The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-31
SOVIET CAN NOT
FILL OWN NEED
FOR so YEARS
United Press Writer Tells
Club of Great Market
for U. S. Goods.

Danger Of so-called dumping of
Russian-made industrial products
and thus wrecking American mar
kets was termed a DOGGY man" to-
day by Eugene Lyons, Moscow cor
respondent for the United Press.
Lyons addressed members and
guests Of the Universal Club at
luncheon al the Columbia Club. He
appeared under auspices of The
Times and was introduced by Editor
Boyd Gurley.
Talk of dumping is all rot, in
my opinion" the speaker declared.
1T will take fifty years before Rus
STA will be able to manufacture
enough to supply her own needs.
THE only reason she is exporting
anything she has to sell now is be-
cause money is needed to buy Amer
ican-made machinery and employ
experts to carry on the five-year
plan Of industrializatiOn and col
lective farming.
Sacrifice at Home
every time anything is sold
abroad it means that the Russian
people must forego these things at
home Soon they will demand that
their living standards be raised, as
promised. Then all effort of the
great government industrial ma
chine will be needed to supply these
needs.
This means that she will not be
able to compete with highly in
dustrialized nations, such as the
United States and Germany, in the
markets Of the world"
Wheat dumping is a different
problem, Lyons pointed out.
"Over-production Of wheat and
the handling of the world surplus is
an international problem and not
merely one for America, Russia or
Canada to solve single handed" he
declared.
Willing to Farley
81 am sure that the Russian gov
eminent would be very willing to
attend a conference to try to work
out some solution, They are as in
terested as Americans, or any one
else, in securing good wheat prices
Every additional dollar they pro
cure in the sale of wheat means
another dollar to invest in the
much-needed machinery of produc-
ton
"At the present time these Rus
sian purchases Of Americana made
machines are keeping at least $4,000
American WOrkingmen at their tasks.
This number could be increased if
the way was made easier for the
Russians to do business here.
Before the revolution, the Rus
slams depended largely on Ger
many for their manufactured prod
ucts. But today they depend on
America, because their demand is
for machinery in the production OF
which America eXcells."
Ternling American interest in
Russia a ''healthful sign" Lyons
pointed out that Russian interest in
America is even greater. Books on
American industry and industrial
leaders, like Henry Ford, are best
SELLERS in Moscow, he said.
Can't Shout Down History
"The world generally and America
in particular is coming to try to
understand what is going on in
Russia today" he declared. Force,
violence and Justification all have
proved futile in dealing with the
Russian problem. You can not
shout down history.
Even the most ardent enemies
of the Russian regime now are try
ing to understand, instead of look
ing at the country through haze
of indignation.
Nothing can be accomplished by
getting mad. Russia today, with
one-siXth of the population Of the
world, has the strongest govern
ment in all Europe, and America
should try to find some formula for
dealing rather than quarreling with
the Soviet administration"