Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-09
SPIRITUAL, MORAL, MATERIAL

< when secretary HuSHeS IdtHel bluntly told the foreign minister of the Soviet government in Russia that reform would have to begin at home before the United States would con- slider any negotiations looking to the restoration of official trade relations, the communistic leaders rose in fiery indignation with repudiation of all charges that the soviets were attempt ing through communistic OrganiZa- lions to undermine the system of the American government. Mir. Hughes was challenged to produce proof of his charges.
 In one statement the state depart ment had charged that the existence ot close bonds between the communist 1nternationale and the soviet govern ment had been proved through the publication of an article in Investia, the soviet organ at Moscow Editor Steklov challenged Secretary Hughes to produce the date on which the ar icle appeared.
 In reply, the secretary of state not only produced the date-November z, I922-but presented the full text o1 the article, translated into English.
 The occasion was the coincidence of the date of the celebration of the hfth anniversary OI the October revo- IT he Of congress of the communist interna- tionale-declared by Investia to be "by no means an accidental or arbi- trary occurrence" In the course ol the article, which is about 2,OOO words in length it was said:
 But, however We may look upon the chronological succession of events and on their historical sequence the close organic and spiritual bonds be- tween the sOylet republic, product of the October revolution and the con- munist internationale, cannot be doubt ed, and even ii the connection had not been admitted many times by both sides, it would, everthelesS, be clear to all as an established fact. IL is clear to us, as to our enemies.
 "On this side the very close bond between the soviet republic and the communist internationale is not sub feet to doubt This connection is not only a spiritual but also of material and palpable character. On it's side the communist internale in the same measure is spiritually and materially connected with Soviet Russia
 The article continued in the same strain saving that the material sup port which, for instance, the workers of all countries extend to the soviet republic during the famine of last year, is not less than the support ex' tended by the Russian communist party to fraternar parties abroad. Of course in the event of possibility aris- ing. both sides will extend to each oth er maximum assistance. But at pres ent it is a question of a bond of an other sort, pre-eminently of a spiritu- al political character. In the So viet republic the international prole- tariat has an inaccessible stronghold in which tn collaboration of the inter national communist program and tac- tics is proceeding and where the sys' tematic accumulation of creative pro- letariat experience and the construc tion of proletariat state is going on.
 Of course, as the article says, there is a solidarity of interests between the internationale and the soviet re public-"s spiritual moral and mate riaT--and for the soviet officials tc deny it is anly an attempt to draw rick, divisional prohibition chief de clafed today, pointing to New York's toll or holiday dead.
 We have warned the people agains ta..n2 such chances" said MT. Mer rick. If one must dring, drink for eign liquor rather than the local pro. duct It is far less deadly