Evening star., 1935-08-28
ROOSEVELT, HULL.
CONFER ON SOVIET.
OPEN BREAK FADES.
Responsible Quarters Hold
Rupture of Relations
Unlikely Now.
REPLY TO NOTE SEEN
HERE AS PROVOCATIVE
Talk of "Spanking' by President
Himself Is Heard in Ger.
tain Quarters.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Responsible quarters in Washington
do not feel that a break of diplomatic
relations with Soviet Russia is justifi-
able at present. despite the rather
sharply worded reply given the Ameri-
can Government by Assistant Com
missar Of Foreign Affairs Kristinsky.
The future relations between the
two countries and the attitude to be
assumed by the State Department
will be decided today after President
Roosevelt has discussed the matter
with Secretary of State Hull
In certain quarters the suggestion Is
made that President Roosevelt ad-
minister personally a spanking" to
the Soviet government for Its note.
Initial Action Cited.
1t is felt that since the initiative of
Russia's recognition was taken in 1888
by the Chief Executive himself for
the sake Of a better international
understanding among nations, 1t Is
up to him to draw the attention of the
Moscow government in no uncertain
terms to the fact that they have
broken the pledges given In Washing
ton in writing.
Such a statement, which would
come from the White House, could
be handed to Ambassador Troyan-
ovsky by the President himself for
transmission to Moscow.
In this manner an interminable ex-
change of notes would be avoided and
the Soviet government would be SOL
EMMY warned that the next time
there is any infringement of the
agreements made with Maxim Lit
vinoff in Washington the Soviet Am
bassador and his staff will be handed
their passports.
High officials here consider the
Soviet reply provocative as well as
unsatisfactory.
Agreement Clause Pointed Out.
Kristinsky's statement, 1T Is GER
tainly not unknown to the Govern
ment Of the United States that the
Government Of the Union of the So
Wet Socialist Republics cannot take
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itself, obligations Of any kind with
regard to the Communist Interna-
national" is considered here as
"crude diplomacy"
Paragraph 4 of the Soviet-Amer-
ican agreement provides specifically
that the Soviet government will mot
permit the formation or residence on
its territory of any organization or
group which has an aim to
overthrow or the preparation for the
overthrow Of the political and
social government Of the United
States"
This paragraph, it was revealed at
the State Department, had specifically
in mind the activities of the Third
Internationale and Commissar Lit
vinoff accepted it without reservations.
Mental Reservation Indicated.
1t is q fact, however, that soon
after the signature of the recogni-
ton protocol, the Soviet foreign COM
missar indicated in speeches made in
Washington and in Rome that he
had made q mental reservation in re-
gard to the Comintern. Furthermore
in order not to anger the leaders Of
the Third Internationale. the Soviet
press gave only scant publicity of this
agreement.
Since Ambassador Troyanovsky will
not be handed his passports, there are
two other alternatives.
The first is that the State De-
partment may send another warn
ing" note to Moscow, contradicting
Kristinsky's statements and informing
the Soviet government that q repeti-
ton of the violation of the existing
agreements as they exist on paper.
signed by Litvinof and President
Roosevelt, will have most serious con-
sequences.
The other alternative is that Am
bassador William Bullitt may be given
q long furlough, and the already re-
duced American Embassy in Moscow
remain in charge of some young
secretary.
The administration is worried about
the possible repercussions on internal
and international affairs Of dissolu-
ton of diplomatic relations.
There is feeling among leading
Democrats that rupture Of relations
would give the opposition reason to
say, I'VE told you so" and Hoover
was right" On the eve Of the election
campaign, such a step would be
detrimental to the Democratic party.
they hold.
It Is feared in diplomatic quarters
that brusque attitude on the part
Of the United States Government
toward the Soviet will only add more
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