New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-02-05
SHAKE HANDS. NOT HANDS
OFF RUSSIA.

he basis Of new military AL
venture against SOVIET Russia
which letter is addressed 70 the
secretary of the Leaguc Of Na
iiais. President Wilson uucin-
ously declares that in his opinion
the new policy should 9e IA keep
hands OF Russia. II has been a
mistake 10 fight Russia. Wilson
points out. much as q burned
child might point out that II Is u
mistake "a touHh n rcd hot stove.
BOT rs 4 matter Of justice, but as
a matter of expcdicucy forced hN
implacable evcuts. does Alison
nav sound his thew pollcyaiItil n
pivee this "nrw policy an armor
nf righteous aloufness nv imply
ing that the naughty Ro'SlirN'k>
are not iii to associate with even
as antagonists. l H. #.4 .., ..
II IL worth especially noting
that Wilson's latest concrete cr'-
drncc Of a policy toward Russia
was the deportation Of the SOVIET
representative 10 America, Iud-
viz Martens, who was simply y
commercial agent of Russia IN this
country With the departure OF
Martens goes $50.o0o.oo0 IN I'M
mediate contracts and mlllionS
more in future contracts. with
Factories closing down and WORK
crs being turned out into the
streets. the wildly suicidal nature
of Wilson = policy toward knsSia
lis altogether evident 1t is not
only a policy of hands off. but q
policy Of hands idle aud unpro-
duetiye. II is a policy of INDUS
trial bankruptcy.
But the policy Of hands of kls-
sia Is not the policy that meets
q 'te needs Of the present situation.
This policy is purely negative, II
i true that we should keep hands
utf RUSSIA in the sense that We
shonld refrain from Interfering
with the internal affairs Of the
Russian people. We should not
seek to Law violent hands upon
the Soviet regime in Russia.
That as the Appeal has all along
pointed out. * the business solely
of the Russian people for their
sovereign self determination.
However. what the Appeal de
mands now is a positive. helpful,
constructive policy toward Rus
ala. IN short. the Appeal de-
mands TINT America shake hands
with Russia. Economic coopera-
ton between Russia and the Uni
ted States is a policy that will be
greatly to the benefit Of : both
countries. II is the one way out
of the present distressing indus
trial situation in this country. III
il the. policy that will start our
factory wheels to spinning. that
will take the nation s workers
from the street and place them
once more at the workbench. (
8 Russia is today the only great
power that Is financially solvent.
Russia IL today the only country
III Europe with which America
can safely trade, knowing thatt
she willsbe paid promptly and ful- |
lly for her goods. American bus
mess men know that the gold
and immense natural resourccs OF
Rutsia make her the best Of Gus
Toners. and this Is why many |
American firms were ready to en-.
ter Independently into contracts
with Martens. the Soviet repre-
sentative. even at the risk en-
tailed ohv America = hostile and
,preiudiuisl gosernm@nt' attitude.
Rnssia il calling for American
goods. She il willing to pay for
1lur1, SPOT tasB.',,I She is also
.,.tsaaE t. grant Valuable '3coln.lcr.es-
Slows that ags, worth even morei
5hasnact,,al present, money. rq.Onl
che Ctkcr hand, American, ind',s-
ittsest'arc idlei becauscathe work
crs cahnos 'bhy whatgthey athave
produced and there are no paying
foreign markets upon which tot
unload The so-callcd surplus. |
Here is a great foreign market
Russia. Prejudice, and that OIL
the most childish and ,inieason-
able kind. IN the only obstacle
that stands In the way Of trade
with this great foreign market.
Yet America did business with
the bloody. corrupt government
Of the ear and even il all the
silly lies that have been told about |
Soviet Russia were true. II would
still be an infinite Improvement
uposiYilse hopylcsNy dspialaA !
aud dckeneriste governments of
the cruel car. Hands off Rus
sia Shake hands with Rliisia