Show I I I Russia a Land of Opportunity unity I IBy V HUGH L. L COOPER a By COLONEL Internationally Known Consulting Engineer Recent political history in Russia foreshadows foreshadows fore fore- shadows still further moderation of communist policies Some day this great nation will come into its own But where will the United States be if it does not help it il in its national nationalS S convalescence This is the challenging question question ques ques- tion raised by Colonel Cooper after a mile journey in Russia V Open-minded Open fearless thorough investigators are sadly needed in Russia right now because in the near future important decisions must be taken talen re regarding regarding re- re garding our attitude n a as a nation toward Moscow Every intelligent observer observer- who has been in iRus- iRus RusI sia I since 1918 returns with the the statement that the pendulum pendulum- which ucler Lenin swung far to ex extremes extremes ex- ex Is slowly is-slowly lowly and surely swinging back to conditions con con- that are the th-e more normal and acceptable acce to our ideas Now there are million people in Russia These million people are capable of enjoying a much higher standard of living than thun is now nosY pos pos- sible They are industrious and Intelligent and they have vast undeveloped natural resources which the they will viti V eventually Ily use in in- their to a commanding position in the Ahe society of nations The q question estron before us right now how is will wll we help or stand aloof V L I think our an answer should should be V De that toot we will help and in so doing so-doing doing we will go tar to restore peace in Europe as a whole and Incidentally we will help ourselves In the production of ot the new standards o of living which the Russian people will ultimately Iy enjoy there is a legitimate place at this time for American merican technical n t to- to to-bo to bo be followed folio wed before lOng Jong ong by American capital under some system of protection that can be worked out that will wll help these people on to a plane of living that is their tight right to enjoy I think one one of tire things we are apt to be mistaken bout about ut these days when considering Russia Rus Rus- sl sia is the one of thinking the existing existing- government over ovel ther Is not accomplishing much We Ve must not forget collected two and three tenths billions of dollars for the expenses of the govern- govern n ent during last year and that when all of ot the budget requirements require were met they had a surplus of about twenty millions of ot dollars The budget expenses annually increased around 10 per pel cent during ng tire hc last five years rears and In no case has there these ever been a d deficit V We Ve should also remember that during these recent cent years since the revolution the exports from tIe tle United Stat States s to Russia have been considerable I in magnitude and that last year we ve sent to Russia about worth of our products The total importations into Russia last y year r however were and of or this importation England had first rank ranI G Germany second arid and we were third It seems reems to me therefore that unless we In America wake up and act we V will find some day that the doors of ot opportunity are re closed to us in Russia Russin and elsewhere in Europe without our assistance or cooperation we we will vill Ill find ourselves eventually to do business In foreign countries through closed doors and under verv very great sary handicaps 5 I V It seems to me that our pur greatest need In Americo Americo Amer Amer- I ico ico toda today is the recognition of ot the soviet govern govern- ment I dont don't believe this recognition should take place until the propaganda of the Third ale is wiped out and until equitable arrangements afe t. t perfected providing for compensation for fOI AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican cn property In Russia taken talen over by the state and untO some s sort rt of a plan Is out whereby the R Russian bonds we own will be ultimately taken talen I up and for I expressed this view in official repeatedly in Jn Moscow and I am convinced I that all of these stipulations would be agreed to in a substantial way by soviet Ru Russia sia and that all I we Ve need In Washington to bring these two great countries together is more facts about the situation in Russia 1926 Cosmos Newspaper Syndicate Inc |