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Show TRADE RESUMED WITHDNS State Department Removes Restrictions Upon Commerce With Soviet Nation WASHINGTON, July 8 (By Th Associated Press.) Keatrletlona on trads witn BoVlel RUfila were removed today by the ?fnte department rxcept Insofar as they pertain to the shlp-Inaents shlp-Inaents Of muteriuls susceptible of Immediate Im-mediate UBe for War purposes. An Individual export license must be obtained for the shipment of such materials nnd It was announced that such licenses would be grunted only in . (i . ptlonal cusop Individual export liconsos also will I be required for the export to Russia of loconiotlvee, railroad material and rolling stock and motor cars and com-Iponont com-Iponont parts. While Ulken Independently of other nations, this action followed extensive exten-sive exchanges between the i nlted .States and Urcat Britain nnd Kianco. it Is believed to have been hastened I b the recent negotiations between Gregory Krassin. representing the bolshevik! bol-shevik! government and Premier Lloyd George looking to the resumption of trade between Great Britain and Russia. Rus-sia. In announcing Its action the state department took particular pains to 1 state that political recognition, pres-icnt pres-icnt or future, of any Russian authority author-ity exercising or claiming to exercise governmental functions was neither granted nor Intended It alsu emphasised empha-sised that Individual;) or corporations Itiadlng with Russia vvould do no on their own responsibility and at theli wn risk us this gbvornment could of-fer of-fer no protection to Americans going Into Russia or trading with Uuesla. CAN 13 F. LITTLfi TKADC i The statement also was made by tlie department that Indications were that Russia had only a small Quantity of r.iw materials for export; that its pur-I pur-I Chasing power was ver liniit.-d and that consequently then- would not be .my considerable trudc with that j count rj . The announcement by the deport- I menl follows. I "The restrictions Which hae hereto-I hereto-I fore stood In tho way of trade and I communication w ith sonii Russia Were today removed by action of tho department of state. Such of these trillions, however, as pertain to tho shipment of materials susceptible of i Immediate use for war purposes will, I foi the present at least, be main-I main-I talned. ' 1'oltticitl recognition, present or I future, of any Russian authority SX- lorolslng or claiming to exercise gov- ernmental functions, is neither grunted grunt-ed nor implied by this action it should be emphasized, moreover, that Individuals or corporations availing themselves of the present opportunity to trade with Rusels will do so on their own responsibility and at their , ow n risk The assistance which the I United Stales can normally extend to Its citizens who engage in trade or !tratl in some foreign countries whose government is recognized by the Unit-led Unit-led St iles, cannot be looked for In the present case, since there Is no Official ; or representative Russian authority With Which this government can maintain main-tain the relations usually existing between be-tween nations M I RH n n 1 RN I I. "The action which the United States Is now taking in no wise constitutes a recognition of the validity of Industrial Indus-trial or commercial concessions granted grant-ed sy any texlsltng Russian authority, American citizens availing themselves of the present relaxation of rostric-1 lions are warned ag.ilnst ihe risks in-I cident to the acceptance of commodities commodi-ties or other values, or the title which maj later be brought into ijiie--tlon. "The question w hich at present prevails, pre-vails, relative to travel from or to Russia, Rus-sia, will be unaffected by the removal of trade restrictions. Passports for Russia cuiuiot be Issued, nor will anj bange be made In the vise regulations now In force. ' Since it is not desirable at this time to undertake negotiations with the soviet postal authorities, the post-office post-office department will be unable to accept ac-cept mail from or to soviet Russia There has never been any parcel post convention between th United States and Russia and this mode of forwarding forward-ing good Is therefore, unavailable." IN OTHER sr i imi:t. Ipiemeifted by tno following statement: state-ment: While the indications are that Hus-Slo Hus-Slo has but a small quantity of raw materials available for export that the, purchasing power of Russia is very I limited, and that for these reasons' there will not be any considerable trade, If any, with Russia, this govern-1 nient however does not feel that the' law-abiding people In Russia should be deprived of any assistance which ran he derived from such trading oh ma) be possible Tho attitude of the1 I I nlted States towards the recognition, of any faction In control of soviet Russia Rus-sia has not changed. This government govern-ment is not willing by means of political politi-cal recognition (o lend positive assist-ance assist-ance to a faction whose disregard of the principle of democracv Is evidenced evi-denced at home by the maintenance of a minority despotism, and abroad! bj an Insidious campaign of propaganda propa-ganda to subvert popular governmen-jtl governmen-jtl I institutions expressive of the will of the majority." RESTRICTIONS REMOVED. "Trade between the United States and ItusslA has been piohlblted Since tho Bolshevlkl gained control In that countrj a year before the end of the world war. Even before that time II had been limited becauao of the de-1 ray.Ml.i ,IU SIPIW I I mm moralized condition of the Russian lallrouds. Some exports, mostly war material, had been sent to Vladivostok nnd Archangel, but much of I' DSVOI v.ns moved to the Interior. "Requests that the state department lift the ban on trading with the soviet have been made by many American exporting nnd other business firms and American government officials l.ii havo desired to remove the restrictions so that the Buttering population might be nlded In spite of the Bolshevlkl. Fears had been voiced, however, that j whatever went into tho Country for! that population would be seized b the Bolshevlkl nnd converted to their us-es " PRAISE FOR RUSSIA. LONDON, July 8 The British labor la-bor delegation, which recently return- rd from Russia has issued an Interim, report. It declared there Is urgent need for Immediate peace with Rus- sla. and that persistence in the polio' of blockade and Intervention Is n-.nl-ness and criminal folly which can only end in Kuropean disaster Kinpharlzlntf Russia s economic and' transport difficulties nnd the absorp-' tlon of her efforts In milltarx activities the report says: "Ringed from the world by a block- i ade of all powerful nations, attacked j b enemies from without and menaced b) fear of counter-revolution from ' within. Is It wonderful that revolu-j revolu-j tlonory movement which has main-I main-I talned any kind of order and dlsol-I dlsol-I pllne amongst its peoples has rallied i to its support practically the whole I Rusdan nation Rl M()R I S CI RRKNT COPENHAGEN, Jni s. A rumor is current in diplomatic circles today that .M Tehlichcrln. bolshevik foreign for-eign minister, will go to London to resume the negotiations for the reopening re-opening of trade between Russia and the allied countries, for which It Is i considered that M. Krassin. bolshevik, minister of trade and commerce, lacks I the necessary political and diplomatic ability. M Lltvlnoff. according to the! report will act as the soviot foreign I minister in tho absence of Tchltch- J crln. |