Evening star., 1933-10-22
Litvinoff Expected in Two
Weeks to Begin Series
of Conversations.
100000, 900 MARKET
SEEN AS POSSIBILITY
Shares Mount Slightly as Vista Of
Increased Exports Unfolds to
View of Manufacturer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Washington Government was
disclosed last night to have marshaled
bulging sheaf of Russo-American
facts and figures, including claims run
ming past the half-billion mark, in ex-
pectation of opening recognition dis
cussions with Soviet Russia during the
first week in November.
Although definite word from Moscow
was lacking at the State Department,
there was an official expectation that
Maxim Ltvinoff, the Soviet foreign af-
fairs commiSSar, would reach Washing
ton in about two weeks
The prospect of early recognition Of
the 16-year r-old Communist state, OPEN
ing wide new trade possibilities and all
ready nudging some market prices up
ward, stirred activity at the State,
Commerce and Agriculture Departments
in rounding up data previously pre-
pared fer presentation to President
Roosevelt.
Trade Matters Paramount
There were indications the Roosevelt
Litvinof conversations would bear more
heavily upon trade matters than upon
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have rested dormant between the two
countries for around a score of years.
Export possibilities of more than
sl00,000,000 in cotton and heavy ma
| chinery, including rail equipment, al
ready have been brought to the fore.
Since the buying power of the Soviet
rests solely with It's government, Mr..
Roosevelt was expected in some quar-
ters to come down TO dollars and cents
in this regard.
William c. Bullitt, a special assistant
to Secretary Hull, was regarded by
some as likely to emerge a right
hand man of the President during the
Ltvinoff conversations Bullitt first
went into Russia on a special inve&ti-
gative mission for President Wilson il
1919.
Has Seen Ltvinoff.
He went into the Soviet state again
in May, 1892, and gathered some Rus
sian data for Mr.. Roosevelt during
more recent trips abroad. He has talked
with Litvinotf during comparatively re-
cent months.
Secretary Hull, although saying yes
terday no final decision had been made,
may carry through his original inter-
tion of heading the United States dele
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at Montivedeo, Uruguay, early in De-
cember. This probably would mean his
absence during part OF Litvinoff's visit.
The prospect remained, however, that
Hull might cancel the trip.
In the discussion yesterday OF pros
pective recognition of Russia, the name
of John Van A. MacMurray was heard
often. He talked much with Russian
delegates at the London wheat confer
ence. Newly appointed Minister to La
tavia, Estonia and Lithuania, McMur-
ray will be the American envoy nearest
10 Moscow.
Morgenthau Mentioned.
He has been in repeated conferences
during the past week with Robert Kel-
ley, chief of the Division of Eastern
European Affairs of the State Depart
ment. Kelley has gathered numerous
data upon Russian conditions and
affairs.
Mentioned also in talk of possible
| Ambassadors to Moscow has been Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., governor of the Farm
Credit Administration. He was desig-
mated by the President several months
ago to handle matters pertaining to
trade relations with Russia.
In highly informed official quarters
1t was pointed out, however, that any
talk of possible Ambassadors was pre-
mature, since the type of man chosen
would be dictated by the course and
tenor of the conversations with Lit
vinoff.
Guarantee Foreseen.
Although certain to be taken up in
Ehese discussions, it was felt in official
circles that there would be little diff
Guilty in gaining from the Soviet an
anti-propaganda guarantee. The Presi-
dent was described by some as deter
mined to exact such a promise as an
answer to the objections of some critics
of recognition.
A cessation of public debate on Rus
sian recognition pending President
Roosevelts consideration Of Russo
American problems was asked in a
statement last night by Father Ed
mund A. Walsh. regent of Georgetown
| University.
He expressed the view that the
Presidents move was neither guar
antee of eventual recognition nor a
| purely political gesture designed to
meet certain domestic needs. Should
the obstacles to recognition be solved,
he said, II would be the first to support
| renewed diplomatic relations"