Show GREAT BRITAIN AND SOVIET RUSSIA Threatening Threatening to cancel the corn com commercial mercial treaty and break ott off dip dip- diplomatic diplomatic relations with Russia BussI Russia Great Britain has made a a move which A G 0 Gardiner the Brit Brit- British BritIsh ish h writer says has jarr jarred d the nerve center In the ailing world ot of International complications Maximilian Harden the German publicist describes the situation as a comedy of ot errors error errors with the advantage on the side fide of Russia Russia Great Britain's nervousness nervousness about bolshevism says taya Mr Har Haden den will seriously Impair her prestige In the Orient while n a break in commercial relations would hurt butt England much more than It would Russia He sees the British colonial secretary Leo Leo- Leopold Leopold Lei Amery as me the rear real latin latin- ence the note sent to the soviet by Foreign Minister Cham Chamberlain ien Reviewing the Internal political situation In Britain GardIner points that Mr Chamberlain seeks ts to avoid an all open break with Russia and comments that this Is would achieve nothing advantageous advantageous Mr Gardiner agrees that the principal effect of a break in diplomatic relations as would be the diversion ot of still stillmore more Russian trade from London T-ond T to Berlin and New York and he tie cites the contention of ot British Industry that development ot of trade Is Ii 1 the best antidote for bolshevism The soviet press in Russia la treats the British note nole with sac sar- sarcasm declaring there is no proof presented that Russia has g- g ed in British anti intrigue or i propaganda in any part of ot the world Th The British wore ware the first to recognize tho soviet government but with the developments In ChIna the English statesmen have been acquiring a sp spell ll of nerves Evidence is presented that bolshevism is taking hold of the Chinese and the Russians held beld responsible Undoubtedly individual Russians have made a deep Impression on the Chinese but ut that is not pos pos- posItive pos positive proof that the soviet gor- gor gOY gov government has been back of the propaganda or is systematically supporting th the movement No doubt the soviet government would rejoice OV over r a spread of o bolshevIsm bolshevIsm bolshevism ism In Asia It would strengthen Russia Industrially and as an In Influence fluence in world affairs Great Britain fears tears this rising tide ot of o color which Is described by Lathrop rop Stoddard St Sn In his book dealing with the rebellious attl attitude attitude tude against white orld world supremacy acy Great Britain Is worried over the changes which are com corn comIng cornIng coming ing to China and above bove all Great BritaIn does docs not want China to tobe tobe tobe be too aggressively aggressive conscious ot of Its own strength British prestIge British In the Far East and British trade are Involved |