Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
OIL STRIFE SHOWS
FAILURE Or SOVIET
British-Dutch Trust Leader
Protests Agreements With
American Companies.
BY MAMMALIAN HARDEN.

BERLIN, July 30.--An oily Euro
Asiatic voice sounds the summons for
renewal of the struggle against boil
sheVism. The Koniglijke Nederland-
sche Maatschappij tot EXploitatie van
petroleum-brunnen in Indie demands
final agreement by. other large oil
companies to retaliate against Mos
cows method Of depressing oil prices
and forcing credit arrangements by
exporting cheaply appropriated (mean-
ing stolen) goods. thus influencing de
structively, never constructively, in
ternational industrial life.
Sir Henri Deterding, leader of the
British-Dutch trust, declares the
Standard Oil and Vacuum Oil COM
panies have concluded with a thief
agreement whose remuneration is de-
manded by universal trade morals.
The bolsheviks, charged with theft,
reply: You, Sir Deterding, yourself
wanted to obtain from us the pc
troleum sale monopoly and furious
now that we have refused"
British Boycott Expected.
Right or wrong, for the first time
since the rupture of diplomatic rela-
tons between London and Moscow,
Great Britain's power of boycott is
ready TO be displayed. Russia ex-
proprietor of former oil lands, needs
money for conserving and extending
this industry and replacing lost Brit
lsh markets. Both aims are unattain-
able If the competing oil giants join
against the Soviots, influencing p{ib.
lie opinion by LondOn's, Amsterdam S
and New jerseys anathemas.
A war of humiliation against
Soviet Russia, according to the Soviet
press, is being preached to the world
by Chancellor Churchill Of the British
eXchequer.
This looks very different from the
pictures displayed to the crcduIous
masses by Stain, Rykov and Bulk
marin. Russia's goods hunger con-
tinues. The cost of living index fig
ure has increased 40 per cent since
last year. The commission on trades
profits, despite the cleverest calcula-
tons, has not been able to bring
about an effective salary increase.
Consequently, Russia's state capital
iStic economy is doomed to decay un-
less it can gain outward support
through export and import credits,
Britain Would Hinder Help.
On behalf Of the capitalistic pow
ers Great Britain wants to hinder
assistance until the Soviets and the
Third International frankly drop
their undermined war OF Illegal
poisoning Of entire territories
Besides the outward danger" an
inner danger threatens
Our commercial apparatus is rot
ten and requires fundamental re-
! construction" wrote NJ Preobrazh-
henski, opposition leader. warning
| against the imminent lowering of sal
aries from their present begsarly
! levels.
| The opposition expects little profit
| from the concession granted foreign
| syndicates, and wants to deprive
agents, spectators, COMMISSIONERS
and all enriched tradesmen Of money
needed for the relief Of the poor and
| for assuring supportable wage stand
ards End increasing the purchasing
power of the masses.
| The Soviet union cannot vet con
slider raising wages. and can only pay
| for necessary machinery by further
extortion from the workmen and
| peasants.
An impartial eye sees this picture
10 years after the resolution. a. the