The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-22

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Direct From Moscow
One OF the indirect benefits Of
Americas action In recognizing Rus
ste will be the Qualification In the
American mind Of the situation which
now exists In that country.
For 10 years America has been fed
on the most variable diet imaginable,
In SO far as Russia Is concerned.
One returning traveller tells US they
are doing great things over there;
that their industries are booming,
everyone is happy. conditions are i'm
proving rapidly and that Russia soon
will be a paradise on earth for the
Individual lucky enough to live there.
A second traveller reports that the
people are kept in virtual slavery;
that their industries are backward
and have been grossly mismanaged;
that the people are starving and have
little hope Of any improvement In the
future.
Between these two extremes, obvi-
ously, the truth lies. What It Is and
a definite means Of translating 1t into
understandable American terms are
needs which should be met when Dip
lomatic intercourse has been restored
and we are able to get real facts on
the subject.
In this connection, special edi-
ton Of the Moscow Daily News. print
ed q Of Nov. 7. has been mailed to
the leading newspapers Of the United
States. It u gotten up in tabloid
form and Is quite creditably done. In
fact, scanning the by-lines. it Is ap-
parent that some Of the articles were
written by Americans.
The newspaper Is obviously prop
uganda edition, else it would not have
been printed IN English. and 1t pre-
sents the bright side Of Russian con-
ditions.
It is replete with pictures Of fine
buildings and enormous factories. In
dustrial production figures are given
which would reflect credit upon
American enterprise. A review Of the
troubles, struggles and achievements
in "rationaliztng" Soviet agriculture
is offered. Those Kulaks, 1t seems.
have been stubborn.
The army, art and music all come
in for consideration and the show
ing, taken at face value, IS a good
one.
OF course, only the most credulous
Will regard it as 100 per cent accurate.
Because the newspaper tells under
what fine conditions some miners in
the Ural mountains are laboring, does
not indicate an untruth. Neither
need we infer that other miners in
the same district are not working
under hellish circumstances. The best
We can say is that we do not know
and hence we are forced to take what
is told us with considerable salt
knowing full well there are two sides
to every picture.
But this much seems obvious on it,
face: The Soviet has achieved and
maintained stability for Is years. II
has imported thousands OF techni.
clans from this and other countries
1t has unquestionably engaged IL
large enterprises. Some Of them have
succeeded and the opportunity i
vast.
Also, 1t Is apparent that change
is taking place within Russia which
will make it easier for the rest Of thu
world to live In peace and amity with
her. The educational range has beer
widened and heightened. The aver.
age intelligence has been improved
The outlook is brighter for the aver.
age Russian under the Soviet than Il
was under the Gears for the simple
reason that It could not be much
worse.
But ai.y success which the Russian.
may have achieved With their plan !,
not : valid argument for the CONVEX
sion Of this country to that system
Even II 1t works thsre II wouldn'
work here because Of radical differ
ences in the temperament Of tn
people.
There Is little peetenss anywher
that the average Russian has any 20
litical freedom. He dare not belly
ache against the government. for tina
pastime might prove fatal for hin
H = not free TO DO any number o
things which the average America
would insist On doing ct the risk Q
his life.
11pp0ee We Tried Muasolini's
Plan
Whatever else may be said abou