The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-27
AVIATION CHIEF
URGES PEACE
WITH RUSSIA
Recognition ard Trade Pact
Would Be of Great
Benefit, He Says.
WORK FOR THOUSANDS
Huge Orders Await u. S.
Firms in Soviet Land,
Morgan Asserts.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
seripps- Howard FOREIGN Editor


WASHINGTON. May 27.-Now
would be a good time 70 settle our
fourteen year-old quarrel with Rus
STA, exchange diplomatic representa-
tives, and FIX up trade agreement
giving America a generous share of
her 100000 900 market.
This is the conviction of Thomas
A. Morgan, president Of Curtiss-
Wright, North American, Sperry
Gyroscope. and head Of a score of
kindred subsidiary industries, ex-
pressed in an interview here today
with the writer.
He came down from New York to
attend an aviation conference with
other leaders and interested govern
ment officials.
Morgan has known Russia first
hand since the days of the cars.
He was born in North Carolina. He
has served in the armed forces of
Uncle Sam. He is conservative
business man.
Huge Orders Await U. s.
As such, he believes an American
ambassador. commercial attaches,
and consular officials should be sent
to Russia as soon as practicable. He
says tremendous orders, the filling
of which would put tens of thou
sands of Americans back to work,
are waiting for us there
All we have to do, he said, is to
get rid Of lot of outworn notions,
and cease worrying about what kind
Of regime the Russians have. The
idea that Moscow aims to plant
the red flag over our White House
was exploded long ago, and every
day the whole trend of world events
shows how untenable it is.
In support of the Morgan view, it
is observed, instead of taking adj
vantage of the universal economic
and political upheaval to further
her alleged conspiracy to overthrow
capitalism, Russia today is seeking
friends among the world powers and
offering TO go into partnership with
big business.
Helps Save Oil Business
Instead Of trying to undermine
industry in capitalistic countries by
the dumping process, Russia now
is represented at the International
Oil conference at New York, out of
which, it is said, world oil cartel
may spring to boost prices, stimulate
trade, and bolster tottering business.
Russia, as fate would have it, ap-
pears to be the key country at the
parley. Russian oil experts are
gaining rapidly. Many believe the
Soviet fields may prove to be the
richest in the world.
Were she seeking to wreck the in
dustry in other lands, therefore, by
virtually giving away her products,
obviously this would be an excellent
time to try it.
But, leading American oil men de-
clare, she has no such scheme in
mind. On the contrary, she is eager
to cooperate with other big oil pro-
ducers in any move calculated TO
yield higher prices for petroleum.
Appears in New Light
Russia, the alleged world-wrecker
and bugaboo of capitalistic nations.
thus appears in what to many is a
new light.
While leaders in congress have ex-
pressed themselves in favor Of i'm
mediate restoration of normal rela-
tons with Russia, President Hoover
still is said to be opposed. Accord
ingly, the state department has
made little effort TO sound out Rus
STA in recent years.
Recent events in the Far East,
however, have shown that a better
understanding among the United
States. Russia and China would
have a stabilizing effect on world
peace-a fact which uneasy Russia
clearly appreciates.