Emboldened

Emboldened by recognition from Great Britain and smarting under the effect of the breakdown of Russo-Chinese negotiations at Peking, the Soviet Government apparently decided to make unconditional recognition a sine qua non of any negotiations with foreign powers. Notice to this effect was served at Berlin on the Dutch delegates conferring there with Red envoys for a Russo-Dutch Commercial Agreement. The Dutch delegation promptly abandoned discussion, returned to the Hague.