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Show TEUTONS (1EIII1! FODflUSSTBIDE l j Preparing to Take Advan-j Advan-j tage of Peace Treaty; ! British Alarmed. ! f Chicago Tribune Special Service.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. Germany will enter into diplomatic relatione with tho Russian soviet government as soon as the Versailles treaty shall have been recognized by three of the principal allied al-lied powers, according to the belie? oi well-informed allied diplomats here. Great Britain has already ratliled tne pact; France is expected to ratify it this week, and Tokio advices state that Japan will raiify It this month "without amendment amend-ment or reservation of any kind." Germany is in position, according to t hese diplomats' statements, to consolidate consoli-date her commercial advantages in Russia Rus-sia as soon as the peace treaty Is signed. British commercial interests are alarmed I at the prosper; of Germany, without t competition, engaging the major trade of hhiropean Russia. Pressure Ik under-b-t ooil to have been brought upon the British government by Kngllsh business I inttresis to chant: e the national policy toward Russia, ::i order that British commerce will not be sacrificed in favor of Germany. English labor a'.so is said to be in favor of resuming trade relations with Russia j immediaieiy, but goes further than Brit-I Brit-I ish capital, demanding that Great Britain cca.-e to favor certuin Russian factions I by furnishing them with arms and mu- , nitior.s to continue the war against tile 1 Uoi-i.eviki. These diplomats look for the ! probabiL- change. In British puik-y toward Russia to aiux't the Aiiiivii-an poiii-y, ;'nd pre-iict that within a w mu.ii ii.s trade with European Ruhi will be ivbumud |