Show Soviet Dumping i Threat to U U. S. S I Soviet Russia is the avowed enemy of the American system of government government govern govern- ment meat of American n Institutions Soviet Russia's lussia's ambition is isto to stir up revolution revolution revo- revo lution ution here and in other countries No thanks hanks to Russia that communism commux h has s snot not made alarming progress within our borders She has done clone her utmost to lo overthrow our whole social religious reli- reli ious economic governmental tem tern Would you feel teel disposed to o play Into nto the hands hands- of anyone determined to o undo you Why then should our government which consists of you and you and you and me rue me take any step calculated to strengthen and entrench nn another ther g government government gov gov- v. v C eager to undo us Business Is business we need more Russian trade it is pleaded Should mercantile considerations outweigh moral considerations Unless the Soviet government explicitly explicitly ex undertakes to alter its attitude attitude atti atti- tude towards this nation and its in President Roosevelt should unhesitatingly refuse to recommend recognition Judging by past performances per per- Soviet pledges to capitalistic capitalistic capi countries would come conic only from Irom too the lips not from the heart anc and would be broken whenever such action ac ac- ac lion tion was deemed expedient The protests protests protests pro pro- tests of American workers as represented seated by the American Federation of Labor the protests of responsible ble Sic merc mercantile and commercial associations associations asso asso- the protests of patriotic so so- cities the protests of the churches should not be ignored by President Roosevelt Be Bc real realistic Soviets pro-Soviets remonstrate remonstrate remon strate They picture immediate and vast expansion of American exports to Russia But the signs are arc that Russia's Russia's Rus Rus- sias sia's stock of gold and acceptable exchange exchange ex ex- ex change has become inadequate to finance fi IL- i. i nance urgently-needed urgently imports The Soviets doubtless figure that r recognition og- og nilion by our government woul voul enable enable enable en en- able them to obtain gigantic credits here Without such credits it is e ex cx- improbable that Russia would or could couls i materially expand her purchases here Reco Recognition by other countries has not always meant the multiplying of ot Russian orders The Soviets want our money an and our materials materials and and to dump more o otheir of their products he here They have consistently consistently con can repudiated Russia's pre So viet American debts And our experience derace in lending enormous sums to other foreigners has not been such asto as asto to lo make us eager cager to add Russia to the war post-war list Yes by all means let Iet us be jIe Forbes I |