Evening star., 1933-11-19
BY The Associated Press


MOSCOW, November 19.-Topping
off the enthusiastic acclaim with which
Russia greeted the news of United
States recognition. the Communist par
ty organ Pravda will say editorially to-
morrow, ut should now be clear to ev-
cry one that the Soviet Union has over
thrown all obstacles to its peaceful con-
Struction."
Pravda's editorial will be the first
published reaction in Russia to the
agreement reached by Foreign Commits
sar Maxim Litvinof and President
Roosevelt.
"The American President had to fight
against many superstitions of the Amer
ican bourgeois before he succeeded in
bringing the question to a successful
conclusion" Pravda's editorial says. de-
scribing recognition as "the greatest
victory in the Soviet policy of peace"
Benefits Forecast.
From the very beginning" says
Pravda, good sense combined with evil
dent political and economical benefits
to be derived from establishment of nor
NAL relations with the greatest country
in Europe and Asia predominated. OPP
ponents of rapprochement were defeated
by the rapid development of events.
What seems to have been impossible
during a period of 16 years was accom-
plished during a few days.
This is explained by the fact that
circumstances made imperative change
in the old American policy. In the es-
tabliShment of normal relations, ruling
circles in the United States were pri-
marily inspired by the real interests of
American capitalism, but on the other
hand, the remuneration of the tradi-
tional American position of non-recog-
milton indicates the rising power and
significance Of the Soviet Union.
THE biggest capitalist powers, which
not long ago tried to neglect the work.
moreover attempted to enforce their
relations with bayonets, failed, and were
compelled to establish normal relations
with the Soviet Union"
Power Cited As Incentive.
Declaring there was only one explana-
ton for the Soviet's recent foreign po-
litical successes. Pravda says:
1T is first our power, our economic
power, political power and military
power. While our country is surrounded
by capitalism, those factors have great
Importance. The new foreign political
SuCCtSS VI JIlt OOkltJ OIliOIl
the firmness of its position in the fight
for peace.
1T is no secret that the world is at
present menaced by some imperialiSt
powers which hope to improve their
domestic affairs at the expense of for
eign wealth and territories.
THE failure of the Disarmament
Conference, symptoms Of danger in
West and East, and the race for arma-
ments in the capitalist countries, showed
that unprecedented calamities are men
acing the laboring classes of the world
Under these circumstances the new
victory of our peaceful policy acquires
peculiar importance The 18th of No
vember will be very important date
in the history of international rela-
tions of our epoch.
"A new period in the contest between
two systems has been reached. and the
laboring masses of the Soviet Union
greet cordially our great victory in the
cause Of peace"
Bullitt Acclaimed.
The appointment of William c. Bullitt
as Ambassador to Russia was received
with as enthusiastic an acclaim today
as was the news of the resumption of
Russo American relations.
One official, speaking privately, said {:
I'VE are happy that Mr.. Bullitt is COM
ing because of all the possibilities Presi-
dent Roosevelt might have selected he
is the only one we know Of personally,
and We are all fond of him"
Russians, of high and low estate.
hailed the news of the recognition with
great enthusiasm. No less welcome
was the rapprochement to the little
colony of Americans resident in Soviet
Russia-about 300 engineers, business
men, students and their families.
Official Moscow refused to interrupt
its regular rest day" and discuss the
new relationship for publication. but
made much Of it and printed promi-
nently the texts of the memoranda
of President Roosevelt and Foreign
Commissar Maxim Litvinoff in Wash
ington.
Americans Elated.
There was no organized celebration
on the part of the Americans here,
but, with few exceptions, all expressed
themselves as highly elated over the
fact that they soon will have their own
embassy in Moscow after lacking that
facility for protection and advice for
50 many years.
For those who consider Moscow their
permanent home, President Roosevelt s
action will mean no small saving Of
money, because it no longer will be
necessary for them to go abroad to
have their passports renewed and to
transact other necessary consular bust
Eess with the nearest American diplo-
matte representatives.
There is another group of Americans
here who will be even more grateful
because of the arrival Of an American
Ambassador. These are persons who
because Of technical difficulties. such
as the expiration or the loss of their
passports, or other complications, are
unable to leave the country because of
the inability to produce evidence of
American citizenship.
To obtain such evidence, they must
appear personally at the nearest Amer
ican consulate This fact creates a
vicious circle from which some have
not been able to escape because of the
absence of consulate in Soviet Russia.
American newspaper correspondents
who receive constant pleas for help
from such persons predict the American
consul will be kept busy tending to