The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-05
RUSS and BRITISH
COMMISSIONERS
TO FRAME PACT
Labor Party Debt Ac.
tion May Irk France

O1N.--AIlnounCelnenI OF the
names Of the Soviet government
commissioners who will negotiate the
new treaty following recognition by
the Labor Party government is ex-
pected here daily.
The unconditional recognition ac-
corded the Soviet government leaves
the question of treaties and agree
ments TO be settled by a joint COM
mission and the note sent to Mos
COW by the Labor Party govern
ment contains an invitation to the
Soviet government to send such a
commission. The full text of the
note is delivered to the Krenlin
BY the British charge d'affaires Is
as follows:
Text of Note.
II have the honor, by direction
Of my government, to inform your
excelency that they recognize the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
as de jure rulers of those territories
of the old Russian Empire which
acknowledge their authority.
In order, however, to create the
normal conditions of complete friend
" relations and Full commercial
intercourse it will be necessary to
conclude definite practical agree
ments on a variety of matters, some
Of which have no direct connection
with the question of recognition and
some of which, on the other hand,
are intimately bound up with the
fact of recognition.
In the latter category may be
cited the question Of existing trea-
ties. His Majesty's Government is
advised that recognition of the So
Wet Government of Russia will. ac-
cording to the accepted principles of
international law, automatically
bring into force all the treaties
concluded between the two coun-
tries previous to the Russian revo-
luton, except where these have
been denounced or have otherwise
iuridicially lapsed. 1t is obviously
to the advantage of both countries
that the position as regards these
treaties should be regularized sim
ultaneously with recognition.
Technically unconnected with
recognition, but clearly of utmost
Importance, are the problems Of
settlement of the existing claims by
the Government and nationals of
one party against the other and the
restoration Of Russia's credit.
ut is also manifest that genu-
inely friendly relations cannot be
said to be completely established so
long as either party has reason to
-=sz'ss:s->>Qect the othaI carving on.
propaganda against it's interests
and directed to overthrow its insti-
tutions.
'In these circumstances his Maj
esty's Government invites the Rus
sian Government to send to London
at the earliest possible date REPRE-
sentatives armed with full powers
to discuss these matters and draw
the preliminary bases of a COM
plete treaty to settle all the ques-
tons outstanding between the two
countries.
Meantime, l have been given the
status Of charge d'affaires pending
the appointment of an ambassador,
and am to state that his Majesty's
Government will be glad similarly
to receive a Russian charge repre-
senting the Government of the Union
at the Court of st. James"
It is said here that no single mem
Der Of the government believes that
the Soviet government will ever pay
the old Russian debt amounting to
$2,833, 100000 but it is thought that
some sort Of a compromise con-
nected with trade agreements or
something Of the sort viii be ar
rived.
The Labor Party government has
urged and granted the recognition
Of Russia for the reason that IL will
tend TO enhance trade relations and
thus relieve unemployment at home.
The foreign Office now has under
advisement a request from the As
ISOLATION of British Creditors of
Russia asking the government TO
refuse to release the deposits in
British banks to the credit Of Rus
sian banks and cooperatives until
the Soviet government promises to
make good the claims of British
citizens.
Senator Norris On Recognition.
WASHINGTON.-British recogni-
ZION OF huaSla sets u good example
for all other nations, says Senator
Norris Of Nebraska. He wonders
whether, in view of the working
class character of the British gov
eminent which has done this service
TO the peace Of the world, there Is
not in the fact a rcbuke to en-
pIoyer-class governments.
"In Britain" he told The Fed
Grated Press, "a peaceful political
revolution has brought the Labor
Party into power, after that party
has withstood for many years the
same general line of alarm at the
hands Of it's critics as the Russian
soviets have withstood. And the
first thing it does upon taking Office
Is to recognize the Soviet govern
msnt Of Russia, which the old money
power government Of Britain re-
fused TO recognize.
"Here Is Russian government
that the other governments don't