Evening star., 1933-11-07
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foot today on the territory Of the great
American republic with a keen sense
of the privilege that is mine in being
the first official representative to bring
greetings to the American people from
the peoples of the Soviet Union.
Il realize that am, in way, making
the first breech In that artificial barrier
which has for 16 years prevented nor
NAL intercourse between the peoples Of
our two countries. The object of my
visit has become comomn knowledge
through the publication of the messages
which passed between President Roose-
welt and Mr.. Kalinin.
"The anamolous nature Of the situa-
ton during the last 16 years has now
been recognized by both sides, and the
first step taken toward clearing it up.
Everybody now realizes that this situa-
ton has done no good to either side,
and the sooner it becomes a thing of
the past the better for us all.
Halls Roosevelt Initiative.
''I am looking forward to the pleasure
and honor of making the acquaintance
Of your President, who has given yet
another proof Of his wisdm and broad
views by taking the initiative in ad-
1 dressing Mr.. Kalinin. also will be very
| glad TO renew my acquaintance with
your Secretary of State, MFR. Cordell
Hull, whom met at the Economic Con-
ference in London.
II would emphasize the artificial ma
ture Of the estrangement hiterto exist
ing, since in point of fact the peoples
Of our republic have never ceased to
follow each others developments with
the utmost mutual sympathy and in
terest.
"The peoples Of the Soviet Union,
burdened with the onerous legacies of
Tsardom, which purposely kept the
country In backwardness and ignorance,
and setting themselves the herculean
| task of building up on the ruins left
by seven years of war an industrially
developed state on new social and
| inspired by the example given by your
country in the methods you found of
subordinating natural forces to the needs
of misunderstanding the American
people in q comparatively short time
to build UP the most technically pro-
gressive country in the world, well ahead
Of the older continent.
Aided by Americans.
1.-THE words American technique,
| American tempo American scope are
/ continually to be met with in my coun-
try, and no small contingent of your
countrymen have helped us to fulfill
our constructive task, bringing with
while some of our greatest technical
achievements are associated with the
| names of representatives OF American
| technique and industry.
| Moreover, the great interest in the
| Soviet Union in the United States is
| testified to by the numerous leaders OF
! American science, technique and arts,
and by the innumerable books devoted
! to the Soviet Union in the United
States. All these things show that
there Is already solid base for eco
| nomic, scientific and cultural Cooper
| alton.
| although there are as yet no official
| contacts. our countries have always felt
| and continue to feel that they are
united by common aspirations for peace
| The efforts of both countries for the
preservation of peace have so far pro-
ceeded along parallel lines, but the
| absence of the normal means OF con-
4 tinuing intercourse has prevented that
linking up of these efforts which would
have made them one Of the most solid
guarantees Of peace.
"The opinions expressed all over the
world on the messages which have
passed between our Presidents have
shown the hopes raised among all the
friends of peace, and the fears felt by
the adversaries of peace, on the very
thought of the establishment Of solid
friendly relations between the peoples
of the two greatest republics in the
world.
Optimistic of Success.
"All these things encourage me te
nourish the most sanguine hopes as tc
the outcome of the mission placed upon
me, and as to the future Of Soviet
American relations. 1t seems to me
that what we have to do now is only
so to say, to legalize and to give ar
official expression to that reciprocal
grayitation of two nations which have
had no conflicts in the past and cannot
anticipate them in the future, Of the
numerous symptoms of which I have
just spoken.
my smission is, moreover, rendered
easier by the fact that the questions II
| he discussed between YOUR President and