The Washington times., 1920-12-28

| try OF l.. G. "A. Is. Martens ana ces-
sation of effort on his part 10 estab-
lish trade relationships with the
United States.
1t is apparent that the Russians
have abandoned hopes of establishing
| with US, in the near future, those
trade relationships which already
some months since they have estab-
lished with great Britain.
Our workers, manufacturers, farm
ers. and business men are beginning
| to taste the bitter fruits of our Ill
considered and unwise policy toward
| Russia.
When Mr.. Martens leaves the coun-
try, the Russian people will be with
out a representative here. while their
| representatives in Great Britaih have
been recognized and most profitable or
ders for immense quantities Of goods
are being placed.
BIG HELP TO BRITISH.
| I shall not go so far as to say that
the policy of our Government towaI
Russia has been dictated by the Brit
ish, for the furtherance If British
| trade and interests, but we do know
| that 1t has been most advantageous
to British interests.
On the theory that The United
States and Russia should. be friends
and associates, l introduced last Feb
ruary a resolution providing fer rhc
establishment Of more friendly rrla-
tions with Russia, for the removal of
barriers to trade, and expressing our
desire to cooperate with the Russian
people in assisting them TO establish
stable institutions.
| So far l have been unable to secure
favorable action upon this resolution.
but there is now a widespread senti-
ment in favor of it's passage.
- COMMISSION TO GO.
| The present Communistic institu-
lions of Russia are but a passing
phase of the revolution. and phase
which the Russians might have es-
capped had we offered them our sym
pathetic assistance toward more
rational republic modelled more after
our own.
| have believed that the opening
I'D of trade with Russia would tend
to stabilize and rationalize Russian
institutions and to bring them into
conformity with those OF the nations
with Russia would trade.
| This view Is shared by Prof. jacques
Maguite, the noted Russian economist
and government statistician for ST.
IBERIA. He believes that the re-estab-
lishment of trade with America would
| do more toward the re-establishment
OF sound economic theories and con.
ditions in Russia than can be well
| realized.
HUGE BUYING CAPACITY.
The figures which record the vast
resources of Russia and her need for
all kinds Of manufactured articles,
such as we might supply. are stupen-
dous
The dearth OF manufactured articles
Is so great and the purchasing power
of the soviet government SO huge that
the capacity of the Russian markets
to absorb goods is beyond anything
we have imagined. They need at
once locomotives, cars and rails, tires,
springs and all manner of equipment
for their railways. They require
huge quantities of agricultural Inn
plements and supplies, tractors. motor
trucks and leather goods, including
probably at least FIVE millions of pairs
of shoes.
They probably need at once $780,
100000 worth of foodstuffs, $40, 000. 000
worth of textiles, and a million bales
of cotton for immediate use. They
need chemicals, notions, betting, oil
well machinery and piping, mining
and other machinery, rubber goods
tires, typewriters, sewing machines
surgical Instruments, camera AMI
cinema supplies, hardware and ir)r
and steel supplies of all kinds.
MARKET FOR COTTON.
The effect on the South of opening
trade relationships with Russia, q
country which before the war used
about 762. 900 bales of our cotton each
year. may be easily surmised. Since
the war there has been shortage OF
cotton there, and the demand has w..
creased, so that probably now Russia
could take the surplus cotton, the
holding of which is now such n bur
den upon Southern planters and banks.
In return for these goods we would
receive either Russian gold or ma
terials OF which we stand greatly in
need The opening or the--Russian
I markets. would do. much to restore
more prosperous conditions In this
lcountry Tho Russians could keen our