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Show U. S. ALONE HAS NOT RECOGNIZED LATVIA RICA. Latvia. Jan. 7 - The United I States Is tho only great nation which has not officially recognized the La' J Ivlan government, Latvia, on the oth- j J er hand, has refused to accept a tenta- H j live proposal for conditional recognl- tlon de Jure by tho American govern-ment govern-ment This situation was emphasised by the celebration Just held of Latvia I third anniversary as an Independent republic. England. France. Italy. Japan, etc , all have accredited ministers to tho Baltic states, while America is still represented by a commissioner and i several consuls. j Tho American attitude toward Lal-via Lal-via is regarded hero as a policy of J non-encouragement of division of ths J old Russian empire, Latvia's relations with soviet Russia Rus-sia are becoming more and moto J agreeable, and. while some friction j still exists on minor issues. Latvian authorities say they now have no feai of any military invasion on the part of I the bolshevikl. The same is held truo Ot Esthonla and Lithuania. j |