The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-18
HARVARD pRnE
DARES TO TELL
TRUTH OF U.S.S.R.
Speech Shows DR.. Lands
Is Student of Soviets
10y Worker Correspondent
Especial to The Daily Worker)


ITHACA, N. Y, Aug. 16.-Dr. ]. M.
Lands of Harvard Law School spoke
to large and enthusiastic audience
on Russia and the Far East" at the
Cornell Cosmopolitan Club here. His
speech which set out to be plea for
no Intervention in China developed
into an Interpretation of the workers
government of the u: S. S. r. with
which Dr. Lands proved himself to
be thoroly familiar.
U. S. S. r. Not Russia.
At the outset of his speech he made
1t clear to the audience that it is in
correct to talk of the workers repub-
lie as Russia, for it is no longer Rus
STA but the Union of Soviet Republics
resulting from the union of many
other nations such as Ukraine, White
Russia, Siberia, Georgia, Armenia and
many others. He explained that these
nations in the union are autonomous
having separate languages and indie
pendent domestic affairs but they
have one economic, political and mill
tary united front under the banner of
the u. S. S. R. 1t is impossible to con-
ceive. of this vast country of many ma
tionalities unless we think of it in
terms of U. S. S. R.
U. S. S. r. Goes to the People.
He showed that the Soviet govern
ment had struck few notes in world
diplomacy by going over the heads of
governments directly to the people.
He reviewed the many obstacles that
Russia was continually confronted
with during her reconstruction period
The Allied Powers lined up with the
white czarists and supported Kol-
chalk, Udenich, Denekin and Wrangel
in anti-revolutionary activities. Bessa-
rabia was backed by English imperial
ism, Poland by French imperialism,
the blockage against Russia was spon-
sored by the allied powers-all were
plotting against the workers govern
ment. Neither in Europe nor America
was there any sympathy for Soviet
Russia.
Chinese Ask Russia's Aid.
But in the Near East, the Far East
and the Orient Russia was differently
received. There she was invited to
assist in educating the people. In
1919 a meeting was held in Moscow
where Chinese workers asked the
workers government of Russia to help
them awaken and enlighten that vast
country thru their educational and
political programs. Russia was the
only country to oppose Chinese inter-
vention by the allies when the treaty
of Versailles had provided that Shan
tung should go to Japan.
Leading up to the recent uprising
in Shanghai he showed how it was
the result of unbearable working con-
ditions and severe exploitation of this
country by the imperialistic powers.
Russia is as anxious for the spread
of her gospel of Communism as Amer
lean missions are for the spread of
theirs-and more so because Russia's
is more realistic and fruitful and near
er to the hearts of workers than
Christianity and it's accompanying
brutal exploitation.
I'VE do not want interventions in
America but we are doing that freely
in China. We cannot blame either the
U. S. S. r. or China for the present
uprising but only the allied powers. 1t
is natural that the Chinese workers
and peasants should revolt and they
are glad to have the cooperation of
the L. S. S. r.
He made plea for more sincerity
of thought and clearer understanding
of international relations.
Now DR.. Lands will probably either
lose his job or be forced to change
his friendly attitude toward the Soviet
Union.