The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-22
HUGHES SQV|ET
note HINT TO
WORLD
Secretary AnswersI Critics at
Home and Aims TO DispeI
Suspicion Abroad.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS,
international News service.

International News Service.
Secretary OF State Hughes latest
denunciation of Soviet Russian poll.
cies was calculated ndt only to an.
swer Administration critics at home,
but also to influence governments
abroad in their attitude toward rec.
ognition Of the Moscow govern
ment, IL was learned In an au-
thoritative quartet today.
The declaration undoubtedly will
have a tremendously discouraging
effect upon the Bolshevist leaders,
who, according to all official infor-
nation here, already are disheart.
ened, but officials are convinced II
win never reach the Russian gen
eral public, owing To the absolute
control Of the press exercised by
the Soviet authorities.
Wants Clear Understanding.
Comprehensive reports before Mr..
Hughes indicate, okficials assert,
that there 10 no more warrant for
recognition now tn IN there was
two years ago. The Administration
is aware, however, that the dues-
ton OF resuning relations. with
Moscow 10 being seriously coneid-
cred at q number 0f foreign capt.
tails, and Hughes y anxious that
there shall be no niigunde rstanding
there as to the attitude Of this
Government.
A decision by the United States
in this matter, 1t isl believed, would
be sure to exert 81 yveighty influs
ence not only with Great Britain
and France, but particularly with
Japan. which since the Washington
Arms Conference has shown q
marked disposition TO cooperate
with the United States.
France Deals with Soviet.
These three powers have recently
shown an especially active interest
in the QUESTION Of Russian recogni.
ton. Informal negotiations have
been in progress tor some weeks
between representatives Of the
French government and agents 81
the Moscow reginnes and after years
Of firm refusal to deal with the
Soviets. France has Just granted
ARGOS, Ltd, the Soviet official trad
ing organization, permission to es
tablish branches inE Paris.
In Great Britain the revival 8,
the recognition talk has resulted
largely from the announcement o,
the White Star Company that /,
has practically concluded arrange
ments with Moscow for the estab
lishment Of regular steamship sery
Ice from Russia ports. M. JoffA
the MOSCOW diplonatist and propa
sandist. ID now III Tokyo for thu
purpose OF negotiating q CONNER
cfal agreement and to obtain recor
milton IL he can. and while the
japanese have received him. the
japanese government has beer
watching closely for some move
by the United States.
Watch for Advantage.
All these powers are under con.
siderable pressure to resume rela.
ttons with Russia, chiefly. IT IL
stated. from persons who believe
some commercial or cencessionary
advantage Is to he gained by beins
first to accord recognition. The
powers, too, are watching each
other jealousy, lest Some cnA steal
march. leaving them % grant
recognition without ccmpensatina
considerations.
Distrust Of the intentions Of the
United States has been increased,
ofnelals believe, by the activities
OF certain American groups in OBJ.
tanning concessions, notably to de.
velop the petroleum fields Of Rus.
sia. This is particularly the case
in Japan, where announcement of
the Sinclair concession in Saghalin
was made the occasion for bitter
attacks on the Governments policy
toward Russia, despite the fact
that the United States has never
given its diplomatic support to the
claims OF the American company.
will DispeII Suspicion.
The cIear-cut statement Of Amer
lean policy by Secretary Hughes, it
is believed, will do much to dispel
these suspicious on the part of for
eign governments, and bring them
to a calm realization Of the true
facts in the case. In this way, IL
10 hoped. that check will be id.
ministered to what seemed to be a
growing tendency toward q STAN
pede to recognize the regime of
Lenin and Trctzky. I.
MRS. M0LL WILL STAND
Ill