The Washington times., 1923-12-20
At RUSSIA
|RESL|BERAL
SENATORS
Borah and johnson May Lead
Attack on Hughes Policy in
Rejecting Farley.
By GEORGE r. HOLMES,
International News Service.

AHCeFnaCOnaI News SERVICE
Secretary of State Hughes curt
rejection of Soviet Russia's latest
olive branch, and his refusal even
to consider a joint conference to
adjust outstanding differences be-
tween the two countries has provided
the so-called progressives of the
Sixty-eighth Congress with another
issue upon which they planned to-
day to savagely assault Admins
tration policy.
Most of the insurgent-progres-
sives, who hold the balance of
engaged today planning an extern
sive series of speeches to be de-
livered at the first favorable OPP
portunity. They will denounce
Secretary Hughes for what they
term. "slamming the door in Rus
sia's face at a time when the
Soviets appeared, hat in hand,
anxious to make concessions" And
it appeared today that the matter
might be dragged into the CAM
paign.
Borah Incensed.
Senator William E. Bo:a Of
Idaho, Senator Hiram Johnson of
California, supported by what is
known as the Northwestern bloc"
Of rgent-progressives and the
farm bloc in general, were particu-
larly inCensed at the curtness and
promptness of Hughes rejection
of the Soviet offer.
II shall have something to say
later on" said Borah, land mean
while I intend to press my resolu-
ton in the Senate for recognition of
Russia"
The Idaho Senator is understood
to feel particularly strongly over
the matter for the reason that he
talked with President Coolidge at
some length over the Presidents
recommendation regarding Russia
in his message prior to it's delivery
to Congress, and after it's delivery
was loud in his praise Of that por-
: ton, which said:
Whenever there appears any
disposition to compensate our c1t1-
Zens who were despoiled, and to
recognize the debt contracted with
our Government whenever
the active spirit Of enmity to our
institutions is abated our
country ought to be the first to
go to the economic and moral res
cue of Russia. We hope the time
Is near at hand when we can act"
Lauded Passage.
Concerning this, Senator Borah
said:
II am gratified with the Pussian
policy announced by the President.
am in a position to say that the
Russian question can be :,ettled III
perfect accord with the policy an
nouned by the President"
Within two weeks after these de-
Velopments, the Soviet offer of a
conference was telegraphed to the
White House. And within twenty
four hours after it's receipt, Sec
rotary Hughes rejection was on it's
way back to Moscow.
Senator Wheelc Dem) of Mon
tana, who made All independent in
Vestigation" this summer of Russian
conditions, charged today that the
effect of Secretary Hughes note is
to inform the Moscow government
that president Coolidge did not
mean what he said" Wheeler is an
other Senator who is planning to at
tack the Administration policy.
Others are Senator King Dem) Of
Utah, Frazier Rep) Of North Da-
kota, Brookhart Rep) Of Iowa, and
the two Farrner-Labor Senators from
Minnesota, Johnson and Shipsted.
On the other hand, the Hughes re-
ply has met with general approval
from the Republican regulars, in
Guiding Senator Lodge, Senator
Moses, Senator Erandegee and other
Republican members OF the Foreign
Relations Committee, who are OPP
posed to the BOrah resolution for
recognition.