The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-11
SOVIET PLOT
see NTED IN
MONEY FLOOD
Russia Regime Charged With
Circulating Counterfeit
Currency
NOT WORRIED HERE
French Government Finds
Bogus Bills Are on
Increase
NOT WORRIED HERE
BY CHARLES +. STEW ART
\EA Service Writer

WaShingt on. Aug. Ills Russia
soviet regime trying to flood the
world with such de!ugc of bogus
paper nancy too good
for even an expert to tell from the
real thing-that government bills
and bank notes presently will cease
TO be worth anything?
1t seems like large order.
Nevertheless, the story comes from
Europe that the soviet folk are
attempting to fill it,
The Russian information bureau in
ashington-w which processes TO be
purely commercial, without political
interests, but is tho nearest the
soviet government has TO anything
like diplomatic representation here
takes enough notice of the report to
say IL isn't true.
However, the bureau might be
expected to say that anyway, true
or otherwise. That's part Of its job.
The European version is that the
Games been going on for some time.
first from Petrograd, then from
Moscow and now from kazan or
Novgorod. It's asserted the moneys
made in imitation of the, currency of
the country it's intended to be cir
culated in, that it's used for the
double purpose of financing the
Third Intcrnationale' $" immediate
interests in capitalistic realms and
ultimately of dluting their genuine
currcncics into worthlcssncsS.
This campaign. if it really is being
wagcd, may cause Il lot of inconven-
fence, TO say the least. Even count
crfcits that wouldn't fool bank
cashier. if beyond detection by the
average individual and numerous
enough would cmbarrass trade
frightfully.
Imagine how annoying it would be
never to dare TO accept a bill with
out submitting IL to an expert first.
Washington officials don't seem
worried. but some Of the European
governments urqucstionably are.
The French, in particular. say.
I'VE know there's no mistake about
it, for here are the phony bills, turn
ing up right along"
How do you know they're phony
if they deceive even experts" is the
natural query.
well all but the very best on.
perts." insist the French.
1t isn't impossible the secret ser.
vice is keeping sharp eye out fol
the appearance Of any suspicious.
looking paper on this side of the
water. too. It's operatives wouldn't
say so. if they were. They cschcw
brass bands.
It's to be borne in mind that count
crfciting by big governments
*uming. for the sake Ct argument
that it's being donc-is a might,
different proposition to handle from
the same thing by an irresponsible,
little band of private crooks.
Private counterfcitcrs must worl
secretly and in haste. Their ia
cilities are primitive. They can
get plates. paper and ink in guam
titles for operation on large. pay
ing scale. Their product necessar
lily is crude; their output small
Skilled engravcrs, printers, chem
lists and pressmen, running big
well-cquippcd plant for stron,
government, or under its protection
and with its encouragement. arc yer,
differently situated
They can take their time, OK
pertinent. try and try again. max
the best use of ample supplies an,
perhaps turn out bogus none
well-nigh impossible to detect.
Moreover. private counterfciters
once caught, are through A gov
eminent can't be stopped by any
thing short of war.
The Russian information burea
admits that much excellent counter
felt paper is circulating in man
parts Of the world but Processes t
trace it to Persian sources and ,ic
clares it's making as much troubl