Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-18
]. s. WILLING To
ND RUSSIA BUT
RECOGNITION IS
TO Be WIT THHELD.
Restoration Of Productivity
Must Be Set in Motion
By the Country Itself, Is
WaShingtOn Stand,
GENOA MEMORANDUM
FAULTY. IS CLAIM
America Has No Intention
of Perpetuating OeIusions
Among the Russians, Of
ficiaIs Declare,
{By The Associated Prcss.)

Washington. May 17.-Any ques-
tion of the recognition by the Unit
ed States of the Russian soviet gov
ernment lies beyond the time when
restoration of productivity in Rus
sia shall have been set in motion by
that country Itself, according to an
authoritative and plainly spoken
outline of the attitude of the Amer
ican government obtained today
Refusal to participate both in the
Genoa conference and in the pro-
posed commission consideration oil
Russian affairs at The Hague, 1t
was added, was based on the con-
yiction that such q restoration could
not be hoped for under the terms
outlined in the Russian memoran-
dunn of May II at Genoa.
Ready To Investigate.
In the meantime it was explained
the United States is ready to en-
bark with other powers on any
purely scientific investigation OF
conditions in Russia with view to
recommendations as to steps neces-
sary for the commercial, final ana
industrial revival of that country;
but it will have no part in any such
deliberations which even imply
recognition of the soviet regime
and would thus tend to 'perpetuate
delusions" among the Russian peo-
pie.
In the American view the Russian
Genoa memorandum, from which IL
appeared the proposal for the ses-
sons at The Hague was an OFT
shoot, would have exactly that ef-
feet in Russia. The memorandum
referred to by Mr.. Hughes in de-
clinine the invitation to The Hague
stands as an impossible barrier to
the establishment OF any relations
with Russia" it was said.
IL 1t was in the minds of Russian
delegations that loans and other
forms Of credit might be estab-
lished in the United states without
there first having Deeh set up
within Russia such conditions as
would warrant investments there
on n sound, economic basis, they
are laboring under complete de-
lusion and no good purpose would
be served, under the American
view, by entering upon discussions
at The Hague which could never
reach a happy issue while the at
titude indicated in the Russian
memorandum remained un-
changed.
Remedies Lie Within Russia.
1t has been said repeatedly by
American officials who have q
hand in guiding the policies OF the
government that recognition OF the
soviet government by the United
States and other countries would
not set afoot the economic reha-
hilitation of Russia. Secretary
Hughes indicated this clearly when
he informed the Genoa group In
his recent note that remedies for
Russia's problems must come from
within Russia herself" Admin
istration officials generally are
wholly confident that the Ameri-
can people would never approve
recognition of the soviet regime
and indicate their belief that the
assembled delegates at Genoa
should by now fully understand the
fixed nature of the American pol
lev of standing wholly aloof from
any international arrangement
that might have the appearance of
moving toward such recognition.
There seems to have arisen some
misunderstanding in European
capitals. nevertheless. and the very
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