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Show I Russia's Reply V DL'SSIA'S reply to the allied memorandum makes it plain tha tthe soviet government does not intend to reduce its rule to the common principles of government, vthich make pleasant International relations and intercourse possible. Replying to certain of the allied demands, the . Russians declare that the requirements are irreconcilable irre-concilable with the communistic system. The European allies should have expected Just such an answer. They knew when they began dickering with the Russians that there was not a common plane on which the two forms of government could negotiate. But in their zeal to obtain trade connections with soviet Russia, they took a long chance, and included these international outlaws in the Genoa economic conference. con-ference. Russia's first act was to conclude a secret treaty with Germany, which tended to give her the master hand In the conference. Just how the allied diplomats will wiggle out of the situation they created for themselves is difficult to conjecture. It is safe to say, however, how-ever, that the allied powers will give more than they intended to, if the conference does not break up In a general row. Zealous financiers who have their eyes on the raw material wealth of Russia fail to comprehend the situation confronting con-fronting tho governments of the world. , The philosophy which rules Russia today can-not can-not be recognized as having sympathetic ties 't with government as it prevails elsewhere in the '; world. The soviet system is not confined to national boundaries, but is the sworn enemy of government everywhere. It will not be satisfied to., with ruling Russia and will seize every opportu- nity to extend the system to other countries, t This Is an essential part of the soviet philosophy, so that every concession the allies make but -1 finances the war for their own down.all. The European allies would te bounJ by any tjreements signed' at Genoa. Their sense of ,1 honor would compel them to live up to their " own contracts. No such sense of honor prevails Z In Russia, as has been demonstrated by the soviet authorities. Contracts are scraps of paper to be ;V repudiated at will, just as the war debts were : scrapped. Powers which attempt to treat with Russia beore her government attains some sem-Z sem-Z blance of respectability may expect to lose in any bargain driven. j, . " |