Evening star., 1933-10-21
RECOGNITION SEEN
AS BOOM TO TRADE
Litvinoff Expected to Arrive
in Capital for Discussions
in Two Weeks.
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claim Of several hundred million dol
lars against the United States for al
legged destruction Of property durtnl
the Archangel and Siberian Expedition
after the close OF the World Wal
These claims. however, never have beel
given status by this Government.
In addition to these consideration
and trade relations, another point whicl
undoubtedly will be insisted upon b,
the President will center upon o Com
munist anti-propaganda guarantee.
Text Of Correspondence.
President Roosevelt yesterday mad,
public the following correspondence,
with the Soviet:
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, D. c. October 10, 1888.
My Dear Mr.. President:
Since the beginning Of my admin
istration. have contemplated the
desirability of an effort to end the
present abnormal relations between
the hundred ard twenty-five million
people Of the United States and the
hundred and sixty million people of
Russia.
It is most regrettable that these
great peoples, between whom q happy
tradition Of friendship existed for
more than century to their mutual
advantage. should now be without q
practical method Of communicating
directly with each other.
The difficulties that have created
this anomalous situation are serious
but not. in my opinion, tnsoluble:
and difficulties between great nations
can be removed only by frank,
friendly conversations. II you are
of similar mind, should be glad to
receive any representatives you may
designate to explore with me per-
sonally all questions outstanding
between our countries.
Participation in such a discussion
would, of course. not commit either
nation to any future course Of action,
but would indicate sincere desire to
reach a satisfactory solution Of the
problems involved. 1t Is my hope
that such conversations might re-
suit in good to the people Of both
our countries.
am, my dear Mr.. President,
Very sincerely yours,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
Mr.. Mikhan Kalinin,
President of the All Union Gen.
tral Executive Committee, Moscow.
Reply From Soviet.
Moscow, October II, 1888.
My Dear Mr.. President:
have received your message Of
October 10.
I have always considered most alb
normal and regrettable a situation
wherein, during the past 16 years,
two great republics-the United
States of America and the Union Of
Soviet Socialist Republics-have
lacked the usual methods Of COM
munication and have been deprived
of the benefits which such commune
cation could give. am glad to
note that you also reached the
same conclusion.
There is no doubt that difficulties,
present or arising, between two
countries, can be solved only when
direct relations exist between them;
have no chance for solution in the
take the liberty further to express
the opinion that the abnormal sit
uation, to which you correctly refer
in your message, has an unfavorable
effect not only on the interests Of
the two states concerned, but also
on the general international Situa-
tion, increasing the element of dis
quiet, complicating the process Of
consolidating world peace and en-
couraging forces tending to disturb
that peace.
In accordance with the above,
gladly accept your proposal to send
to the United States representative
of the Soviet government to dis
cuss with you the questions of inter-
est to our countries. The Soviet
government will be represented by
Mr.. M. M. Litvinov, peoples COM
missar for foreign affairs. who will
come to Washington at a time to
be matually agreed upon.
am, my dear Mr.. President,
Very sincerely, yours,
MIKHAI KALININ.
Mr.. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President Of the United States of
America. Washington.
Communist Activities Cited.
Although some Capitol Hill quarter,
have given warning Of opposition tc
any recognition move on the grounc
1t would increase Communist propa.
ganda, some administration quarter.
have indicated this should not Prov
D major obstacle in the conversations.
The feeling expressed privately BY
several executive sources has been tha'
Communists had demonstrated their in.
ability to appeal to any great mass o.
people in this country, and that Rus.
slams, sensing this condition, had aban'
doned any concentrated propagands
In theses circles, it was fell
that little difficulty would be encoun.
tered in obtaining assurances agains
any wide propaganda campaign.
Administration officials also have seer
In recent proposals Russia made t<
some of her creditors a. formula fol
composing differences arising from tn,
ofsher bonds and the con.
dscation of private property. In asking
loans from the French she proposed
that she pay an excessive interest anc
that the excess be impounded and dis.
among the holders of old Rus.
sian bonds.
A similar method has been used tt
compose the claims of corporation.
whose property she confiscated. Thl
General Electric Co. recently achieved
repayment Of part of its claim through
q bonus on contracts. American anc
English oil companies recently received
a bonus of per cent on oil contract.
to be applied to their claims against
Russia.
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CHICAGO R.-The blow that Mis-
Sophie Michon, salesgirl, received
when she was struck by an automobile
caused John Oehisen to be injured also
Miss Michon was thrown against hin