Evening star., 1924-11-30
COMMUNIST WORK
IN j. s. ADMITTED
Soviet Premier Says, How
ever, InternationaIe Is lnde-
pendent of Government
Rr .n- nssocintcd Pres.

By Inc associate Press.
MOSCOW, November 29.--The Com
runtst Internattoualc is carrying on
Urrpapa nda abroad. Premier Rykof
admitted III discussing Russia's pres
ent situation among the world gov
srnments. He argued. however, that
the iuternatinnale WAS an organiZa-
tton independent of the Soviet gov
erment.
AFFILIATED with tho Communist In
tnrnationale," he said. are Com
munist parties which IRE prosecut-
Iug their work legally in England,
r'rance, the United States and other
Countries. We have no reason to re-
fuSs representatives of these parties
protection or the right Of refuge. nor
"al. We forbid them to coordinate
thCir activities"
The premier said that he Consid-
c".d the political movement to the
right in Great Britain. Germany and
Ia" United States. but that this move
n@nt only brought Europe much
near"r an armed struggle. He felt
lhat Germany's acceptance of the
Dawes plan forfeited that country's
economic Independence. but he fore
d" tn" ultimate joining of Germany
aud the Soviet in the closest rela-
lions.
The Soviet premier declared that
nothing had happened in the past
Year to persuade the Soviet govern
n"nt to join the League of Nations.
HTS League of Nations.
We snail never link our foreign
policy with the decisions of a league
which is organized for the sole pur-
nos" of exercising an entente dicta-
tCrship over Europe" he added.
Tho premier remarked that Rus
Sia $ policy regarding eastern coun-
tries was causing much Irritation
among TIL" imperialists of Europe and
the United states
Remarking that Russia's interna-
rional independence had been greatly
enhanced since last year by reason
~ her recognition by numerous for
eign powers, NJ. Rykoff admitted, on
the other hand. that the present in
ternational situation represents q
most complicated period in the his
tory of Russia's foreign policy.
ut is quite clear from the notes
recently received from Great Brit
ain" he said. that our foreign rela-
tlonship is undergoing 3 transforma-
tion which may possibly prove dan
GerouS to the Soviet union"
II. Rykof reiterated that the Zino-
Nief letter. mentioned III the recent
British note to Russia. was false and
nat the Soviet government would IN
sist or the appointment of an arbi-
ration commission to pass upon the
merits OF the communication.
DepIores Britain'sa A elton.
Regarding the relations between
England and Russia, he said that both
countries would suffer through the
rejection by the Baldwin government
of the Anglo ussian treaty.
I'VE secured R great triumph in
dealing with China" he said. I'VE
entered Peking peacefully and with
out resort to force or to agreements
with the bourgeoise diplomats. We
concluded a friendly agreement with
The Chinese governments on the basis
Of annulling all treaties unfavorable
to China and of regarding China as
IN Independent. equal country, and
not as an oppressed colonial ma
ton
Discussing the present Japanese
negotiations, NJ Rykoff said that they
were several times on the verge of
collapse. but that an agreement had
now been reached on the principal
points. The only remaining question
was the extent of the oil and coal
areas on the Island Of Sakhalten
which Japan should have after the
evacuation of the island. The pre-
nier believed that the Japanese
would accept the Soviet offer of 40
per cent of the total area.