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Show rlcf mofiU above dollars inJ rffu 1i deal! ith a. power which hai no rrfdaWe huj!nrM or world Handing. The requlremenli et forth merely impose upon Russia the need of a respectable respec-table government which Is In some measure reflective re-flective of the desires of her people. , The soviet authorities are not now anJ never j have been an nrpniation which could pretend tO be a national government, lhey have held thei country by the sheer force of arms taininj their first foothold by a betrayal "f the Hussan people. peo-ple. The soviet government can never become the la ful government Russia and for that rea-sun rea-sun never can epeJ to meet the terms of the Ifnitcd Stales. If the soviet scheme triumphed, national lines ould be crushed, and So it i that the only national na-tional governmental power which can be set up m Russia by those in charge now, is a dictator-sli dictator-sli p of the soviet leaders. Hut when this transpires tran-spires they cease to be leaders of the soviet forces and set up a government whuh Is foreign to the present day pretense. Regular recognition of Russia can come only as Rus.ia changes. The soviet government cannot change to meet national na-tional obligations without losing its identity.' When it assumes to have national boundaries it n longer can lay claim to being a new force in world organization. And since the soviet system cannot change, Russia must change to reenter the vioiety f nations on a respectable basis. The elimination of the soviet sstem and the conspirators con-spirators ho now hU the reins of powerseems to be Russia's only hope for a substantial future. The Only Way Out j fHE manner of the state department In dealing with the plea of the soviet government of Russia for a trade agreement with the United Slates will have the general sympathy and sup- port of the American citizenship. Secretary Hughes, in declining consideration of the soviet ofter, outlines that certain fundamental changes are necessary in Russia, before the United States Can enter into any sort of contract with that country. Safety of human life, guarantee of property rights, free labor and the sanctity of contracts . are among the requirements laid down by Hie state department. In a word, the United StateV Ir |