Evening star., 1933-10-28
L|TV|NOFF FEELS
RELATIONS CAN Be
F|XED| IN HALF HOUR
Soviet Commissar Breaks
SeIf.Imposed Pledge in
Talk With Reporters.
REFUSES TO TELL NAME
OF SHIP HE WILL TAKE
Would Elude Interviewers at Sea
and Save Press Useless
Expense, He Says,

BERLIN. October 28-RuSsO-A Amer
tcan relations can be re-establisheo
within a half-hour, so far as Maxim
Litvinoff. Soviet foreign commissar, Is
concerned
Deluged with requests Of American
correspondents to receive them, Litvin-
off broke his self-imposed pledge not to
talk en- route to Washington for dis
cussions with President Roosevelt.
He met them at the Soviet embassy
a few hours after his arrival here by
train from Warsaw.
Shaking hands all around and beam
ing his accustomed smile, Litvinoff said,
''I know you expect me to say some
thing, but that's impossible at present.
Naturally, am tremendously pleased
at the cordial manner in which the
American press of all shades greets the
impending conference with Mr.. Roose-
welt and I hope this goodwill con-
tinues"
Name Of Ship Kept Secret.
He parried every attempt to elicit the
Berlin or what ship he will take for
the United States, saying he did not
know.
There's much apparent mystery
about my movements" he went on a
moment later.
ri tell you why I don't say what
ship am taking That would naturally
lead to yourselves or your colleagues
taking passage on the same boat.
to get me to talk, but as I can't say
anything I want to spare my journal
istic friends the disappointment OF in
curing expense for nothing"
''Of course, If some one happens to
be on the same boat, I cannot help it.
but don't want to be the party to lead
him into certain disappointment"
Why Anticipate? He Asks.
To barrage Of questions as to the
problems to be discussed with Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the effect OF recog-
milton upon Russia's economic rela-
tions to other nations, Litvinof said:
AS far as I am concerned, every
thing could be settled in a half hour"
Then, with a smile, he added:
You newspaper men always want to
anticipate future events. We diplomats
are afraid of knowing a future we don't
want to know.
Why anticipated"
After pause, he summed up the ef-
feet of recognition, however, by saying
that every new relationship estab-
lished between two nations must to
some degree affect the relations OF all
other countries
fn yxyhn a
for example, there would be new dis
tribution of Russian orders for goods.
Litvinof said that is something to be
decided later"
Denies Envoy Has Been Chosen.
Iitvinoff denied reports that the
choice of the first Russian Ambassador
to the United States already had been
made, saying. "all speculation concern,
ing that in the press has Deen Wrohg.
OF Senator William G. McAdoo's re-
cent visit in Russia, he insisted "Mr.
McAdoo visited me in a purely personal
capacity"
Litvinof expressed the opinion that
one week in America ought to be
enough to accomplish his mission.
Finding it impossible to elicit any
thing further from him concerning
America, the correspondents then posed
questions regarding Russo-German re-
lations. ,
II am to see Won Neurath German
foreign ministeD today" LltVlnon sala.
"I always see him when passing through
Germany.
German Situation Discussed.
1.-THE conflict regarding newspaper
correspondents will. l expect, DC
straiphtened out shortly.
when Russian newspaper CORE
spondents recently were dismissed from
Germany, the Soviet government re-
taliated in kind against German news
paper men in Moscow
Gprnany'S withdrawal from the
League he said, did not affect Russo
German relations.
I've didn't expect Germany's or even
Turkeys-or closest friends-entry INTO
the League, nor do we now opJect 70
Germany's resignation.
withdrawal following upon Japan's and
coupled with the non-partlcipatlon OF
the United States and Russia IN tne
League seal the Leagues doom?' Lit
vinoff with a twinkle in his eye, SAID
"1 don't know what the League tnlnAS
Plans Departure Today.
The British embassy here heard Lit
vino1 plans to cross the Atlantic on
an American liner. probably the Man
haitian, sailing from LIE Havre. France.
This was without confirmation from
the Russian embassy. whose omclaS
Ireeted M Litvinod his arrival to-
daY The embassy said only tha' ne
,.n,,,a wy, ,sove todav for Cherbourg.
.1+ Said an embassy attache, evaSlvely.
Except the President Roosevelt. which
Is somewhat toe late. but we nave Oh,
fers from Italian, German ana rfel'cii
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