The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-26
TIME FOR AMERICA no GET
SANE. FAMOUS CORRE-
S.ONDENT ASSERTS

The following article on the Rus
sian situation was written by Rober
Minor, famous cartOOnist and Wa
correspondent, who is conversant az
Derhaps no other man in Amerlc;
with the Russian revolution.
The British government has JUS
recognized the Russian republic be
cause the British know that 1t is tho
strOngest state now existing in Eli
rope. The present Russian govern
nent is the most certain of perma
uent duration Anybody who looks
1t Europe with the cold eyes OF rea
son knows that many another gov
eminent shall fall to destruction
while the Russian republic continues
to stand
ALI the rest of Europe is chaos
France, Italy, Germany Austria
Gzecho- o-Slavakia, Hungary, Poland
ara i'm a condition of disintegration
Fhey cannot settle their war debts
they cannot start up their indust
ries again, they cannot even collect
tAetr taxes. Every government ~
Hurupe is slipping to the verge OF
destruction, except one. That Is the
Russian soviet republic. No nation
in Europe dares again TO call Its
trnon to the colors, except one
Ruasia.
why Doesn't Europe buy
why are American industries
dosing down! Why can't we send
.oods to Europe?-Europe needs
everything, food, clothing and near
II all manufactured products. Why
Aoesn't Europe buy? Because she
aannot pay. That is why American
factories are closing down and
thousands are thrown out of employ
..ant Because we cannot hnd d
market.
What nation in Europe can buy
What nation can pay? What natloA
has gold? What nation has raw ma
terials. Only one. Soviet Rusiss
Russia is the largest market no"
existing in the world. 1t has pos
session of almost limitless gold sup
,n,v. II has oil--which it has )us'
iaa,en back by military force from
the British; it has coal; IL mas
toundless grain supplies; and the
.trongest army now existing. winch
has Just completed the winning OF
+. var even more significant to MS,
tory than the world war proper.
A mcrica Needs the Market
Russia is the negative to Amer
ioa's positively which i mean lha'
pussia is a tremendous market Tor
manufactured products. and Amer
,ca has terrible need for market
Racause of artificially induced hys-
terra. because of lies of British own
sh newspapers, because we leave our
thinking to be done by frightened
aociety women and British agents
re are letting that market go 10
.tbars and closing down American
Industries.
III is time to get sane. Russia is
.ct chaos. but on the contrary 1T is
che only part of Europe that is not
chaos. They are doing constructive
york which is not hampered by the
,rnblem that is deadlocking other
en,ntries-the labor problem, fol
they have no labor problem in Rus
,ta now. That alone ought to make
thoughtful persons sit up and take
notice.
Russia and Education
Russia is spending more money
IN education than any other two ma
tions. They are increasing produc
tion and even inventing new pro
eesses while hemmed in and hall
staryed to death by what was called
q blockade. The blockade was mo-
rightfully called blockade, for tha
would imply a legal status to it
whereas the isolation of Russia b!
aalied warships was really nothint
short of piracy on the high seas. TO!
Il never had a legal status Now i
has come to an end by one cause
ahoue-the military might of Russia
Yes, it is time to get sane abou
Anssia. and to open up the fulles
trade. To get sane, it will be neces