The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-26
WARNING IS SENT
 TO SOVIET RUSSIA
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by Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs Maxim Litvinov as the basis upon which diplomatic recognition was accorded the Soviets.
 The action of the Roosevelt ad' ministration in according recogni- ton to Soviet Russia, after three successive republican administra- tions consistently had refused 1t, was hailed at the time as a master stroke of New Deal diplomacy and economic astuteness. Great hopes were publicly expressed that recog- milton of the Sovlets would:
 What Was Expected
 1. "Regularize" trade and po- litical relations between the two countries.
 9. Result in stream of fat or- ders from Soviet Russia for Amer ican products, particularly for steel, pipe end machinery, running into hundreds of millions of dol lars year.
 8. Bring about settlement of approximately $50O,000,000 of American claims against Soviet Russia for American property seized or destroyed by the Soviets.
 4. Develop a powerful friend and ally in Russia in far eastern matters.
 5. Provide some official Soviet supervision, control and restraint over the activities of the commu- mist international organization whose activities in advocacy of a world revolution" had long been a source of irritation to the United States.
 Promise Was Made
 The Soviet government, through Lftvinov who had come to Wash ington especially to negotiate re- cognition, virtually promised these things. Most observers agree these promises are now little more than dead stumps marking almost 22 months of almost continuous bick- ering and futile negotiation.
 The sessions of the sevent all- world congress of the communist international, at which speeches were made and resolutions intro- duced directing the communist party in the United States to "bore from within" in American labor organizations, were considered the "last straw" by state department officials. The protest by Bullitt re- presented the studied opinion of these officials.
 Administration officials previous ly had seen the prospective huge Soviet orders for American goods wilt from te anticipated hundreds of million dollars to promised" $3O, ,000-and this amount only in return for trade and tariff con- sessions by the United States.
 They had negotiated fruitlessly for many months in an effort to obtain a settlement of American claims.
 Communists Busy
 They had witnessed the daily sessions in the Soviet capital of the communist international congress at which the United States govern ment repeatedly was attached and plans made for boring" into its political orga nization, all without any interference from the Soviet government. The activities of the Comintern were more seriously re- garded here because officials of that organization are also high of- ficials of the Soviet government.
 This inter-relationship of the Soviet government and the Com intern formed the basis for Charles Evans Hughes, secretary of state in the Harding cabinet. re- fusing to recognize the Soviet re. gime. Hughes policy was followed by succeeding republican adminis- trations.
 Bullitt, in his protest, reminded the Soviet government that Litvin- off in his letter to President Roose- welt had pledged the Soviet govern ment to this fixed policy:
 Pledges of Sovicts
 1. To respect the United States right to complete Jurisdiction of It's internal affairs.
 2. To refrain from any act, "overt or covert" to 'injure the tranquility, osperity, order or security" of the United States.
 3. Not to permit the organiza- ton on its territory of any group having the aim of armed strug- gle" against the United States gov ernment.
 4. Not to permit the organiza- ton on its territory of any group and to prevent the activity on its territory of any organization or group, or of representatives or off cials of any organization or group seeking the overthrow of the U s. government.
 Litvlnov Is Away Moscow, Aug. 26-(UP) - Ab' sence from Moscow of Maxim Lit. vinov, commissar for foreign af' fairs, gave the Soviet government a breathing space today before Il must answer the sharply wordet protest of the United States against official hospitality to American re- volutionaries.
 Ambassador William c. Bullitt delivered the American note to N N. Krestinsky, assistant comn,is sar for foreign affairs. Krestinsk, accepted it without comment, mol was there any indication elsewhere of the shape the Soviet reply will | take. Soviet officials have me l faintly similar situations before with assertions that the govern ment has no connection with thu Third International and no con trol over its actions in the United States.