Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
WARNS OF DANGER
IN HELPING SOVIET
Paper and Pulp Group Head
Advises Against Finan-
ciaI Aids.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 2l.-As long
as Soviet Russia continues to apply
principles which are the enemy of
democratic forms of government
menaces to economic systems all
financial, intellectual and moral support
Of its regime should be withdrawn, S.
L. Wilson, president of the American
Paper and Pulp Association, declared at
the annual dinner of the association.
To continue relations with Russia
under it's present form of government,
he added, would neither be good bust
ness nor self-preservation.
Reelected President.
Mr.. Wilson. who was reelected
president CT the association; is the head
Of the American Writing Paper Com
pany, Inc, of Holyoke, Mass. In his
annual address, delivered before 1900
members of the association, he advo-
Gated government control of overexpan-
sion of industries, particularly the pulp
and paper branch. At the dinner he
said the paper industry was confronted
with overcapacity. and with little pros
pect of absorbing it for number Of
years"
Qualifying his statements about Rus
STA as personal opinion, he said:
Il believe if all countries had the
courage to withdraw financial, intellec-
tual and moral support. the plans of
Soviet Russia would soon crumble. and
either through evolution or revolution
new and better country would arise
with which international relations could
safely be established.
"A problem in which our industry Is
vitality interested is our relation with
Russia. particularly with reference to
the Importation of pulpwood. But the
whole United States Is vitality interested
in the problem now arising or that may
result from our dealings with that
country under existing conditions. Their
preachments and their efforts to apply,
wherever tolerated. principles which are
the enemy of democratic forms Of gov
eminent, menaces to economic systems,
TO agriculture, labor and industry,
should neither directly nor indirectly be
given support.
Reviews Industry.
Buying their commodities under
present conditions, selling them ma
chinery, furnishing skilled artisans,
supplying ideas, methods and brains
from which financial resources are to
be built, and later used to still further
spread their pernicious and destructive
gospels, does not, to my mind, harmon
lie with either good business or prin-
ciples of self-preservation."
In his review of the paper industry
Mr.. Wilson said workers wages had
more than doubled since 1918, adding
that the present purchasing power Of
the dollar was about 81 cents.
With current costs of the essential
items required by the wage Garner de-
cidedly in his favor" he said, land
with the present large number of I'M
employed the vital question of when
there shall be liquidation of labor in
industry along with other commodities
, affected by the law of supply and de-
mand confronts us. With the better
understanding of the law of supply and
demand, the purchasing power of the
dollar and the proper application of
wages to productivity of labor, a discus
sion and settlement of this question
may be close at hand, or prices for
paper must advance"
Among the resolutions adopted was
one formally opposing an extra session
OF Congress. Another urged the Fed
eral Government to postpone sales of
national forest timber until such time
when it is actually needed to meet the
timber and timber product demand of
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