Evening star., 1923-12-01
MUSSOLM| SEEKS
SOVIET RECOGNITION
Tells Deputies He Favors Ex-
change of ENJOYS for Trade
Concessions.
By the Associated Press.
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By the Associated Press.
ROME, December 1.-Premier Mus
solini. speaking in the chamber OF
deputies yesterday, strongly favored
recognition of the, soviet government
de 5ure as such recognition would be
advantageous to italy.
The occasion of the speech was the
debate on a bill ratifying the decree
giving effect to the preliminary agree
ment which Italy and Russia signed
at Rome In 1921. In the course OF
long statement the premier said ne
eotiations with vaslav yerovsky, So
Wet represe entative at the Lausanne
conference. had already reached a fa-
vorable stage when Vorovsky was
assassinated. A delay OF three or four
months followed before the negotia-
dansky, Norovsky's successor az
soviet representative in Italy.
.Cards on Table.
These discussions. MussoIini said.
were now going forward with the
cards on the table," the precise object
being the establishment of normal COM
mercial relations between Russia and
Italy. The negotiations were not in
huenced by political considerations on
either side and although they had
reached favorable stage, the two
coun.Ties were necessarily proceeding
slowly. The Russians were watkins
very carefully, the premier said, add
ing that 1T was Italy's policy not to.
be too precipitate. He believed a So
luton of the problem might be found,
"hich' while respecting the soviets
monopoly over foreign trade in Rus
sla, would enable Italy to establish
commercial traffic with the soviet
regime.
The premier asserted that the in
tellectual relations of the two peoples
were excellent He remarked that
during the Corfu incident the only
Of Moscow.
He. contended that all countries
mooso tiops NAY nahe % 10 resume % economic reia-
and the United States have taken
considerable steps in that direction
Wants Envoy In italy.
Referring to the presence In Rome
OF a Russian mission. Premier Mus
solini said he thought It wouId be
better to have regular Russian am
bassador there rather than a mere
representative, whether commercial
diplomatic or political.
The fascist government" Musso-
I'M continued. raises no difficulty
regarding de jure recognition of tho
soviet government. Such recognition
IS advantageous to Italian economy,
Italian expansion and the welfare OF
the people"
Speech lis Cheered.
The premier said he would there
fore say TO Russia: THE Italian gov
ernment recognizes the Russian go~-
ernment and restores 1t to the polit-
ical and diplomatic comfy of the
western nations. The Russian gov
ernment must grant a concrete EQUIV
treaty and concessions for the raw
materials of which Italy stands in
great need. If Russia will appre-
eiate this, IL she will concade what
we ask, there is no doubt but that
the negotiations now in progress Will
be satisfactorily concluded"
Premier Mussolini added that the
ment, although based on considera-
tion of national unity, also con-
tributed to realization of the gen
eral purpose of European reconstruc-
tion. Commercial treaties. he said
were made to restore the tissue oe
economic relations torn by the war
and the subsequent crisis. Italian
destined to complete each other.
Italy was entering upon an important
Industrial development and he be-
lieved the paths were open TO her in
southeastern Europe.
The speech was loudly applauded.