The sun., 1919-10-17

phases OF international trade, "Our
Future Trade With Russia was the
topic Of the first session. The chairman,
NJ. A. Oudin. vice-president of the Inter
national General Electric Company, said
that while Germany was dominating
western Russia the United States alone
was relatively inactive, although the
nation best equipped to start commerce
with that part of the country not domi-
mated by the Soviet Government. He
favored recognition of the official forces
opposing Bolshevism and the extension
OF economic assistance. There was dan
ger that "the inactivity Of America may
create prejudice against all things
American, situation which other ma
lions, especially those contiguous to Rus
STA. will not fall to take advantage Of"
In a similar vein spoke DIR. Joseph NJ.
Goldstein, professor OF political economy
at the University of Moscow, whose con-
olusion was: IF the United States and
the Allies decide to develop the vast re-
sources of Russia for the benefit of man.
kind 1t will be necessary for them to
begin now and not permit any single
nation to obtain control of the situation.
do not think 1t an exaggeration to say
that the immense resources of Russia
and her enormous population, at present
almost without work, will under proper
guidance help to solve such problems as
the scarcity of raw materials and the
high cost of living"
w. G. Huntington. commercial at
tache In charge of the Russian division
of the Bureau of Foreign and Domest-
tic Commerce, conceded that immediate
trading with Russia Is difficult. but that
we should be engaged in 1t, gathering
experience and good will and training
STATS for the great future.
Three Mail Trade Channels.
Alexander Zelenko, managing director
| of the American Committee of Russian
Cooperative Unions, reduced economic
interchange between Russia and the
United States to three main channels
| Increase of agricultural efficiency, i'm
portation into Russia of finished manu-
featured production and credit for COM
mercial and industrial expansion"
The social and political storms will
very soon pass away" he said. land
! Russia will remember who was her
friend in time of need not in high
sounding words, but in honestly meas
| ured deeds. What the Russian people
need now is not philanthropy and bene.
faction, but just legitimate credit, and
! the Russian cooperatives are ready tC
pay for It,"
The necessity of sending American
young men TO Russia as commercial
| agents was stressed by Philip Norton
acting director of the Russian division
| United States Committee on Public In
formation. Far too long, he said, hav'
we permitted foreigners to represent Vi
in world trade. Our Russian bushes.
| has been in the hands Of Germans ant
| Swedes. This policy is particularly dan
gerous in the far East, where all bust
ness is based on personal friendship.
| SHOULD your agent leave you at an!
time" Mr.. Norton said, your customer
will 60 with him. II he owes allegianc,
| to any other nation sooner or later h
will deliver your business to his owl
country" He predicted that by mex
spring Bolshevism would be only as
nightmare which has passed"
Although Mr.. Norton works for thu
Washington Administration he was no
afraid to criticise it He said tina
neither business men nor the Govern
ment in America had definite Russian
policy. We had promised much bu
given little. II we do not send sooI
men who out of their knowledge can b
of assistance it will soon be too late.
During the time of my work." Mr.
Norton said. there scarcely passed
fortnight but that the United States wa
directly or indirectly responsible or re
| ceived credit for some definite act o
error which tended to anger the Siberian
people. When our efforts were mos
needed we received orders to be out o
Siberia within fifteen days. At the pres
emit time the Siberians are being laugh
to hate us. Although for the momen
this inspired feeling can only be ski
deep. IL we permit 1t to gain 1t will be
come inherent and will cost US our popu
larity in one OF the richest trade ter
ritories in the world. Our proper cours
is clear. Our Government must seri
ously study the Siberian-Russian situa
ton. something which 1t seems to me
not being done.
siberians Must Have Supplies.
Trade Investigators, commissioner
and advisers must be SENT" he sale
"Our business men must realize tina
Siberians desperately need farm i'm
plements and other supplies. No matte
where they would prefer to trade the
must have supplies. and II we, their ia
vorites, will not deal with them the
must deal with others. You can res
assured that the others will take pain
to see that We don't get the trade BAG
when conditions become easy and safe.
He said the only safe way of tradin
primitive method of barter-buying ray
materials from the cooperative union
in exchange for American Manufacture
, goods. The supply of raw materials wa
pictured by DR.. Sergius Korff, professo
OF International law at the University c
Petrograd.
"Our Future Commercial Relation
With the Central Empires" was the mex
, topic considered by the convention. III
, session chairman, w. s. Gavan. vic,
president of the e. /. DIN Pont de NJ
mours Export Company, said that tn
question most asked OF the export d.
partment was, will you be able to con
> pete with Germany" Much informatio
was still lacking. but assuming ths
proper financing arrangements could
made the United States must unque
. tionably share in q large part of II
trade with the Central Empires.
II was important to realize, sal
Charles Lyon Chandler. manager of Il
foreign trade department of the Coz
, Exchange National Bank OF Philade
l phia. that Germany had $500, 000, 900 fl
: vested in South America in 1914 ar
tina. this has probably increased durir
: the war, while in the same period Unite
States investments increased from $40C
100000 to a figure about the equal
Germany's
. He warned the exporters that, und
: the German law permitting a German
:, become a foreign citizen without losir
!. his German nationality. many German
a were still posing as Americans.
81 tell you frankly" Mr.. Chandl
added. that from now on these &c
mans will try to do their utmost to g
back Germany's trade by securing age
cies in this country which they will tai
: abroad. They will then throw over d