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J M Stites Sanomre CAS cece Md ae Sr nen teeth sabia HH 200-8032 all parts of the world attended this meeting, although the greater mumber were Chinese. She mentioned that Chou en=-lai had addressed them for over five hours at one session and had told them of the Government's plans, etca ‘irs, ROBESON had reached China, coming from Russia via the Trans- Siberia Railway and, before going home, had travelled by rail to .- - Nanking and Shanghai, and then returned the same route - Trans= Siberian Railway - through Ruselae. "She had heard that I had advocated recognition of the Chinese | Communists; and urged that I head a delegation of American businessmen, to go to China and discuss the matter of recognition with the heade of the Chinese Government, who, she assured me, really want trade charmels ‘between the United States and China opened up; and who, she assured me, want recognition to facilitate trade development - the Communists would welcome investment of private capital, ete. - — "I said, in the light of what had happened since dast September ~ =~ the Communists! treatment of Consul General Ward and others, culminating in the demand made aot Peinine to surrandar nert of our fone) General = a a OE We ee I Ue ae compound = it seemed evident thet the Commmists did not want U.5. . recognition, I could not understand, if they did want it, why they took the action they did, because they must have kmowneuch action would | only intensify the feeling against recognition in Congress: and with the American publics . . WTS» Robeson seemed to agree that Was BO; bat sti ‘felt the Communists want U.S. recognition, "I emphasized I wag not for recognition bo auch n from a “business “igi _ as I was from my wish to keep Americans in China, whether they were . businessmen, medical missionaries, teachers, or what not, if F only to i offset oscow influence and teachings cot *Then followed @ general discussion on the Moscow type “of governuente I emphasized Russia's arbitrary actions in the United Nations - use of . - veto, extravagent, insulting statements - had, I thought, done more to turn American public feeling against Russia than anything else. Her ._ unwillingness to let her nationale travel freely abroad, as well ag- . restrictions she placed on Americans entering Russia, made it difficult for the peoples of the tw countries to understand each other. From all accounts, Russia allowed her citizens to hear or read only what the