Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-21 | Page 3 | Soviet Cheered by U. S. Action

SOVIET CHEERED BY U. U U S. S ACTION A TION Russian Officials Enthusiastic tic Topic Dominates Dominates' Press and Public By United Press Preas MOSCOW Oct 21 Russia 21 Russia dis displayed displayed dis- dis played unconcealed jubilation today at the prospect of recognition by by- bythe the United States and regarded the exchange ex ex- change hange of letters letters' between President Roosevelt and President Kalinin as ashe the he most important event in its recent history Officials were openly enthusiastic in n contrast to their usual reserve Popular sentiment was apparent ev- ev In streets street cars and i in n shops wherever shops wherever the ordinary peaple people people peo pea gathered the prospect of recognition recognition was the only topic for talk The news dominated the front pages of ot newspapers newspapers' and evoked comment comment commont com com- ment mont throughout the country More Warmly Greeted official newspaper in its editorial said President Roosevelt's Initiative would be greeted warmly not only by public opinion in the United States and the soviet union but jut by friends of at peace everywhere The soviet union said would adhere to the principle of ot mutual mu mu- ual noninterference and economic collaboration The press also emphasizes that I soviet American economic relations were approaching extinction due to abnormal political relations but now were were certain certain to revive Heretofore fearing tearing rebuffs that would dim its prestige the Russian gov government has insisted that formal omal recognition by world negotiations on claims trade propaganda propaganda ganda activities and other problems President Mikhail Kalinin's letter answering President Roosevelt's ofer offer of of- I fer er of negotiations made it plain that Russia in the United States' States cases departed departed departed de de- de- de parted entirely from tram the policy o of I prior recognition Great Concession j From Russia's viewpoint the concession con conS i cession is one of great moment an f indication of its desire in the present presen critical stage of world politics to consolidate consolidate con con- conI I relations with the last great grea power to hold aloof Litvinoff is expected to enlist the j aid In his Washington conversations conversation I of Boris head of ot the semiofficial semiofficial semi semi- official soviet Information bureau a at Washington and Peter Bogdanoff Bogdanoft head of the Trading corporation corpora corpora- tion tIon official Russian trade agency in New York