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season, and more than five times 60
much Is It purchased from Australia.
The society replied that It merely
followed other buyers, VINO were guided
by the ordinary business consideration
OF purchasing In the cheapest market.
II Is, however, argued with some force
that the ordinary laws OF political
teenth century economists, who hymnod
80 rapturously the glories Of free COM
petition, never enyisaged dumping on
so grand scale by q foreign govern
sment in absolute control of the re-
sources and labor OF q vast country, .
government whose avowed policy e 70
bring about q world revolution. Ex-
traordinary situations, IL Is argued, need
extraordinary remedies.
Those who advocate that British
wheat purchases should be organized
on q quota basis, which would greatly
reduce purchases from the United
States, have found that Russian dump
ing has greatly strengthened their case.
An agreement between Britain and the
Dominions, whereby the latter win sup
ply SIS per cent Of the mother coun-
try's wheat requirements, has been con-
cluded by the delegates to the Imperial
Conference.
France, first country officially to sub
to q system Of licenses, Is moved rather
by fear Of what may happen than By
any present dislocation Of the French
market Soviet imports into France
are relatively small. The French Gov
eminent, however, was forced ct the
beginning Of the year to take action
to maintain grain prices In the In
terest of the farmer, the strongest pO-
iitical force in France, and Is naturally
e1nk aINan waNk
0islocate its machinery.
Oficial circles In Moscow refuse b
believe that the French restrictions are
inspired by anything but political mo-
tives. Similarly, the cutlery against
dumping In the United States ig 70
garded as an attempt by the Republi~
cans to distract attention from tbs
present business depression and to win
over the support OF the American
farmer by saving the country from the
old DOGGY OF the ''red terror"
Looks to IndustriaIixatiOn.
In q recent editorial Izvestia admits
that the Soviet desires to get ready
money to carry on its program Of In
disqualification. but denies that 1t y
asking anything but fair price for its
goods.
unlike capitalists, we do not wish 10
achieve our aim at the expense Of the
consuming masses abroad" says the
writer voieing the view Of the Kremlin.
"FDg that reason we refused the offeN9
Of Kreuger, the match king; Defending,
the British oil magnate, and other cap
italist groups when they offered us IA
vorRble conditions for the purchase Of
matches or for oil production to enforce
their own monopoly and raise prices
through the world.
Because we declined these greedy
plans for gain, the Kreugers and De-
terdings have begun q new campaign
against us and try to confuse the peas
ant masses abroad by throwing the
blame for the current world depression
upon the Soviet
So speaks the Soviet, using arguments
It hopes are already familiar In the
cities Of America and Western Eu-
rope, where the ''uninstructed Masses
may well wonder whether the fact that
the Soviet can sell its produce ct such
low prices Is not conclusive evidence
that they have been the victims 81
capitalist exploitation 1855
In my opinion, the rulers Of RuasAn
are seeking to kill two birds with one
stone. Primarily Russia wants dollars
immediate and at all costs for her O.
gantic plans Of disqualification, and II
In obtaining them she is able to dis
credit the capitalist system. 50 much
the better.
But propaganda Is q by-product, not
the immediate aim. Meanwhile the
Russian people tighten their belts and
snatch what comfort they can from the
red banners forecasting the achieve
mentS OF the coLninR year which hang
from every public building, store, fac
tory and place Of entertainment.
Are they content with promises and
hopes? The 11ve-year plan has reached
Q critical stage. What Of the futurep
These are questions my next articiA
tomorrow, seeks to answer.
(Copyright. 1880. by North American Mawm.
paper Ailiance.)