Evening star., 1923-07-23

of the existing regime in Russia.
there has not only been the tyran-
nical procedure to which you refer.
and which has caused the question OF
the submission or acquiescence OF the
Russian people to remain an open
one. but also a reputation of the
| obligations inherent in international
| intercourse and a defiance or the
principles upon which alone it can be
conducted.
The persons of our citizens IN
! Russia are for the moment free from
harm. No assurance exists, however
against a repetition of the arbitrary
detentions which some of them have
| suffered in the past. The situation
with respect to property is even more
palpable. The obligations of Russia
TO the taxpayers of the United States
/ remain repudiated. The many Amer
lean citizens who have suffered di-
rectly or indirectly by the confisca-
| remain without the prospect of In
=, Identification. We have had recent
/ evidence, moreover, that the policy
| of confiscation is by no means at an
; end. The effective jurisdiction or
/ Moscow was recently extended to
| Nladivostok and soon thereafter Mos
cow directed ths carrying out In that
| city of confiscatory measures sucn as
I we saw in western Russia during 1917
and 1918
Most Serious Situation Seen.
What is most serious in that there
| is conclusive evidence that those in
control at Moscow have not given
| up their original purpose of Destroy
| ing existing governments wherever
they can do so throughout the world
Their efforts in this direction have re-
Gently been lessened In intensity only
by the reduction of the cash re-
sources at their disposal
You are we'll aware from the ex-
periences of the American Federation
of Labor of this aspect OF the situa-
tion which must be kept constantly
in view I had occasion 10 refer 10
il last March in addressing the wonp-
ems committee for the recognition
OF Russia 1t is worth while 70
repeat the quotations which tnen
gave from utterances OF the leaders
OF the bolshevik government on tne
subject of world revolution. as the
authenticity of these has not been
denied by their authors.
Last November Zinoviev said, 'Tne
eternal In the Russian revolution Is
the fact that It is the beginning OF
the world revolution. Lenin, before
the last congress Of the third in
ternationale, last fall, said that the
revolutionists of all countries must
learn the organization, the planning:
the method and the SUBSTANCE OF
revolutionary work Ihen, am
convinced he said, the outlook of
the world revolution Will not be
good, but excellent And Trotsky,
addressing the fifth congress OF the
Russian communist youths at MOSCOW
last October-not two years ago, but
last October-said this: That means
comrades, that revolution is coming
in Europe as well as in America.
systematically, step by step, stub
/, bornly and with gnashing OF teeth,
In both camps. 1t will be long pro-
tracted. cruel and sanguinary
View Only of individuals.
THE only suggestion that I have
seen in answer to this portrayal OF
fixed policy is that these state
ments express the views of the in
dividuals in control of the MOSCOW
! regime rather than Of the regime
! itself We are unable, however, to
| find any reason for separating the
| regime and its purpose from those
! who animate it, and control IL. anu
direct II so as to further their aims
while this spirit of destruction
at home and abroad remains unal-
tered, the question of recognition by
our government of the authorities at
Moscow cannot be determined py
mere economic considerations or by
the establishment in some degree or
| a more prosperous condition, whcih.
| of course, we should be glad to note
or simply by a consideration OF the
probable stability Of the regime in
| question. There cannot be inter
| course among nations anv more than
among individuals. except upon d
J general assumption of good faith.
We would welcome convincing evi-
| dence OF a desire of the Russian au-
! thorities to observe the fundamental
j conditions of international inter-
course and the abandonment of them
| OF the persistent attempts to sub
| vert the institutions of democracy
| as maintained IN this country and
| in others.
Rights of People Involved.
TT may confidently be added that
1 respect by the Moscow regime for
1 the liberties of other peoples will
most likely be accompanied by ap-
propriate respect for the essential
rights and liberties of the Russian
people themselves. The sentiment of
our people is not deemed to be favor
able to the acceptance into political
fellowship of this regime so long as
IL denies the essential bases of in
tercourse and cherishes, as an ulti-
mate and definite aim, the deStruc-
ton of the free institutions which
we have laboriouSly built up, con-
tanning as they do the necessary as
surances of the freedom OF labor
upon which our prosperity must de-
pend"
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