Show S It National Nation l Topics Interpreted by William Bruckart s National Press Prees Building Dundin Washington D. D Q C. t L W Washington For For t fifty years American diplomatic methods have been the subject American of or tittering amon among Diplomacy the Oie trained agents of oC foreign na an- dons True they never laughed openly or In to a loud guffaw at the international practices of or the United United Unit Unit- ed d States but it Is a well known tact fact that American methods were always mentioned somewhat In a spirit of or mirth And well weB they ml might ht be The Amerl American an government overn lent with Its s system stem of or constantly changing Its foreign emissaries has hns had few outstanding diplomats and never ne bas lIns kept those few outstanding Individuals individuals In in- J i on the Job very cry long ung un un under g der any circumstances The condition condi condl tion of or American dI diplomatic capacity capacity capa t f city Is shown no better than by the H latest tine debacle debacle the Russian recognition 5 case As usual the American government go got licked on the diplomatic dip field It may reassert Itself i- i yet jet by breaking I ore off relations with the Russian Soviet government but I whether It Is uncertain al at this writing whether T er that can ron be te done with safety o. What I am nm trying n nIn to say Is that In hi according recognition to the So So- Soviets viets American statesmen were not clever enough h to guard juar against the themore themore more shrewd and better trained negotiators ne ne- i sent here by Dictator Sta lin ulna The result Is that our protests about Soviet communistic propaganda propaganda prop prop- h n In the United States were ere rt rejected tossed bodily out of or the window with an nn ejaculation that the objection ha had no basis v Let us go hack back to the original ne no- negotiations the events leading up to the tra tragedy cd as ns It were It will be remembered that In 1933 President President dent Roosevelt elt Invited the Russian government to send a n commission here for a discussion of or relations or lack of or them between Moscow and Washington lie told the Russians Tins Rus that he wanted to be a n good neighbor to them and wanted them to be a good 1 neighbor to us lie He saw no Insurmountable problem or obstacle ob ob- Stacie stacle to recognition of the existing n e government of all nil the Russians the government was functioning and It was entitled to he be regarded e as ns a R sovereign n power lie proposed d therefore therefore there there- fore that consideration be given JI to establishment t of formal relations between the two powers Maxim Mn a n Soviet official corresponding to our secretary of or state appeared In Washington and ne negotiations for recognition were open It was decided early In those conversations con that the war debt of the CzarIst government go to the United States should be lie set aside and a settlement worked out after the two nations had reached an agreement on other phases of International re re- The Soviet SO al always s 's has disclaimed any obligation In con con- connection connection connection with the debt deot contracted by Czar Nicholas l durIn during war and the United States has hns had noth noth- nothing lag ins to show for the several hundred millions advanced to the Czar ex eJ except some L O. O Us U's The proceedings developed dc numerous nu nn hitches bitches but each was Ironed out in turn and In Numerous a n series of or com coin Hitches exchanged exchanged ex ex- ex changed between Mr fro Roosevelt and SI M. 1 Inoff the tho various pledges and promises usual between nations were cre made matle Included ed In these pledges was one which since ha has hag become became the bug bug bear hear ar of a n controversy and which h If Ir American recognition Is withdrawn n will be bethe bethe the tile crux of the thc incident t Almost constantly since the Soviet Soviet So So- viet s system overthrew the till Czar and destroyed nil all vestiges of the thu mun government In Russia the communist party o of Russia Hussla a as been treen engaged In world propaganda World revolution is Its Us hint aim It proposes pro liTO poses and constantly fi fights for overthrow overthrow over over- throw of the system which enables Individuals to make a profit which enables Individuals to earn enre money monny of or their own and to save Ive and Invest invest In III vest est or spend that money as thy they choose Common ownership o of every thing is the objective and government govern went Dent by the proletariat everyone Is la d demanded M DI M. M rl p pled jd his government govern rn c meat ment to curb such In the tho United States Slates lint But that t pledge was WilS wasa a D year D ago O. O It seems to have been forgotten tor Communistic da has gone on and continues to go go on In this country on a n broad scale The efforts were re so bold that thin eventually e our Department of State Stare could not overlook O It After Arter mulling over the records for weeks S Secretory See Sec c- c rotary Hull recommended to the President that n Washington tun call the attention of the Soviet let to Its pledge e Mr Ir Hulls Hull's recommendation lay hay y I Ia In Ina n nse a 8 White Ilou House se pl pigeon hole eon for far sonic some weeks and amI it was DS not until the Communist met In Russia and fiery sp speeches crit the United States Slates s and advising Ad nd- revolution rc were made matle This was us the straw that broke the time camels camel's camels camel's cam