New Britain herald., 1927-05-27
Declares Emphadcally
Only Interpretation is
That England Refuses
Further Political
Dealings With Soviets.
Moscow Representatives
Formally Asked to Leave
German Embassy Will
Take Charge of Interests
in England.

London. May 27.-(P>-Premier
Baldwin made the emphatic decla-
ration today that the breaking Of
diplomatic relations with Moscow
does not mean or imply war
against Russia"
Repeats His Position
Addressing mass meeting Of
women unionists in Albert Hall, tho
premier said:
Our rupture OF diplomatic rela-
tons does not mean or imply war
against Russia. 1t means what 1t ap.
pears to mean-that we do not in
tend to have any further political
dealings with Moscow, but we are
wholly in favor OF the pursuit of
legitimate trades between the two
countries
The premier said he welcomed
the opportunity OF repeating that
the step taken by the government
was solely because we found that
the Soviets' interference In our do
nestle affairs was intolerable and
because We found that in every part
of the world their agents invariably
engaged in hostile or unfriendly
proceedings against us.
No Deep-Laid Plot
"Our decision was not the result
of deep-laid plot to get up a world
combination against Russia" ha
said. "On the contrary. as the for.
eign secretary has said, we refrain-
ed for long time from breaking
with Moscow out of consideration
for our continental allies and
friends.
But Soviet Russia made it inn
possible for US to retain that atti-
tude by their refusal to listen to
our repeated warnings. 1t is part of
their propaganda to represent our
policy as one which aims at war and
which is based on forgery"
Formal Notification
A note severing relations be.
tween the Soviet and British gov
ernments was delivered at Chesham
House, the Soviet legation, this
morning. The note requests the Of
fetal Soviet representatives to leave,
and specifies who of the others will
be allowed to remain to wind UP the
affairs Of ARGOS, Ltd, the Russian
trading organization.
The British diplomatic mission in
Moscow will be recalled immediate.
ly. 1t is not yet decided who will
look after the British interests in
Moscow. The note. which makes
about 700 words, will be given out
for publication late tonight, it was
stated.
1t Is understood to allow from
week to ten days for the Soviet
representatives to leave England.
The note was sent to Gresham
House by special messenger and de-
livered personally to NJ. Rozengolz,
the Soviet charge d'affaires.
| simultaneously with its delivery,
several trunks belonging to em-
| ployes of Gresham House were load
ed into taxicabs and started for the
ioi'" ebs oStAllOll.
Germans to Take Charge
Gresham House announced this
afternoon that the German embassy
had agreed to look after the Soviet's
! interests here as part of a system Of
| winding up diplomatic affairs which
will require some months.
Part Of Gresham House staff will
be divided between Paris and Der.
lin. the others returning to Moscow,
Most of them, including Charge
Rozengolz and other officials. are
! planning to leave in less than
week.
4 spokesman at Gresham House
who formerly lived in the United
States told the Associated Press:
Now that the note is delivered
we know our fate. We wish it were
possible to pull up stakes immedi.
ately and be on our way. We have
no desire to remain in any country
where we are not wanted. Natural
ly, after six years residence it will
require a little time to pack bag
and baggage. and also the official
documents which are to be taken to
Moscow"
Chesham House, which was for
merly the imperial Russian embassy.
was closed to the public this after.
noon, its ten-foot iron gates guard