Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-03
WHEELER H|TSU.S.
SOVIET ATTITUDE
"Sucker" for Not Recognizing
Nation Offering Largest
Market, He Says.
BY the Associated Press.

B BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 3.-The
United States is "a bunch of suckers"
because it fails to recognize Soviet Rus
STA, Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Mon
tana exclaimed today as he strobe down
the gangplank of the Leviathan, home
from visit to Europe which included
o To-day So3ourn in the Soviet republic.
Everywhere / went abroad found
the argument, that America should not
recognize Russia, while everywhere
abroad Russia is recognized and the
European countries are getting all of
the business. Should we recognize Rus
STA and enter into commercial treaties,
that does not mean We put the stamp
of approval on their form of govern
ment."
Senator Alben W. Barley of Ken
lucky, who went with Wheeler to the
Interparliamentary Union in London
and spent three weeks in Russia, re-
served his opinion about United States
recognition.
Visit Is Unofficial
The two visited Russia unofflcially
but met political leaders and said they
were permitted to study social and eco
nomic conditions as they pleased.
Il have been for the recognition of
Russia for the last 10 or IL years."
Wheeler said. land find nothing there
now to change the opinions formerly
held"
The Montana Senator said foreign
trade commissioner of the Soviet close
to Stain had denied convict labor was
employed In producing commodities sent
to America. as alleged by interests which
recently sought embargoes on imports
from the union.
Wheeler himself "saw or learned
nothing to substantiate the idea that
such labor is employed" he said. II
spoke to leaders especially about wood
pulp and manganese and in each in
stance it was stated that convict labor
is not used in their production or trans
portation."
The Russian five-year program of in
naturalization will be achieved with
out a shadow of doubt" Senator
Wheeler believed.
Biggest Market for u. S.
Russia, to my mind, represents the
greatest potential market in the world
for American made goods. This market
is far in excess of South America or
China. These are white people, and
their interest in manufactured articles
Is not dissimilar to our own. If they
ever get into position to buy the items
they need, our trade will increase inn
mensely. What Russia wants now is
credit. 1t viii have to have long-term
credits"
Some, he said, think it is part of the
Soviet program to adopt foreign models
in machinery and to manufacture at SO
low a cost that production in other
lands will be destroyed.
But" he said, II do not think So
1t will not come in my lifetime"
Senator Barley said he had never
completely made up his mind about
Russia and did not want to express an
opinion. But can say that if Russia
continues to maintain a stable govern
ment the United States will have to
consider how long it can defer recog-
nition."
Farm Lesson Acquired.
Senator Barley visited the state and
cooperative farms and said he learned
something new on the question of coll
lective farming. He was informed that
"a per cent of Soviet foodstuffs in the
last year came either from state farms
or cooperative farms and that AZ per
cent of the wheat was grown under
one or the other Of these farm systems.