Evening star., 1935-09-01
US. WARNS SOVIET.
TO KEEP PLEDGE OR
LOSE FRIENDSHIP
Secretary Hull, in Official
Note, Declares Failure
May Break Relations.
REPUTATION IS CHARGED
TO MOSCOW GOVERNMENT
State Department Considers Re-
ply to Protest Against
Comintern Activities.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

In an official statement issued last
night Secretary Hull puts it squarely
I'D to the Soviet government to adhere
strictly to its pledge Of non-inter-
ference in American affairs if it wants
to continue the present friendly rela-
tions with the United States.
After charging the Moscoy govern
ment with having wantonly broken Its
written pledges to the United States
undertaken in the NoveL-ber, 1888
agreement, and having disclaimed all
responsibility for the actions OF the
Third Internationale, Mr.. Hull stated
If the Soviet government pursues
a policy of permitting activities on
its territory involving interference in
the internal affairs of the United
States, instead of preventing such
activities, as its written pledge pro-
vides, the friendly and official rela-
tions between the two countries can
not but be seriously impaired
Whether such relations between two
great countries are thus unfortunately
to be impaired and cooperative OPP
portunities for vast good to be
destroyed, will depend upon the at
titude and action of the Soviet gov
ernment."
Last Warning to Soviet.
The Secretary of State made this
statement in reply to the note of the
Moscow government Of August 81
1885, and chose this indirect way OF
communicating with the Soviets in
order to avoid an interminable ex-
change of official notes.
Officially. the statement is intended
to inform the people of the United
States about the state Of affairs be-
tween the two countries. In fact
however. it is intended as a last warn
ing to Moscow and it says in clear
language that the next time this
Government finds that the Soviets
have broken their written pledges. the
relations between the two countries
will again be broken Of.
~~ Answer Held Evasive.
The State Department considered
the reply of the Moscow government
to the note presented by Ambassador
Bullitt regarding the activities of the
Third Internationale as unsatisfactory
evasive and provocative.
Mr.. Hull expressed clearly the views
of the American Government in this
matter:
I'm its reply of August q, 1885. the
Soviet government almost in so many
words repudiates the pledge which it
gave at the time of recognition, that
it will be the fixed policy of the gov
ernment of the Union of the Soviet
Socialist Republics not to permit and
to prevent the very activities against
which this Government has COM
planned and protested. Not for mo-
ment denying or questioning fact of
Communist international activities on
Soviet territory involving interfer-
ence in the internal affairs of the
United States, the Soviet government
denies having made a promise mot
to permit and to prevent" such activi-
ties, asserting that 1T has not taken
upon itself obligations of any kind
with regard to the Communist Inter-
rationale"
Hull Cites Paragraph Four.
Mr.. Hull points out in his state
ment that the language Of the pledge
as provided in paragraph four of the
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