Evening star., 1933-11-13
Roosevelt and Litvinoff Work
Separately Toward Settle
ment of Last Issues.
FISH THREATENS FIGHT
ON LOANS BY AMERICA
Says Advances Will Mean Loss to
Taxpayers-Commends Con-
duct of Negotiations.
BY the associated Press.

BY the associated Press.
President Roosevelt and Maxim Lit
vinon worked in their own separate
ways today toward solving the problems
that stand in the path Of United States
Soviet relations, confident the negotia-
tions will reach fruition by Friday, when
the President heads southwark to relax.
An expression Of that confidence was
made at the White House coincident
with another assertion of progress.
While the Soviet commissar has no
future set appointments with the Presi-
dent, 1t was made clear the latch string
Is out and whenever the necessity arises
he will be received.
Meanwhile, Representative Fish, Re-
publican, Of New York, foe Of Russian
recognition, predicted that any loans or
credits 70 the Soviet government by the
tional political issue in the next cam
paign."
win Oppose Advance.
In statement to newsmen, he said
that as ranking Republican on the
House Foreign Affairs Committee he
would night any advances to Russia,
whether 81 or 100000, 900.
Asked whether he considered recog-
milton q foregone conclusion, Fish re-
piled:
"I wouldn't say that. But it is rea-
sonable to believe the President would
not have invited Maxim Litinoff here
unless he had such a plan In mind.
I think the President has conducted
the conversations ably and conserva-
lively and is taking every precaution
fSr ff1n T1ft taI
Fish said the question of loans or
credits, which he described as spon-
sored by former Senator Smith w.
Brookhart of Iowa, now an employe Of
the Farm Administration. was becom-
ing "a racket"
Sees Taxpayers Losing.
Business men. are running to the
Amtorg Trading Corporation trying to
place orders that viii be paid for by
the American taxpayer He added:
81 am opposed to lending one cent,
either In cash or credit, when the peo-
pie at home need the money. I would
be just as opposed to q loan to any
other country as ! am to one to Rus
sia.'
The two-hour conversation last night
between President Roozevelt and the
Soviet commissar was intended to clear
up points which have arisen In State
Department talks
President Roosevelt leaves Friday for
vacation at Warm Springs, Ga, and
there Is an obvious desire in administra-
ton quarters to conclude the Soviet dis
cussions before his departure.
In the intimacy Of the Presidents Sec
ond-hoor White House study, the Soviet
av,u ~ La - fexIxk
viewed phases of issues previously COW
cred in the State Department office of
Undersecretary Philips and paved the
way for further advances.
William G. Bullitt. State Department
expert on Russian affairs, was the only
other offcial present during the two
hour discussion. He described 1t as "a
peaceful conversation with the Presi-
dent" marked by the customary prog
ress."
Litvinoff, chuckling as always when
approached by newsmen, interjected,
mo talk tonight, sand then added. as
II IN explanation, that It was Sunday"
New Instructions Seen.
In other administration quarters. it
was believed likely Litvinof had received
advices from his Moscow government
on points pending when a Saturday aft
ernoon State Department meeting ad-
journed abruptly within three-quarters
of an hour, and that he wished to COM
municate the decision to the White
House.
There was also a growing impress
sion that much of the negotiations
dealt with economic relations after
formal recognition, with a chance that
the United States and Russia may pro-
tde the first major testing ground Of
reciprocal tariff advantages.
The presence Of the Soviet's foremost
diplomat has given opportunity for
discussion of economic and political re-
lations which would obtain after the
actual exchange Of ENJOYS.
Among these are disarmament and
non-aggression pacts, although it is un-
likely that the United States would be
eager to negotiate a political non-ag-
gression treaty outside the Kellogg pact
Recognition itself would not require