Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-31
TO REINSTATE
RUSSIA INTO
WORLD FAMILY
America To Send Commits
sion to Investigate
Situation
OFFICIALS SKEPTICAL
Hone For Resumption of Economic
and Commercial Relations and Also
Full or Partial Political Relations.
(By United I>ress-)

London, Aug. 3l.-Sailors of the
Bolshevik fleet in the Black Sea have
Joined the revolt of Odessa and other
southern provinces against the Soviet
government, according to dispatches
received here via Berlin today.
Washington, Aug. 3l.-Russia Will
be given q chance TO get back into
the family of nations. -.
This. it was understood to-day from
high authority, is the real significance
behind the State Department an
nouncement that informal proposals
had been made by the American Gov
ernment to the Soviet authorities
looking toward sending an expert
commission TO investigate the econo-
mic situation in Russia.
Two things of supreme Importance
might result from such a study:
Resumption on a full scale OF
economic and commercial relations oy
the United States and the rest OF the
world with what is now known as
Soviet Russia.
2-Then as probably natural and
logical consequence, resumption on
either a full or partial scale of poll
tical relations of some sort OF recog-
nitnon.
1t is emphasized by these high au-
thoritjes. however, that such results
are entirely problematical, belonging
to the future, and would depend com
pletely on the results of the proposed
technical study in Russia.
The American proposals Tor the m
vestigGtion of conditions in Russia
are not regarded in official circles
here as deyiating in any special de-
cree from the Russian policy ct the
United States. But the announce
ment of these proposals does show
not only Il willingness but a desire
of this Government to get TO the root
of the trouble in Russia and do what
is possible to bring about a rehablli-
tation in that country.
Also there seems to be an import
ant, political significance IN the move
of this country in that, refusing TO
be a party to the plans of the Allied
nations for makeshift and unreal
remedies in Russia, the United States
has taken step which, If 1t proved
successful, would have the effect of
America taking the lead in bringing
about q settlement of one OF the
worlds greatest problems-the Rus
sian question.
This Government has taken the
position that the restoration of pro
ductivity is the basis of the Russian
troubles. But because Of the made
quacy of information about the con-
fused situation in Russia, efforts to
bring about a rehabilitation have
been handicapped.
For instance, this Government
knows that people are now starving
in some districts of Russia, because
the food. supply has failed of about
three weeks to stretch over to the
next crops. On the other hand, large
amounts of grain were ready in south
Russia. but for some reason were not
transported TO the other districts.
What causes such hopeless Sltua-
tion as these are the things the COM
mission Of inquiry would find out.
The commission would establish the
true facts of the specific reasons for
RUSSia'S helpleSSness, the necessary
remedies TO overcome these evils and
to bring about a rehabilitation. and
the guarantees the Russian Govern
meut would have TO provide to bring
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aid
However, officials here are rather
inclined as yet to be skeptical about
the success of the plan for the COM
mission of inquiry, as reported state
ments of the Soviet authorities indi-
cate RuSSia'S reply to the proposal
will be unsatisfactory.
II is feared the Soviet will try to
turn the American proposal into a
subject for political negotiation, and
this Government will not counteuance
such 4 move