Evening star., 1925-01-18
SOVIET EXPECTING
], i. S. RECOGNITION
RakovSky Reiterates, How
ever, That Russia Will Not
/ Change Policies.
By the Associated Press.

BF the Associated Press
MOSCOW. January 17.-Christian
RakoVsky, Soviet charge d'affaires at
London, lost no time upon his return
TO Moscow in publicly declaring that
the Soviet government expected Amer
tcan recognition during the coming
year, and that Japan probably would
also recognize the bolshevik regime
soon. Rakovsky expressed his views
before large gathering OF provincial
school teachers today
At the same time the Soviet envoy
reiterated that the government could
not accept the cessation of activities
of the communist international as one
OF the conditions to recognition, as
the international Is an entirely indie
pendent organization, nor could it ac-
cept the establishment of the prin-
clpIe OF private property as envisaged
by the American Government.
The speaker reminded his audience
and the European and American gov
ernments that there existed, after the
French Revolution, the executive of
the first international, and that when
France asked the British government
TO expel that organization, holding 1t
responsible for the commune, England
refused the request.
Will Not Change Policy.
"e are now following the same
example" he said. THE entire agita-
ton against the communist interna-
tonal is mere pretext 1t is an at
tempt to tie our hands in our foreign
policy. No change in the form of
work OF the international Will free
us from such attempts"
RakoVsky said that 1924 was a very
successful year for Soviet diplomacy
and predicted that 1925 would be
better one. He added. however, that
IN spite of the fact that many Euro
pean countries had recognized the Rus
sian government, the fullest relations
could only be re-established when all
the questions of finance, propaganda
and other disputed points were en-
tirely settled
IN view of the approaching nego-
tlations with France he asserted lit
Is well worth while to look back in
retrospect upon the negotiations with
England. In spite of the fact that the
agreement with England was after
wards torn up, the success attained
there py the Soviet government was
enormous. In these negotiations we
endeavored to find a formula for set
element which, while satisfying the
creditors. involved no sacrifice of our
own principles.
The chief cause of the scrapping
OF the Anglo Russian treaty was not
due to the bad terms of the accord
but TO the fact that the British gov
ernment was anxious, in association
with other foreign capitalistic coun-
tries, to apply TO Soviet Russia a plan
similar to the Dawes plan for Ger
many. We must not say that Russia,
after her seven years struggle
against the foreign powers, will not
allow herself to become a second Mo-
rocco. Soviet diplomacy will continue
to educate foreign capitalists until
they understand that their plan to
make Russia their colony will never
succeed"
Analysing the present international
situation. Rakovsky said there was a
certain analogy between the years
preceding the great war and the pres
ent time.
Now we have the same trouble in
the Balkans he explained Then.
as now. the Tangier incident was the
beginning of serious dissensions
among the powers. Morocco may now
serve as new cause for war"
The Soviet representative, however.
did not believe there was much chance
OF a bloc among the allies against
NC4oithIh IN INuSSId, uecldTlng that their
interests clashed too much; but he
warned his audience of the possibiI-
ity OF a temporary agreement among
the capitalists against the Soviet.
Sees Plot Under Way.
The chief purpose of the present
campaign against Russia" he con-
lnued, is to divert the attention Of
he European proletariat and of the
ioviet republics from the principal
heater of bourgeoisie activities.
which is Asia and China. Europe and
Africa are already divided between
the great powers and struggle is
now in progress for possession of
Asiatic territory"
In his remarks about the possfbil-
lty of American recognition. Ra-
koNsky said that the United States
had exhausted its activities in South
America, and was now entering the
European field in search of new com
mercial conquests. 1t was entirely
natural, he concluded, that America
should therefore seek the re-estab-
lishment of the principle of private
property in Soviet Russia, but that
the Russians would never concede to
this departure from their communistic
program.