Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

proof that its government II responsible
and that 1t does not foment agitation
against constituted authority in other
lands"
'The Mexican government" explains
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, has
traced directly to Moscow the offensive
demonstrations against Mexican lega-
lions in other countries. It scornS the
absurd attempt of the Moscow regime,
in view of its ruthless control of press,
platform and all political activity in
Russia, to pretend it is not responsible
for the notorious Third Internationale.
England is beginning to find evidences
of renewal of the same vicious propa-
ganda inspired by the regime 1t has just
recognized. The policy Of the past ana
present administrations in Washington
as to Soviet recognition is again vindi-
Gated"
1.-THE Mexican governments assump-
tion," says the Providence Journal,
means that the Soviet government is
not yet ready to conduct its relations
with other nations on plane that will
inspire mutual confidence. Indeed.
within a week Foreign Secretary Hen
derSon of the British government, with
which the Soviet government has re-
Gently re-eStabliShed diplomatic rela-
lions, has found it necessary to warn
the Soviet embassy in London against
resuming its propaganda efforts in Great
Britain. =" = The Soviet policy will
certainly delay Russia's re-entry into
the full fellowship of nations. The fact
that the Moscow authorities adhere to
it must make the American government
more determined than ever to cling to
the program of non-resumption Of diplo-
matte relations"
X X X X
1.-THE Mexican government, unwilling
longer to endure 'inSolence or affected
incomprehenSion of our methods finds
severance of diplomatic relations with
Soviet Russia the inevitable choice. 1t
is not likely to be embarrassed by its
action" in the Judgment of the New
York Sun. The Altoona Mirror sug-
geStS that "it is probable that Russia
will pocket the insult, real or imaginary,
and permit Mexico to live in peace.
Should the charge of the Mexican au-
thorities be founded upon fact" con-
tinueS that paper, 'it is possible that
the rest of the conservative world will
follow the Mexican example. While
Russia is within her rights in modifying
her government program, the other ma
lions of the earth may be justified in
insisting upon cutting her acquaint-
ance."
THE action of Mexico" suggests the
Pittsburgh Post-GaZette, may have a
fairly wide effect If it causes some
others of the Latin American countries
to administer a similar rebuke to Rus
STA, attributing their Communistic an
noyanceS to her. AS for the Commu-
nistS themselves, they probably would
welcome the advertising. 1t is Just q
question of how long Russia can afford
to be viewed, whether justly or not, as
an international meddler." The st.
n tc ol1e -
or other fighting equipment, concludes:
I'VE resign ourselves to the indolent role
of observers of a shadow boxing exhibit
ton, which will be confined to impotent
gestures. 1t can't be much of a show.
and hardly will hold the boards of the
first page for more than a passing mo-
ment"
"A severe blow to the Communist prop
uganda work which has gone on in the
New World" is seen by the Flint Daily
Journal, which points out that Mexico
has been held by Moscow to be its prin-
cipal base of operations in the New
World" and that economic and social
conditions in Mexico have been such as
to make that country an inviting field
for propaganda" The Brooklyn Daily
Eagle welcomes "the growing trend in
Mexico toward sitting agitation and
getting down to the business of improve
ing conditions" The New Orleans
Times-Picayune AYERS that with domes-
tic peace restored, stable government
established and the latter'S program of
orderly development and progress under
way, Mexico apparently found its Soviet
friends more troublesome than helpful"
1.-THE Russian regime" says the Mus
kegon Chronicle, will discover, much
to its surprise and along with a lot of
other revolutionists of the day, that the
old-fashioned moralities 1t affects to de-
spise are founded on human experience
and cannot be fiouted at will without its
bringing the douter to grief"