The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
BORAH IN FAVOR
OF MISSION TO
SOVIET RUSSIA
Plays Political Poker
Nth Cal Coolidge
BY LAURENCE TODD
Federated Press star Correspondent

FeueTaKeo rfesS stan CorreSponuent.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. A.
Recognition of the Union Of
Soviet Republics may be given
earlier by the government of the
United States as consequence
of the resignation of Hughes
and the selection of Kellogg as
secretary of state. And even so,
it may be delayed a long time.
After the bombshell contained
in the announcement of the
Hughes-Kellogg shift had re-
verberated around Washington
for a weekend, and the cabinet
members, chiefs of the repub-
lican national committee and
standpat senators of the old
guard had each confessed that
they had had no warning of the
explos on, they found this to be
the most acceptable theory.
First-Coolidge was tired of being
called little man, surrounded by big
men such as Hughes, Hoover, Mellon
and Stone.
Second-Mellon was tired of the un-
wagering superiority of Hughes, and
of the activity of Stone in cleaning up
the department Of justice--in spots
that we're wet.
Third-Kellogg, a born courtier, had
made p great fuss over Coolidge when
the vice-president first came to Wash
ington, while other senators looked
with disdain upon the dumb bell'
presiding officer
Fourth-Mellon, as the real mana
ger of the Coolidge regime, approved
of the obsequious quality of Kellogg,
and Of Kellogg's having telephoned to
Hughes whatever transpired in meet
ings of the senate foreign relations
committee.
Fifth-Coolidge knew he dared not
offend Mellon, but he could replace
Hughes and Stone by personal agents
of his own without causing Mellon to
shed any tears.
Six.h-Coolidge and Mellon, know
ing that Hoover wants to run for the
presidency next time, were willing to
let Herbert stay or resign as he may
see fit, after witnessing the fate of
Hughes and Stone.
Recognition Sentiment Grows.
But Russian recognition is another
matter. Dwight Morrow Of Morgan &
Co., olassmate Of Coolidge, has been a
pro-recognition fan for year past.
So has Col. Blethen of the Seattle
Times, who begged the president to do
something in that direction, last sum-
mer Coolidge replied to Blethen as
he replied to senators, that he would
take action after while" when con-
ditions were more favorable.
Chairman Borah of the foreign ~ela-
lions committee keeps silent. He was
not, consulted as to Hughes sue lessor,
altho 1t was well known that ne had
voiced to Coolidge his impatience at
Hughes stubborn refusal to face the
Russian issue All he knows is that
Coolidge has not been so anti-Ru ssian
as Hughes has been, and that il Cool
idge is convinced that American bus,.
ness wants diplomatic relations with
Russia restored, Coolidge will order
Kellogg to begin negotiations. And
he knows that with the departure of
Hughes the tendency Of business opin-
ion will be to swing toward a recog-
milton policy, not wholly ASSOCIATED
with hunger for mineral concessions.
Moreover, Coolidge needs Borsh's
help in getting anything thru the SEN
ate in the next two years.
Would Sound Out soviets.
Borah wants Coolidge to send an
unofficial commission TO Moscow to
study the situation and sound out the
Soviet cabinet on terms of commercial
and diplomatic peace. Borah and Cool
idge will now sit down to a game of
poliffcat nOIxar