The Washington times., 1920-01-25
j. S. MAY PROHIBIT
S22,0OO,0OO SALES
Contracts of Business Men With
Soviet Russia Appear to Con-
fIict With Policy.

American business houses are ready
TO MI orders for s22,0O0.0 900 worth OF
materials needed by the people OF
Soviet Russia, according TO delegates
who came here yesterday TO attend
the organization meeting OF the Manu-
facturers and Exporters Chamber OF
Commerce.
The first aim OF the chamber will
be TO persuade the State Department
to li!l the embargo on exports to Rus
sia," said II. y. Jennings. OF the Le-
high Machine Company. who issued
the call for the meeting. He said
business houses, anxious to get into
the competition with European firms
for Russian trade, would attend the
session today.
Oppose BoIsheviki.
There will be no trade between the
United States and Russia until Eng
land and France have laid down a
trade program by which ii can be as
sured that goods sent TO Russia will
not fall into the hands of the bolshe-
viks for military and political uses.
This was the answer the State De-
partment was prepared to give today
to a large number OF American cor
porations, who are here to discuss the
question OF Russian trade.
The conference OF manufacturers,
which was being held here today, was
presided over by f. p. Jennings, of
Lehighton, Pa, manufacturers OF
printing machinery, who has had
large orders for soviet Russia which
he has been unable 10 fill.
Never Had Blockade.
Officials of the state Department
today stated that the United States
has never had blockade. against
Russia, but has merely had an en-
barge and that this government is
willing to permit trade with Russia
at any time that there is assurance
that such trade will not be used for
military or political purposes.
England and France must estab-
lish trade with Russia because they
are in dire need OF raw materials
which Russia has, according to In
formation reaching the State Depart
rnent. For this reason IL Is believed
here that England and France VIII
establish method of barter with
Russia which will be so guarded that
IL will not furnish aid for the Bolshe-
vik military campaigns.
The State Department is advised
that interior Russia while in need of
1OOu, lS HOt o' d. 'iNdu'htiS
reported. as many of the peasant
classes are boarding and hiding their
food supplies. because of fear of Boil
shevik confiscation.
VIII Hurt BoIsheviks.
The United States has always taken
the position that trade with Russia
Is one of the best means of combat
ing the Bolshevik movement. Of
ficials TODAY stated that il trade were
established with the aTfti-bolshevist
groups in Russia that undoubtedly
this fact would cause a large number
of desertions from the bolsheviks to
the anti-Bolsheviks.
On the other hand, it was pointed
out trade with the anti-Bolsheviks
would result in placing stores in the
hands of these groups, which would
Furnish an incentive to the Bolshe-
viks to drive on more furiously in
their military campaigns in order to
capture such stores.
1t is because of this fact that tho
state Department is proceeding with
the utmost caution in the matter OF
trade with Russia.
Officials of the state Department
said today they would be glad to re-
ceive suggestions from American
manufacturers as to how to establish
trade with Russia, but all suggested
plans must offer n guarantee that
furnish sim