The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-02-09
RUSSIAN TRADE

Senator France, who recently re-
turned from Russia, denies the
charge that has been so frequently
made that he favors the recognition
of the Russian government.
On the other hand, the Senator
declares that he has urged upon the
Secretary Of State the Importance of
sending commission to Russia to
investigate coalitions and to discuss
with de facto government questions
of the possible difference between
the two countries.
In his opinion the time is oppor-
tune to begin negotiations with Rus
STA with the view to helping her
people solve the problems concerning
them, and to open up the markets of
Russia to American goods. 8
Senator France spent some months
in Russia, during which time he made
careful study of conditions, and like
most other men who have been there
in recent months, recognizes the pos
sibility for the utilization of COM
modities for which there is no mar
ket at present in this country.
In the course Of his statement set
ting forth his interest and his reasL
on for advocating the appointment
of a commission to visit Russia, he
says:
"My interest in the rehabilitation of
Europe has been prompted by my in
terest in the welfare of the farmers,
Of the workers. and of the business
men of America. We are suffering
here an agricultural industrial and fl
nantial depression W HIGH is wholly
unnecessary and which is due to the
fact that we are not able to sell our
surplus foodstuffs and manufactured
articles to Europe. During the first
10 months of 1920 our exports we're
in round numbers $4,000, 900, 0OO, while
in the same period of 1921 they were
approximately $3,soo,0o0,000.
II called attention to the fact that
TINS sum of sSOOO,OOo,oO0 would have
been more than sufficient to pay
100000 men $40 a month for 10
months. Our exports have fallen off
while Europe requires our goods in
quantities perhaps as great as those
required during the period of the
war. Our farmers have ON hand
great supplies of wheat, corn, cotton,
and wool, while millions of people in
Europe face starvation and disease
Or death from exposure to the cruel
blasts of winter unprotected by the
proper clothing. Our shoe factories
are marking time while millions in
Europe must walk the winter SHOWS
unshod. Many of our machinists
our steel workers, are idle. Our rail
road equipment, factories, all lines OF
industry, are running but a portion
of the time, while Russia needs ma.
chinery, j. steel products. railroad
quipment, tools and almost every
conceiable manufactured article
America should have an opportunity
of supplying this need for her owl
interest and for the sake Of human
.ity. . ~. s.. s 5 :.t 5 .....5
"The policy of sending a commits
sion to Russia Is not Z radical policy
It is one conceived for the very plr
pose of looking after our trade In
#terests, as the British, as the Italian.
as the Germans, as the Chinese ane
as other countries are hooking aftea
Il theirs in Russia. We have been re
lying entirely upon the information
furnished US by othr countries con
corning Russia, whereas undoubteil,
those countries have been and are Ia
terested in keeping Us alienated iron
the Russian people and separates
from the great Russian Markets. !"
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