Russia and British Trade The British Trade Delegation which visited
Russia last Spring to inquire into opportunities for trade has issued its Report. Events have already made it slightly out of date, as the Labour Government have, of course, already arranged for the recognition . of the Soviet Government subject to the approval of . Parliament. The Delegation, impressed by the vast field for l3riticsh trade in Russia, urges the Government to renew relations with the Soviet Government on condition that the Soviet promises to cease hostile propaganda and to meet the claims of British nationals before 1917. Mr. Henderson's arrangement with the Soviet includes only one pre- liminary condition, namely, that hostile propaganda shall cease. That seems to us, however, to be the most important point, and we feel. that the Government have no worse a chance of recovering money due to British subjects than they would have had if the order of events had been arranged differently.
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