Show America and Bolshevism of yielding on the part of the IDLE there are signs WHILE W V allies to the underground pleadings of Gregory Krassin the special soviet envoy for the establishment for of trade relations with soviet Russia and possibly republic the tho United States SUites soviet so recognition of the seems yet to ha have e held itself aloof from any participation tion in in the We negotiations with such usually conducted The affairs of state are is privileged privileged privileged secrecy that it is seldom the ordinary to get a peep at what is going on but judging Colby sent to tho the which the telegram by of the American Federation of Labor at our official skirts are Montreal it is fair to assume cl clean an The telegram was as es follows trading trading- between th the There 1 13 19 no licensed or regular There Thero have havo been boon Russia at present United States and tho subject as you may know several conferences trading on with Russia RussIn of ot removal of restrictions against held in Europe and their These conferences have been government carefully observed by th this thin couro course has hu been boon Tho The soviet government gOVernment gov gOV- of ot results void far tar been boen They have BO eo recognition aa as s a condition condition con con- political la Is I Insisting upon commercial contact of ot renewal any ani precedent to a a. tho with Ith interfere desire to has no this government While Whilo Ile sov to suggest the tho tho the Russian people or of ot internal affairs that they should have tho existing kind of ot government not represent tho the will wilt or consent does regime considerable in Russia proportion of ot the Russian people It of ot an any harmonious and trustful re relations relations re- re principle of ot repudiates lations whether every ery of ot nations or ot of Individuals and I is 15 based upon tho the negation of ot honor and good faith and every usage and ond convention underlying underlying- the structure of or International International Inter Inter- national law Taken in conjunction with the strong position of American labor towards bolshevism which denied any assistance to or approval of the soviet g government of Russia II so so long as that government is based upon authority y which is not y vested led in it by a popular national assemblage of the Russian people it would appear from surface indications at least that little I progress is being made in this country u towards ward recognition recognition ti tion on or countenance of the infamous usurpations tyrannies tyrannies tyran tyran- nies mes and of Lenino and |