The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-12-24
SOVIET CONTRACTS
WOULD EMTLOYUS
FOR THREE YEARS
THIS is THE STATEMENT G1ynN
OUT by MIR. w. b. VANpER-
LIP, IMMEDIATELY UP.
ON HIS RETURN
FROM RUSSIA

Every working man and woman
in this country can be kent busv sor
the next three years, il trade rela-
tions with Russia are resumed inn
mediately," according to Mr.. Wash
lngton B. Vanderlip, American A.
nancier, just back from Russia with
contracts the fulfillment of which
he said would keep American indus-
tries going almost at war schedule
for that length of time.
Mr.. Vanderlip was interviewed
yesterday by representative of the
| American Labor Alliance for Trade
Relations with Russia, which rep-
resent 100000 organized workers
of Greater New York.
Mr.. Vanderlip said that if trade
We're resumed with Russia, the cris-
Ao WAlSA OI6dutZCu IdUOrs IN InlS
country is facing would be forstal-
led because "every wheel in the
United States can be turning with
in 30 days. There need not be an
idle person in the whole country for
the next three years at least, il the
orders which Russia is prepared to
place and pay for were filled"
When asked what will happen il
the State Department continues it's
present policy of ignoring Russian
trade and sending back Russian
gold. Mr.. Vanderlip replied:
"Why they will just keep $3,000,-
100000 worth Of trade out Of the
country and withhold that much
employment from American work
ers The English national hands
off Russia committee which repre-
sents British trade unions and the
Labor party, is already bringing
pressure to bear on the British gov
eminent to resume trade. using tho
concessions and contracts that we
have received as their strongest ar
\ gument, in resolutions which they
are circulating broadcast"
To prove how eager American
business men are for trade with Rus
sia, Mr. Vanderlip showed his inter
viewer thousands of letters from
h,,e
tiles.
"a little while ago man forced
his way in here to offer me a mill
4 lions pairs of shoes for sale. Amer
ican business men should organize
as labor is doing to bring about the
establishment of trade with Russia" !"
he declared
Mr. Vanderlip was then asked il
only union labor would be used in
the manufacture of commodities for
| Russia
sThat would be up to the COM
mercial representatives of the Rus
sian Government because they are
the ones to place the orders. We
are just the financiers and have
nothing to do with the placing Of
the orders."
Russia Has 100000, 900 Rubles
When asked II he was not wor-
ried by the opinion prevalent in
some circles that Russia cannot pay.
he replied
British statistics gave Russia
600 900, 900 in gold last year. The
Russians say they have 700,000.00o
rubles Besides there is vast
amount of oil which Russia is ready
to export. Production of oil is up
to so per cent. There are 800 tons
of manganese in ports on the Black
sea ready to ship. There are vast
amounts OF fax, timber, pulp. I
talked with one Of the largest pub
fishers in the United States yester-
day. I told him that hoped to es-
tablish pulp trade between the
Murmansk and America, as we now
purchase our pulp from Canada and
pay very high prices. It could cas-
lily be shipped to our Eastern ports.
There is an unlimited supply Of pulp
in Russia and in the North 1t grows
faster than It can be cut down."
Mr.. vanderlip was asked by his
interviewer about the condition un-
der which the working people and
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