Evening star., 1933-11-19

From two of the best known opponents
| of the Soviet regime in this country
| last night came contrasL-Ty ; reactions
| to American recognition OF the Russian
| government.
| Representative Fish, Republican, OF
New York, in a radio address, unleasheo
! bitter attack on the resumption OF
diplomats relations between the two
! countries. which he declared had been
| foregone conclusion ever since the
Brain Trust became dominant in the
national administration at Washing
| ton"
Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., vice
president of Georgetown University
called for honest and unequivocal
fulfllment Of Moscow's public pledges,
publicly given" amplifying that this
would be the "acid test"
Representative Fish spoke over a Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. network. under
/ the auspices of the American Alliance,
in the first of a series OF 15-minute
talks. On succeeding Saturday nights,
he announced, the subject will be dis
cussed by Edward A. Hayes. national
commander of the American Legion:
Matthew VOL. vice president of the
American Federation Of Labor. and
finally by DR.. Walsh or William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor. Dr. Walsh has not decided If
he will speak.
Cites Legislative Needs.
with recognition" Fish declared,
there are two much-needed pieces of
legislation. one to empower the De-
partment of Justice to investigate and
keep in contact with the Communist
activities in the United States. and the
other a drastic law to deport back to
their native lands alien Communists
seeking to overthrow our republican
form OF government by force and vio-
lence."
The sponsors Of recognition whose
counsel President Roosevelt took, the
New Yorker said, were Rexford Guy
Tugwell. the Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture; William c. Bullitt. AM
baSSador- designate to Russia, and former
Senator Brookhart. Republican. of Iowa,
ardent champions of Soviet methods. "
THE sound reasons presented by
Woodrow Wilson, Bainbridge Colby,
Charles Evans Hughes. Calvin Coolidge
and other American statesmen against
recognition counted for nothing to the
Brain Trust. imbued with intellectual
radicalism that differs little from Com
munism on economic issues Mr.. Fish
said.
Hopes Bullitt Will Be Rejected.
He added he hopes the Senate will
refuse to confirm BullittS nomination.
Opponents of recognition. among
whom were listed practically all the
great church, fraternal, patriotic and
veterans organization" in the coun-
try as well as organized labor, feel,
Fish continued that they are being be-
trayed and sold for 80 pieces of silver
and commercial propaganda.
The Communists, he continued,
"are the most skillful propagandists in
the world, and they have evidently
succeeded in selling a gigantic gold
brick TO American business men by
dangling before their eyes luscious
and ripe bait entitled one billion dollars
trade with Soviet Russia
Representative Fish said he views the
extension of loans or credit to the So
viets "by the Federal Government to be
more serious than recognition" adding
he considers Russia the worst possible
risk"
Further, the speaker amplified, that
country already owes this half billion
dollars, half of which was loaned to
the Kerensky regime, and the rest rep
resenting American property conflscat-
ed by the Communist government"
Would Make Loans Party Issue.
'If the Democratic administration, "
he concluded, goes through with its
program of extending loans and credit
to Soviet Russia, I'm in favor of max
ing 1t a party issue and holding it
strictly accountable to the American
public for such unwarranted gifts Of
taxpayers money.
"I know Of no law that permits the
Federal Government to extend credit