The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-30
Chicago Firm Has Contracted
to Sell Fifty Million Pounds
of Meat to Soviet
Country.
MARTENS AS WITNESS
Bolshevik Representative Says Recog
milton Of Government by World
Powers is
Near.
IBy Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspoudeutl

GBy Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-Recogni-
tion of the sovite government by
world powers is near, Ludwig C. A. K.
Martens, soviet representative in the
United States told the senate foreign
, relations committee today
What makes you think that?"
Chairman Moses asked.
General political conditions and
the attitude of the allies at Paris" "
Martens replied "The lifting OF the
blockade l believe is the beginning =
Martens disclosed that despite the
vigilance of the secret service agents
! of the allied governments, a steady
stream OF Russian gold has been flow
I ing into headquarters in New York by
couriers. He refused. however. to di-
yulge details of this underground
! channel of communication.
Martens was cautioned against cir
culating soviet propaganda by means
of the. senates hearings.
Chairman Moses said he had motto
ed statements in newspapers recently
which appeared to be propaganda.
These statements have the appear
ance of propaganda and do not be-
Ilieve it is exactly ethical to use these
hearings for this purpose Moses
said.
A list of contracts betw cen Amert-
can firms and the soviet government
filed by Martens today disclosed that
Morris and Company, Chicago meat
packers, have just engaged to sell 5O,-
100000 pounds of meat products as
soon as shipment can go through.
Market prices at the date of shipment
will be paid in Russian gold.
Ex-senator Hardwick, Martens
counsel, submitted the following
statement:
THE following contracts have been
entered into, conditioned upon the
procurement of export licenses for
the shipment Of the goods contracted
for, and conditioned upon the pro-
curement Of permission to transmit
funds from Russia in payment for the
goods:
ELLA Berlow, New York City, boots
and shoes to be supplied on orders
under contract, July %, 1919, $4,000
600; Fischman and Company. New
York City, underwear, July "a, 1919,
$4,000 600; Weinberg and Posner En-
gineering company, New York City,
machinery and machine tools, Sept.
29,1919. $50, 900, 900; Bobrof Foreign
Trading and Engineering company.
Milwaukee, Wis, four contracts as fol-
lows: Jan. %, 1920, kemp-Smth
Manufacturing company, milling ma
chimes, $97,47O; F. Mayer Boot and
Shoe company, shoes, $1,2G1 ESQ; Mil
jwaukee Shaper company, shapers,
S45;071; Steel Sole Shoe company.
Ia -hn exc TSn
"These contracts supersede con.
tracts executed with Kemp-Smith
Manufacturing company, July 80, 1919
and with MiIwaukee Shaper Co., July
7. 1919. and arranged but not finally
executed with F. Mayer Boot and Shoe
company, May 13, 1919 and Steel Shoe
1919.
Leigh Machine company, Leighton,
printing preA ses, Oct 2S, 1919, $4,000"
900; Morris and Company. Chicago,
so 900, 900 pounds of food products at
prevailing market price at time OF
Jan. %, 1920.
This contract executed, the result
Of negotiations instituted early in Sep
tember, 1879
IN addition to the foregoing, con-
tract dated September 16, 1919, was
entered into with the National Storage
company, of New York for a cargo of
for a total amount OF aD-
$40 100000 delivered at
Petrograd Circumstances made it
for the National Storage
company to perform this contract, ac-
cording to the original terms, and 1T
therefore has been abandoned.
I'm addition to the contracts already
placed, the negotiations of the COM
mercial department of the Russian
soviet government bureau have COW
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