Evening star., 1924-09-26
Compromise, Permitting Rec
ognition of Soviet, Declared
Within Reach.
ANGL0-RUSSIAN ACCORD
CITED AS CASE IN POINT
Hughes Servant of Capitalists, But
That No Bar to Agreement,
Says Foreign Minister.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW, September 26-All the
facts indicate that a compromise be-
tween the interests Of the United States
and the Russian Soviet government is
to be desired. and that it is quite within
reach, Foreign Minister Tchitcherin OF
Russia declared today in a belated re.
ply to the pronouncement of American
policy toward Russia made by Secre-
tary of State Hughes.
The Russian foreign secretary, in a
carefully prepared 2,50o-word interview "
with the Rosta Agency. bristling with
augmentation, but marked by polite but
emphatic language. set forth the Rus
sian point of view on Russo-American n
relations and, according to the inter
probation placed upon his declarations
by many persons here. held out the olive
branch to the United States.
Compromise in Reach.
From the fact that the Soviet gov
ernment serves the interests of the la
boring masses and the Government OF
Secretary Hughes serves the interests OF
American capitalists" NJ. Tchitcherin
said, cit does not follow that COM
not possible. On the contrary, all the
facts indicate that such a compromises
is to be desired, and that it is quite
within reach"
Concerning Russia's debt to the
United States the Russian foreign
minister declared that his govern
ment had already offered to negotiate
with Washington respecting this
question. He cited the recently
concluded Anglo Russian treaty as
showing that lit is quite possible to
other states which will prove profit
able to both sides"
Traces HuEhea' Record.
NJ. Tchitchern contends that the
argument of Secretary Hughes re-
garding the, irreconciiability of the
economic policies of Soviet Russia
and the United States is without
basis, adding: THE Anglo Russian
agreement proves that despite the
wide difference between the economic
systems of England and Russia, 1T
was possible to reach an agreement
on a basis OF equality. 1t apparently
does not enter Mr. Hughes head that
such an agreement between the
United States and Russia is possible -
The Russian official gives a detailed
sketch of Mr.. Hughes career, at
tempting to show that he rose to
power by serving American banking
and capitalistic interests as opposed
to the interests of workingmen. He
says that Mr.. Hughes present policy
in regard to Russia and its population
is in full consonance with his past
activity.
New Threat Seen to Russia.
NJ Tchitcherin accuses Mr.. Hughes
of being the leader in a movement
Of world imperialists against soviet
Russia and the colonial people of the
world, the chief object of which, he
says, is the annihiation of Soviet
Russia
while Mr.. Hughes is delivering
pacifist speeches" the Soviet minister
continues, ''the imperialists with his
aid are carrying on bloody activities
in China and Georgia Despite the
failure of their policy toward soviet
Russia there is ground for believing
that a new attempt at intervention
and economic blockage of Russia will
be made by imperialists in the near
failure of their policy toward Soviet
future. The recent statement of Mr..
Hughes against Soviet Russia bears
witness to this