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Show REDS IN ENGLAND Dispatches from London are to the effect that in spite of the recent exposures, the agents of Moscow are still busy sending gold to Great Britain for the purpose of stirring up trouble there. Great numbers of pound notes are said to have been traced from certain Russian banks in London into the hands of Red agents throughout England. When Great Britain first recognized the Red Russian republic, it was predicted both here and abroad that the British had again done a very clever thing, one which would get them the bulk of Russian Rus-sian business. It was predicted that Uncle Sam was falling behind the times for failing to recognize Russia and that he would suffer for this in a business way-Well, way-Well, the British may be, and doubtless are, the keenest diplomats diplo-mats in the world. But they fell down badly in their dealings with Russia. The British business with Russia did not increase as was expected ex-pected and business of American firms in Russia did not fall off as was anticipated. At the same time the communists in Moscow began to take advantage of their offical relations with England in concerted efforts to assist the British radicals in overthrowing the British gov- : eminent. How serious these activties became is a matter of history. They once resulted in the overturn of the government but not as the reds expected because the new government noted in by the people was anti-Red instead of radical. Every country which has taken on close official relations with thhe Soviets, has been disappointed with results. The Germans have tried it too and have gained nothing to be compared with the trouble they have had in surpressing communist activities at home, and the growth of the Red vote in Berlin in the recent elections in doubtless due in part at least, to the efforts of Moscow. The United States has pursued a wise and consistent policy in its dealings with the Reds and it is a policy which should by all means be continued- |