els el's bark Mr Roosevelt gave Jave hla hiA approval to Mr t nils proposal for fora forc a c prot protest st It was made and promptly prompt prompt- ly rejected as I 1 have hn mentioned above The Soviet So foreign office rejected the protest on the ground that the tIle Communist Inter Inter- Trick Not was not Foreseen a part Pait of f the thc RC ned fled government Jo that It was a n political party over which the Russian Soviet government go ha hano had no control and that consequently the American government go could not properly accuse the Moscow authority authority author author- i ity Hy with ln hn having broken their pled pledge e eto to avoid Interferences in American affairs a That trick was one among Hmong many which the American government o failed to foresee In negotiating Rus Rus- Russian Russian sian recognition It Ita a is a n splendid example of how our diplomatic representatives representatives rep rep- r es fall fail In their work The Soviet took advantage of or an nn opportunity It Is true that the Communist Communist Com Com- Is a political party but the Communist In Russia Is not comparable to the Democratic or Republican political party parly In the United States It is the tho only political party and it decides what the government shall shan do and is responsible to no higher authority Thus when the Communist took the firebrands of or revolution n Into the United States It Is hard har to understand understand under under- stand why the tho Russian government Jo did not have some finger in the pudding The American government go has warned Russia of serious consequence consequence conse conse- quence If Ir the communistic propaganda propaganda ganda gamin does not cease Such an nn expression expression expression ex ex- ex- ex between nations can mean menn only the breaking up of diplomatic relations Whether Mr Roosevelt will go that far Is still mined As we look back over the Russian Rus nus- sian sinn affair one can hardly fall fail to characterize It as ns a n mIsa misadventure Mr Roosevelt Hoose said he wanted to recognize Russia because great economic advantages cs would flow low from that act There Thero would be much more tra trade e much new business s developed de de- Department of or Commerce figures reveal however that sales to R Russia were about In 1010 1930 but that they have dropped down In the last year to about So apparently we have gained nothing but some trouble by recognizing recognizing Russia What did the Russians gain First they undoubtedly ha have broadened the field of or their communistic and revolutionary propaganda Doors were opened to them in this country country country coun coun- try that were closed before recognition was granted But nut undoubtedly the outstanding victory recorded by the Russians In persuading America to reco recognize the Moscow government lies no not In the tho American field at nt all nil Their greatest gain was In their relations with Japan The last several years have witnessed continued friction along the frontier between Japan and Rus nus- sIn sia There was a content contant th threat eat of oC war Strange as ns It may seem as ns soon n as ne negotiations oth were opened between the United States and Russia Rus nus sin sia the International relations between between between be be- tween Russia and Japan hl began nn to Improve e There has heen been almost no trouble on that border since The rt reason Is that before recognition the Japanese appeared to feel pel they would have ha the thc moral support at least of or the United States In to any controversy contro developing between thorn them and Moscow And the debt contracted by the Czars Czar's government and disregarded by the So l Soviet t Is as fit ranch much unsettled as the day that the Czar was mur mur- dered derell The Tho passing passin of or Labor day In Washington lon seers seer's s to be lie the tho signal for tor the bulk of ot Activity government ofin of of- in m Politics to return to their desks and always with that return there comes swift and amI horning burning activity In poll poll- tics Usually also the passing of ot Labor day tIny sees sPes the return to WashIngton Wash Wash- Washington ington I ton of other ther types of vacation vacation- IRl Washington Washington being what it is In August August and and they too bring hack back new political Ideas Hence Just at this writing Washington Is delu deluged ed edwith with all nil kinds of political fireworks As far as ns I have hwe been heen able to analyze the situation there are three c distinct classes The first embraces em em- braces those who go o out on onaca vacations vaca vaca- dons to see whether they can cnn find as ns much or more support for the administration administration ad ministration In power at the time limn In the previous vacations a n second group Includes s tho those who go o out with a Q determination to find that the administration Is In a n tailspin and losing ground rapidly and and the third Is made up lip of vacation vacation- who do cIo not concern themselves cs directly about politics hut hilt who cannot can not avoid old political discussions because because be- be cause e of their thel- residence In Wash In ington ton So Just now we are nrc sur- sur felled with al declarations that Mr Roosevelt is stronger cr than ever before that thai he has hns lost list so much ground that his election ID Is Improbable and the unbiased d assertions asser ascer- that he has hn gained In sumo some communities and mill has lost flur I ably obly in others O m western W New Union |