that Russia has
stable government.
Many Others CnRecoMized
These are only few Of the recogni.
tion puSzles on the hands Of Mr.. Hard
ing. Besides the seven countries al.
ready mentioned, which. with. Soviet
Russia itself. make eight, there are
the following unrecognized nations: Al
bania. Armenia, Greece, turkey, INC
Canton or South China Government, the
Of Fiume. Of Angora. AZ
ghanistan and the rather uncertain ite-
pub,ic of Eastern Galicia. And there
is Erypt. whose independence Great
Britain has recognized. though her for
eign affairs remain more or less under
British control. No one has recognized
Egypt. except that Russian diplomatic
representative at Cairo calls himself
Minister Plcnipotcntiary.
There are puzzles enough to keep,
State Department busy for years. The
geography and politics of the world de-
nend On the easy say-So of this cOun-
try and the other great powers which
can assist in the process Of further
splitting the world up into small nn'
tions such as sprung out of the dis
integration OF Austria, or which can
eycrt nressurc for the establishment
Of another great power.
Mexico. Greece and Turkey are his
toric powers. Doubts surround their
rather than their right TO
existence. Europe will
take the lead in Greece and Turkey.
This country will do SO in Mexico. Each
waits upon the other.