Evening star., 1933-10-22
MOSCOW IN FEVER
OVER PARLEY HERE
Official rress CATIONS Lest
Wrong Phrase Shadow Con-
ference in Advance.
py the Associated Press.

py The Associated Press
MOSCOW. October 21.-This Russian
capital busy normally with myriad de-
tails reaching into the every day lives
of the most remote Soviet peasant,
found today in preparations for recog
milton negotiations with the United
States another reason for bustllng &C
tlvlty.
These considerations involved who
should go to Washington with Foreign
Commissar Maxim Litvlnof to talk with
President Roosevelt, the Soviet plat
form in the conversations, and re-
view of industrial and financial de-
tails.
When M. Litvinof will leave and
whom he will take with him have not
been announced for the overshadoWing
fact was the Observation-Disclosures
statement that President Roosevelt
asked that negotiation discussions vent
forward on what Russia could hope for
from the resumption of official rela-
tons and supporting facts were gath
cred REGARDING credit. tariffs and for
eign relations, particularly in the Fe-
East
Newspapers commented at length on
the development. editorial writer's be-
ing especially interested in the pro-
posd recognition as peace move.
Comment VOiuminOuS.
The editorial comment was volu-
ninols. but Soviet officialdom Warlly
abstained from an enlargement OF the
views set forth in the government con-
troIled press.
SO much Importance was attached
here to the forthcoming Washington
decisions that no one in authority
risked an open observation for fear
that a misconstrued phrase here or an
iI-used word there might affect the
negotiations-and Moscow has been dis
appointed too many times i'll its past
efforts to come to some understanding
with Washington to take any chances
now.
It was understood NJ Litvinof prob
ably will be accompanied by no otner
government officials and that his en-
folrage may consist entirely of secre-
tarieS.
Nav Sail October q.
It was considered not unlikely that
he will sail on the liner Manhattan
from Havre October %. although there
has been no announcement on these
points.
Meanwhile. numerous incoming dis
patches from Soviet correspondents IN
the United States attested to the great
interest here in the subject.
In addition to giving comments by
various American public figures. and
newspapers they described at length
the scene at the White House when
President Roosevelt made public yes
terday the exchange of messages be-
tween the two capitals
The newspaper IzveStla interpreted
viction in America that favorable con-
ditions exist for the cooperation of
both countries in the most varied field"
Regarding economic hopes the news
paper maintained that Soviet econom-
lists now discussing import plans in
connection with the second fve-year
plan naturally anticipate such results
of the Washington negotiations which
will give a strong impetus to the devel-
opnent of trade with the United
States
Interest also attached to history Of
relations between the two countries
Americas last diplomatic represent
ative in Russia was Dewitt c. Poole,
charge daffaires at Archangel, who left
shortly after the withdrawal of Ameri-
can forces from the White Sea port
was completed in June, 1919. A United
States consul was kept at VladivoStok,
however, ullllI 1870.
Francis Left in 1918.
Ambassador David r. Francis Of st.
Louis quit his post on November 6,
1918 to 60 to London for surgical
treatment Francis, who was appointed
in 1916 was the last AmbasSado here.
The final days Of the American en-
baSsy in Russia were marked by turmoil
and frequent changes of location. In
the midst of its ceaselesS but futile ef-
forts to persuade the Bolshevik leaders
to keep Russia in the war on the side
of the allies it had to be removed from
Petrograd and from that Tune on
through the days OF allied nterventlon,
its existence in any one place was only
temporary.
When the Red capital was changed
from Petrograd to Moscow to escape a
threatened German advance. francis
and other allied representatives shl1ted
their headquarters to Vologda. ABOUT
400 miles northeast OF Moscow, IN rep
ruarv, 1918. There. the citys largest
club house served as the American EN-
bassy .., .,.r
Warned by Georges Tchicherln, tnen
Soviet conmissar for forelgn aHals:
in the event of fighting between Reo
ARMY lIOODS dIlu NOuAlb,A
forces if they remained in Nologoa'
Francis and his colleagues refused tne
governments invitation to come TO MOS
COW and left by train on July Is OF the
same wear for Archangel.
Fled Before Outbreak.
Learning. however, of an imminent
snti-Bolshevik outbreak there the party
proceeded to Kangalaksha. large FISH
ing village on the extreme Northwest
Coast of the White Sea, where alled
forces already we're in control. 1t was
not long before British troops occupied
Archangel and thence Ambassador
Francis went to establish what was des-
tined to be the last American embassy
in Russia for many years.
At that time Poole was still in MOS
COW. but he soon joined his chief at
Archangel and remained in charge OF
American affairs there after Francis de-
parted until all American troops we're
out Of Northern Russia.
The last American Government Off
cial in Russia was the consul at Vladl-
vostok, who was recalled in the Summer
OF 1923.