Show RUSSIAN NOTE I ASKS MEETING WITH ENGLAND L London Labor Paper Prints What Purports to toBe toBe toBe Be S Soviets Soviet's viet s R Reply ply to W Curzon's Cunan's Communication i 5 BRITISH CHARGES i 5 DECLARED FA FALSE FAISE SE I Moscow Demands Equality Equal I ity of oe Treatment Treatment With Other Nations Answer to Protest Explained LONDON May 14 By A A. P. P P.- P. What purports to be a summary of ot I the Russian note to Great Britain is prInted printed under a Moscow date lino line today by bythe the Daily Dally H Herald the labor newspaper The article says that i the soviet governments government's reply proposes proposes pro pro- poses a a. conference of plenipotentiaries to discuss no not only Lord prO prO-I Curzon's recent communication but tho the whole problem of Rus Anglo sian relations with a view to establishing establishing establishing lishing a a. gener general l understanding The he main theme of the note says tho article is that the Russians h have have- v equal grounds of or complaint Russia has always wished and Great Britain has alwa always s 's declined to discuss the relations between the two countries The note contends says the Herald that many of Lord Curzon's charges are based on documents documents documents docu docu- ments supplied by secret service agents which are always of doubtful doubtful doubtful doubt doubt- ful authenticity Russia has lias many such h which she slie could cite against Great Grent Britain I Dealing separately separate with the British British Brit Brit- Brit I I ish charges the the Moscow government govern ment says they are either fabrications fabrications fabrica fabrica- 1 on falsifications It declares res Its willingness to abide by th the cis of lon lonor of or the proposed conference with regard to th three mile e limit the article asserts and adds adds- that as as-an as an an evidence e of good will Russia l Has s' s released released-AU released British trawl trawlers trawlers- rs Th Th The note js to- to the the reply to th the H Hodgson protest against the execution was unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual In tone but the British representative representative representative rep rep- in Moscow annoyed the soviet foreign office by bv persisting in sending a n note te after he 1 had been told the Russian government was unable to to- a a q question of bf only domestic concern concern EQUALITY DEMANDED Russia cannot deal deai with other countries except on a footing of equality the resume declares and anti if the rulers pf Greet Great B realize and accept this the reason I Ifor for the present abnormal relations th the nations will dis dis- 1 between two WO appear I IThe The soviet g government emphasizes emPh sizes th the dangers which would follow follow fol fol- foi- foi low a break and says that compared compared com coin 1 pared with these d dangers the points i In dispute are trivial I 5 lO l MOSCOW COW May if xi By A A. A P P. P.- S Soviet viet Russia's note to Great Br- Br t tairi i the text of or which was given out here today is couched In con con- ry terms Expressing re regretful re- re surprise at the ultimatum it proposes a conference at a time and place to be arranged with England England England En En- gland at which responsible representatives representatives representatives of both governments shall discuss not only the disputed secondary questions raised in the British note but shall also regularize regularize regularize regu regu- fully the relations between Russia and Great Britain I The note sets forth what It de declares declares de- de clares dares are certain errors In the British charges charges' with regard to propaganda a by Russia in the East While admitting that Russia naturally naturally nat nat- sent money to the he Russian Bussian representatives in Persia it It says the tho British are In hi thinking that Russia has no use for money in the East other than for propaganda DISAVOWS The note disavows responsibility I for the third Moscow It offers to settle by arbitration arbitration arbi arbi- the questions raised by the Russian seizures of or British trawlers trawl trawl- ers era and compensate the families of Charles Chades F. F Davison an English executed in Russia in civil chU engineer 1920 and of another British subject in whose case a claim was made If the tho British will agree to give compensation for the tho long ImprIsonment Imprisonment imprisonment of several Russians in England England England En En- gland and India With regard to the two notes sent to England signed by Weinstein Weinstein Wein stein which Mr Hodgson the British agent in Moscow returned complaining that they were were couched couched in offensive language the reply says the note returned by Mr Hodgson was never sent again to the British government and must bf be regarded as unsent while the sec second nd letter Ietter did lid not contain anything offensive These notes were In reply to Mr Hodgson's Hodgson's Hodg Hodg- sons son's protest against the execution of ot Monsignor APPRECIATES FRIENDSHIP The note declares that despite misunderstandings Russia greatly appreciates friendly ly relations with Great Britain The Tho document of about words Is signed by Maxim ort oft assistant commissar of or foreign affairs and is addressed to Mr Hodgson |