Evening star., 1933-10-22

delegation to the conference at Dorpat,
November 16, 1915. A few weeks later
he was in Copenhagen endeavorln2 TO
use a conference on the exchange OF
prisoners as a lever toward peace With
the allied powers. In February, 1920. he
was struggling for an unoerslaHonle
with Poland. Named director of the
Russian Cooperative Unions, he was
nominated to go to London to neeo-
tiate for the resumption OF trade. but
was forbidden to land in Great Brit
way on commercial eIrand, but King
Haakon's government aVoloeo the
treaty he proposed.
During 1921 he again attempted to
deal with the United States, and it was
reported he would be Soviet envoy TO
Washington. But Secretary Hughes was
cold to his overtures. The American
Relief Administration, however, found
1t possible to do business with him, ana
it was his signature that was affixed to
the co-called food treaty of August 10
an agreement which he said he hoped
might be ''the first step in the renewal
of relations between Russia and the
United States" To demonstrate his
good intentions he announced the So
viets were ready to confer on debts to
foreign countries and proposed Soviet
representation at the Economic Confer
ence at Genoa.
Attended Hague Farley.
In June, 1922, he invited the Baltic
states to meet with a Russian delega-
ton in the interests of disarmament
and was ramed Russian representative
to the Hague Conference. When the
latter gathering failed. he placed the
blame on France. A conference with
President Pilsudski of Poland followed.
and he was roundly condemned in the
Paris press for his presumption. His
Baltic peace venture collapsed in Mos
COW. December IA.
Through the first half of 1924 he
was negotiating with Italy and Austria
His next work was in connection with
the AnglO-RuSSian Conference in Lon
don. and in this he achieved unques-
toned success. returning home with
his treaties. duly signed, in his pocket
A conference with the Papal Nuncio
at Berlin. July 4, had no announced re-
suits.
The years 1925 and 1926 were rela-
lively quiet. but in January. 1927
Litvinof was again in the spotlight
because of a controversy with Secre-
tary Kellogg over charges of Commu-
mist propaganda in Latin America. A
raid the Offices of Arcos. Ltd. and
the Soviet Trade Delegation, in London,
also stirred him to wrath: but the as
SaSslnatlon of the Soviet Minister Voik-
off brought from him his angriest pro-
rouncement. He filed three notes at
Warsaw in single week.
Raised Big Foreign Loan.
The tide began to turn with his ap-
pearance at the Genera conclave Of
November. 1927. There he conferred
with BRAND and Chamberlain. and
quietly raised an international loan of
exceptional dimensions.
In February. 1928. ne moved again
| for resumption of relations with Great
/ Britain. and the following month spoke
at Geneva in behalf of the Russian
scheme of disarmament. The kellogg
plan for the outlawry of war did net
| appeal to him, but he addressed the
League of Nations Advisory Committee
IN advocacy of the control of the man.
ufacture of arms.
Again sent to Geneva in April, 1929,
he avoided publicity. but played an ef-
fective role in negotiations looking to-
ward peace.
A loi maj ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MS &C
comphshments came on July 26. 1890.
when he was chosen foreign commissar
charged with full responsibility for the
/ office he had shared for more than a
! decade. His duties took him to Geneva
IN October, and a few weeks later he
went to Milan to discuss an economic
arrangement with Italy
once more at Geneva, in February.
Ing George Bernard Shaw in Moscow
and ccnferrlng with the japanese Am
paSsaoor H1rota on Eastern matters. A
trip to 1stanbul in the Autumn was his
next move.
Voiced Soviet Arms Plans.
Once more at Geneva in February,
1882. he presented the Russian pro-
posalS for limitation of armament. Un-
Ger his leadership Russo Chinese diplo-
matte relations were resumed in Deem
Der.
His name was back on the front pages
OF the worlds newspapers in May of
this year, when he was reported as
willing to sell the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way to Japan. and was named chair
man OF the Russian delegation to the
Monetary and Economic Conference at
London. A proposal for an interna-
tional pact of economic non-aggreSsion
latter.
On June % he had meeting with
Mr.. Bullitt representing the State De-