Show France and Russia TI THE BE objections raised by France Prance recently to lifting 1 all trade restrictions against Russia Russin seem to be well taken from the French standpoint and they apply with equal force to the other allied nations from the stand standpoint standpoint point of international c comity mity The French government withholds its consent to any my such step until the Moscow government recognizes the tho debt of francs which Russia owes to the tile French government It is evident France cannot see the justice in the attitude of the soviet government i in saying as its financial minister is reported to have said that the tho Russians will not for a moment consider their debts to France Prance because the soviet government has bas wiped the slate clean of or Russia's Russins old obligations Pine Fine business A A. new way to pay old debts wipe debts wipe them off the slate Tho The French conception is just dust and should apply to England and America merica as well to whom the old Russia Russia Rus Run sia sift owes large largo sums The presumption is that English and American firms have goods which they are arc an anxious ious to to sell to Russia while France devastated by the war is not producing or manufacturing enough for Lor her own needs and so has nothing to sell soIl Russia at present But flut this Ibis does docs not constitute a valid reason in tho the face of oft t the e moral problem involved ol If If- the allied agreement made by Britain France Prance Italy and Japan provides that no policy in r regard raH rd to Russia Russin will be bo pursued by any anyone one of or tho the allied nations without the tho consent of the others as has been publicly public public- I ly announced it should be rigidly observed ed Vo We are arc morally bound to support Franco France in a movement which dec decency cy alone should prompt us to act net of our own free freeWilL freewilL freewilL wilL We Vc cannot do business with murderers and nd thieves any more than an nn honest nation nation- can n repudiate its just debts The Germans who bo arc being killed by their own country's soldiers probably now see tho the wisdom of the alli allies g taking guns and ammunition away from t tlc the e ego government go A Wisconsin in cx service man says if ho g gets ts his bonus in time time time-he he will bet it on the election Meantime Iii bet it on OD whether he ho will yiU get it or not or-not not ot |