Evening star., 1938-11-13
5 Years Of Soviet Recognition
Bring Problems as Well as Trade
Mailed Fist of Fascists and Situation in Orient
Help Keep Relations Up to Lukewarm
Friendliness.
By Andrn Beydine.
Associated Press Stan Writer.

year to prove that the United States and
Soviets did not understand each other
on fundamental point.
MIR. Roosevelt had said, 1--WE shall ex-
pect that the nearst American diplo-
matte or consular officer shall be notified
Immediately of any arrest or detention
OF an American national and that he
shall promptly be afforded the oppor-
tunity to communicate and converse
with such national"
Mrs. Rubens was arrested December IL
on suspicion of spying after she had en-
tered Soviet Russia on what the State
Department declared was an American
passport issued on the basis of birth
certificate of young girl long since
dead. 1t was not until many days after
ward that the American Embassy in
Moscow, informed of the arrest by Ameri-
cans, could pry out of Soviet authorities
an official admission of the arrest. And
1t was two months later, following a
strong note from Secretary of State Hull,
when Embassy officials were permitted to
visit her in Jail.
The United States received from the
soviets five years ago a pledge not to
permit the formation on its territory of
any organization aiming at the over
throw of the Government of the United
States.
U. S. Included in "Offensive."
The pledge was aimed at the Com
munist International at Moscow. The in
ternational, however, laid plans at its
meeting in the summer of 1885 for
world Communist offensive, including the
United States. Ambassador Bullitt pro-
tested and Secretary of State Hull ac-
cused the Soviets of backing down on
their promise. He said that when in its
reply Ito Bullitts protest) the Soviet gov
ernment indicated an intention entirely
to Disregard its promise to prevent such
activities as those complained of it struck
severe blow at the fabric of friendly
relations between the two countries" The
Kremlin had said it could not be held
responsible for activities of the COMM
tern.
About that time, however, the Soviets
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anti Communist Nazi Germany and
changed their policy from one of opposi-
tion to all capitalistic states to one of
cooperation with the democracies as
against the Fascist relationships.
The American Government since has
noted the regular periodical hegira of
American Communist officials to Moscow
for Comintern discussions. The American
Communist party has disavowed violent
overthrow of government, but the party
still adheres to the Communist Interna-
tional, which stands committed to violent
overthrow of all governments.
Keep Religious Promise.
The Soviets made one promise which
they have observed-Americansc
have been permitted to conduct religious
services for the 600 Americans living in
the u. S. S. r.
On the whole, officials are reasonably
satisfied with the restoration of relations.
Secretary Hull revealed three years ago
that the United States took up the ques-
tion Of resuming relations with the Soviet
Union because 1t observed 'the- serious
effects upon peace and prosperity Of the
many partial or dislocated international
relationships throughout the world"
Those relationships now are regarded
here as being still more dislocated in one
part of the world where both the United
States and the Soviets have considerable
interest-the Far East, where Japan is
engulf1ng China. Despite the differences
that still remain between the United
States and the U. S. S. r., conditions in
the Far East, it is thought here, msv
keep them on terms of cooperation.