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Show ABA REJECTS PLEA OFRUSS REDS RESUMPTION OF TRADE WITH RUSSIAN SOVIET CANNOT BE CONSIDERED. 8afety of Human Life, Guarantee of Property Rights, Free Labor and Observance of Sanctity of Contracts Is Demanded. Washington. Tb American government govern-ment notified tho soviet authorities In Russia on March 25 that resump-tl6n resump-tl6n of trade between Russia nnd the United Stntcs could not bo considered until fundamental changes bud been mnde In tho economic system underlying underly-ing tho soviet regime. Sufety of human life, guaranteo of property rights, free labor and observance observ-ance of the snnctlty of contracts wore umong the requirements laid down In a note by Secrctnry Hughes as essential essen-tial if trade relutlons nro to bo renewed. re-newed. The communication added that "convincing ovldenco of tho consummation con-summation of such changes" must no furnished beforo this government even cared to discuss tho subject. Tho communication wns mado public 'nt the state department In tho form of a statement by Secretary Hughes, with tho notntlon thnt n copy of It should be sent to tho American consul nt Reval, Esthonla, to bo handed to Lit-vlnoff, Lit-vlnoff, soviet representative there. The noto wns In reply to the appeal recently nddresscd by tho soviet regime re-gime to President Harding and congress, con-gress, asking tligt trndo relations between be-tween tho United States and Russia bo restored, and proposing to send n delegation to the United States to negotiate. o mention wns mado by Secretary Hughes of thrf proposal to send a delegation to this country. Prior to making tho final decision, tho Russian trade question was discussed dis-cussed by President Harding and his cabinet. In n statement nfter tho note had been made public, Secretary Hoover Hoov-er declared tho conclusion reached "shows the complete ngreement of the views of the whole ndmlnfstratlotf." |