Evening star., 1938-10-23
Troyonousky's Long Absence
Reuives Rll1,Ors of PURGE
Counselor to Entertain,
at Embassy Fete.
November z.

By the Associated Press.
Long standing reports that Alex
ander A. Troyanovsky, the Soviet Am
bassador would not return to the
United States were revived yesterday
on disclosure that Constantine A. Or
mansky, Counselor and Charge DAT
faires, would entertain At the En-
bassy's annual birthday party Novem.
Der Z. .
More than 1000 guests will be in
vited to the reception celebrating the
2lst anniversary of the Red Revo-
luton OF 1917, which brought the
Bolsheviks into power. Previously, it
had been said here that Mr.. Troy
anovsky would return from his visit
to Russia in late October, but now
no date for his return is fixed.
mo Hurry" to Return.
At the Soviet Embassy, 1t was stated
yesterday that he was in mo hurry"
to return.
Rumors that the Ambassador had
fallen afoul Of the Russian purge,
like so many OF his diplomatic COL
leagues, were not confirmed. On the
contrary, diplomatic circles here have
heard he was being groomed to sue
ceed Maxim Litvinon as commissar Of
foreign affairs.
1t always was understood here gen.
orally that Mr.. Troyanovsky stood
high with the Kremlin and had . long
and unquestioned record OF loyalty
to the regime. He has been Ambas-
sador since this country recognized
the Soviet government in 1888, .
period regarded by some governments
As long enough for diplomat to re-
main at one post.
Practice Of Removal.
The Soviet practice concerning sev-
eral diplomatic and consular officers
who have been in the United States
has been to give them other jobs for
time, after which they were re-
moved quietly land apparently disap-
peared from public life.
Word received here from Moscow in
dicates this has happened to at least
four Soviet officials sent here after
recognition and subsequently recalled
to Moscow.
These include Boris E. Skvirsky, first
counselor Alexei F. Neymann, second
counselor; Moisey g. Galkovitch, San
Francisco consul-general until 1896,
and Jean J. Arens, consul-general in
New York.
Mr.. Skvirsky. who functioned from
1922 until 1888 as unoficial Soviet
representative here. was made Ambas-
sador to Afghanistan for 4 time, and
subsequently relieved. Mr.. Neymann
was for while head Of the American
section in the Moscow Foreign Once.
He later was relieved and has not been
seen by foreign friends In Moscow for
about year. Mr. Galkovitch and Mr.,
Arens are reported to have had stnilGr
experiences.
Amtory Head Not Seen.
Recent reports also have been that
Ivan v. Boyeff, head of the Amtory
Trading Corp. after recognition, like
wise has not been seen. So far as Is
known here. there have been no public
announcements Of the transfer or
whereabouts of any Of these officers.
Mr.. Troyanovsky. regarded by diplo-
matte Washington as an able and
popular ambassador. left for Russia
with his wife and son late last June.
1t was said he would place his son in
Moscow University and return in due
course. He greeted Howard Hughes
and his associates when they landed
in Moscow in mid-July.
Since Russia's most recent purge
got under way in August, 1896, more
than a dozen ambassadors and high
foreign of1cials have been arrested,
and some placed on public trial and
executed.