Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-24
RENEWAL OF FIGHT
ON SOVIET IS SEEN
Efforts to Get Embargo on
Russian Products Expect
ed to Be Resumed.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.


The Russian problem has taken
new turn. Members of Congress who
were thwarted in their attempts to have
an embargo placed on Russian exports
during the last session Of Congress
are renewing their proposals that legis-
lation be adopted at the December ses-
sion which would keep out certain Rus
sion products, including manganese,
ccal, lumber, wood pulp, gelatin, wheat
and glue.
The United States has always looked
with disfavor on dumping and has en-
acted anti-dumping laws. The Treas
ury Department recently was asked
to place embargoes on Russian goods
that were supposed to be made by con-
vict labor, but it is generally supposed
that the administration did not think
it had sufficient basis for jeopardizing
certain Russian purchases in this coun-
try. Indeed, this will be the main
obstacle toward the adoption of new
legislation aimed at Russia. Interests
doing business with Russia today would
naturally oppose anything that would
impair trade opportunities.
Can Underbid Others.
Unloading by Russia of her products
is taking place not only in the United
States but in various countries of Eu-
rope. Indeed, with the Russian gov
eminent controlling production and
wage scales it is possible for the Com
munist regime to lInderbid the workmen
of other countries.
The short selling of wheat is an eX-
ample of what can be accomplished by
Government manipulation. Until the
farm sentiment is aroused, however, 1t
Is not likely that an embargo against
wheat or other products would be looked
upon with favor by Congress.
The question now is whether the re-
cent short selling will wreate such a
sentiment as will guide bill through
Congress levying an embargo on Soviet
commodities.
The existing dumping laws are not
considered broad enough to cover the
operations of the Russian government
Senator Oddie of Nevada has announced
his intention of sponsoring bill which
would prohibit the Soviet government
from trading on the wheat exchanges
and would also exclude the importa-
ton Of Russian products.
Forced to Experiment.
due to the complete collapse of the
Soviet economic system within Russia, :"
says Mr. Oddie, land the dire distress
that failure has brought to the people
of that country Russia has been forced
to experiment in an effort to create
paper profits in foreign trade to off,
set heavy losses in the domestic trade.
all at the expense of industry in
America and other countries"
Mr. Oddie declares that Russia is
now trying to impose on some of the
principal industries of the United
States by dumping exports regardless
of price, and absorbing production
losses through the enslavement of the
Russian peasantry and the imitation of
its currency"
There is no doubt that members of
Congress will take. advantage of the
controversy over Russian short sale
operations on the Chicago grain ex-
change and that from now on the anti
Russian speeches will multiply, as the
clash between the Communistic regime
and the American economic system is
revealed.
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