Evening star., 1933-11-20
Ambassador Troyanovsky.


Far East special significance attaches
to the appointment Of Alexander Troya-
novsky as Soviet Ambassador to the
United States. He spent five years Is
Ambassador in Toxic, only returning to
Moscow this year. He Is Russia's FORE
most authority on Far Eastern affairs.
Mr.. Troyanovsky's background naturally
gives rise to the suggestion that his
government desires to be represented
in Washington at this period of Soviet
japanese strain by an Ambassador who
knows that situation from first-hand
experience and is able to present Rus
sia's viewpoint authoritatively.
Immediately after it became known
that American recognition Of the Soviet
was imminent, the impression took root
in many quarters that 1t denoted,
among other things, a Russo-Amer-
lean rapprochement in the interest of
peace on the other side OF the globe.
Such an idea found conspicuous express
sion in Mr.. Roosevelt's address at Sa-
vannah on Saturday. when the presi-
dent said: Il believe sincerely that
the most impelling motive that has lain
behind the conversations which have
just been successfully concluded be-
tween Russia and the United States was
the desire for peace and for strengthen
ing of the peaceful purpose Of the
civilized world"
While there is, Of course, no intima.
ton in the Presidents language that
this country plans to align itself along
side Russia in any warlike moves
against Japan, the Toxic militarists will
hardly be mistaken in reading into Mr..
Roosevelt's pronouncement firm mani
festation OF American hope that Japan's
policies will not be carried to q point
that would imperil peace between her
self and Russia. Having conquered
Manchuria and made themselves the
Soviet's next-door neighbors in Siberia.
the Moscow government fears that the
japanese now cherish designs on the
Siberian maritime provinces, includ-
ing Russia's one port on the Pacific,
Vladiyostok. Any such encroachments
upon Soviet territory would, it goes
without saying, almost automatically
provoke another Russo-Japanese war.
The American people would genuinely
deplore such development. Their Gov
ernment's influence will always be cast
in the direction of its prevention. For
the moment at least, nothing more than
that can or should be read into the
emphasis which President Roosevelt
lays upon the international aspect of
Russian recognition. The United States,
like Russia and Japan, is q Far Eastern
power. All of its interests lie in the
of peace in that part of
the world. II its resumed friendship
with the Russian people serves to curb
imperialistic tendencies in Japan, it will
be consummation Of benefit to the
whole peace-craving universe.
That no ulterior motives lurk behind
our action must be apparent to the
Toxic government from the circum-
stance that practically coincident with
Mr.. Litvinoff's arrival In Washington,
early in November, the President an
nounced the transfer Of the United
States fleet from the Pacific to its for
mer headquarters in the Atlantic. That
is anything but a warlike gesture to-
ward Japan.
In addition to being a Far Eastern
expert, Ambassador Troyanovsky has
lately been vice chairman Of the Soviet |
State Planning Commission, which has
charge OF Russia's economic |
affairs, especially domestic production
and foreign imports. As purchases in
the United States and the credits re-
1uired therefor will bulk conspicuously
in Russia's immediate relations with
his country, 1t Is reasonable to conclude
hat Mr. Troyanovsky comes to Wash
ngton to utilize the Soviet's behalf
his special experience and KNOWLEDGE
n the economic field and not, as some
would make believe. primarily to inter