Evening star., 1924-08-15

The Soviet Socialist Republics have
just made treaty with Great Britain
following trade agreement" which
was entered into March Is. 1921. and
extended to Canada July 8, 1922.
The United States turns a deaf ear
to all suggestions that We, too, should
establish diplomatic relations-not
with Russia but with the government
of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
Russia as a nation no longer exists;
she Is only a unit Of what is to be
world dominion of sovietism, ac-
cording to it's leaders. Our statesmen
who follow foreign affairs declare
that no nation has gained anything
by either a trade agreement or
treaty with the Soviets, but that, in
all such cases, the signing of such
scraps of paper" is but an indication
of the internal political situation in
the country so tying itself up with
communism. The Labor party of
England is powerful, and it was hope
full that by treaty with the SovletS
new markets would open and unem-
ployment in England would be
lessened. But our experts point to
history Of the years since the war.
| contradicting that hope.
Between March 5, 1918, and March
1s, 1921. the Soviet Socialist Republics
concluded treaties de jure with Ger
many, Esthonia, Lithuania, Latvia,
Finland. Persia, Afghanistan, Turkey
and Poland. In addition, they have
made trade agreements in the last
three years with Norway, Austria, Italy,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Greece, Swe-
den and China. Last July Mexico
announced that at an early date she
will resume relations" with the
Soviets.
The Soviet government is now
endeavoring to supersede the trade
agreements with full treaties-suc-
ceeding. up to date. with China and
Great Britain. in addition to the nine
countries first above recorded.
France, Spain, the South and Central
American countries, like the United
States have held aloof from any
relations with the Soviets, because
the fundamental policy of the latter
Is to seek to overthrow not only the
governments of the world but the
religion and domestic customs-seek
the destruction of capital and seizure
of property and the "nationalizing"
of trade and family relations.
It is contended by American au-
thorities upon international relations
that, through no trade agreement or
treaty, has any country gained ad-
vantage for it's commerce with the
Soviets. AS proof Of the worthlessness
of such diplomacy, it is pointed out,
the United States Russian commerce
has more than held its own, as COM
pared with the pre-war commerce
and present commerce Of any trade
agreement or treaty nations.
X X X X
The three principal countries, as
Germany. England and the United
States.
For the five years prior to the
World War Russia imported from
Germany G. e. through Germany,
though much of the goods originated
in other countries) a yearly average
of 497,000,000 gold rubles. For the
fiscal year ended October 81, 1923,
Russia imported through Germany
chandise. That was only II per cent
through Germany during the five pre-
war years, although since March, 1918,
they have had full treaty.
During the same five pre-war years,
Russia imported from England. 150,-
O00, 900 gold rubles per year. During
| the last fiscal year, her imports from
England amounted to only 36.597 900
gold rubles-equivalent to 24.3 per
cent of Englands pre-war exports
to Russia, although they have had a
trade agreement.
treaty nor trade agreement, has
| maintained 42.S per cent of our pre-
war exports to Russia-viz. the five
year pre-war average being S0,261. 900
gold rubles and last fiscal year, &c.
5s7, 900 gold rubles- Russia buys from