THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA.
Secretary of State Stimson chose his language .care- fully when, in answer to a letter from the chief American propagandist against the recognition of Soviet Russia he stated that " No change is under contemplation in the policy of this Government with regard to the recog- nition of the present regime in Russia." Senator Borah has again offered his resolution to the Senate for a recog- nition of the U.S.S.R., and while it is undoubtedly true that no change in American policy is at present under con- templation, it is equally true that the attitude of the present Administration is that they are alive to the necessity for a realistic approach to the problem. President Hoover is, of course, very much opposed to Soviet methods, and would certainly not favour isolated action by the United States in dealing with the problem of debt settlement and reparation for confiscated private property. There is, nevertheless, a growing realization of the importance of co-operating with France and England on this subject so that no steps are left untaken which may on a basis of sound international principles help to bring back Russia as soon as possible into normal relations with the world. * *
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