Evening star., 1922-10-12
Expect Equal Voice in Near East
Decision.

by Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1922
MOSCOW, October l2.-Foreign Min
lister Tchitcherin said in an interview
today that the decision Of the allies to
let Russia attend one Of the two con-
ferences concerning the near east set
tlement was unsatisfactory. He could
see no reason for two conferences when
one ought to be sufficient to deal with
the whole issue
Russia he continued, objects to
settlement being made in the near
east without her presence. We think
proved it's stability, permanence and
solidarity to entitle it to be invited
to participate with the other powers
on eQaul terms for the consideration
of this international problem, in
which our interests are supremely
vinced that Russia is sufficiently
strong to make any settlement ne
Eotiated without her concurrence Of
little value"
Regrets L. 3. Ii Out
Russia's foreign minister expressed
keen regret at the failure of the re-
cent efforts TO establish closer rela-
tions with the United States.
THE request that an American
technical commission be allowed to
examine the resources and conditions
in Russia was made in such a way
that it conveyed an implication OF our
inferiority. Russia is not Egypt and
cannot be dealt with in the same way.
THE demand for access to all docu-
ments and insistence upon the right
to visit any part Of Russia the COM
mission might desire to see was not In
accordance with our status. We have
no objection to commission seeing
IA x1sleh n 900 To visit
any district 1t desires to visit. provid- :
ed II comes. not with a suggestion of
inferiority on our part but as from
equal to equal. 1t was because of this
that there might be no misunder-
standing on this point"
No Real DiMculty.
The correspondent asked NJ. Tchit-
cherin what he would do to promote
closer relations with the United
states, suggesting that the seizure
of the National City Bank funds in the
early months of the revolution. and
the consequent failure to make a set
tlement, might have accentuated the
difficulties.
"I do not believe that the question
between ourselves and the National
City Bank is the real difficulty" was
the reply. That is quite capable OF
adjustment and would be adjusted
IN any BtHcEdl oSA"CCh
the two nations The cause goes
deeper Many Americans believe still
that we are brigands and anarchists
unfit to associate with other nations
They get their views from persons
who have not seen Russia in several
years or who judge everything from
the years Of revolutionary upheaval."
Points to Other Nations.
And many Others" the writer
added, "believe that Russia Is still
responsible for much of the revolu-
tionary activity maintained in the
United States"
when people tell me this" NJ
Tchitcherin replied. II point to the
example Of other countries. England
after the world war had great revo-
lutionary activity for which Russia
was held responsible by many per-
sons there. Today with Russian trade
missions established in London the
revolutionary activity is much dimin-
ished. The same Is true of Germany,
where Russia has an embassy. In
Italy, where the revolutionary party
was formerly active, it has lost much
Of its power. although a Russian
mission is working there. In France,
where Russia is not represented,
there Is, nevertheless, much unrest.
VICTORY FOR RUSSIA.