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Show A TOLERANT PEOPLE. What would happen to the members mem-bers of an American Syndicate that would go to Russia and participate in a business disturbance as the All-Russian All-Russian Textile Syndicate has in this country? The Russian Syndicate," a government agency, helped in the reduction re-duction of the price of wheat by selling sell-ing short on the Chicago Board of Trade. . Just as these operations were being' called to the attention of the country and the officials of the Chicago Board cf Trade by the Secretary of Agriculture,, Agricul-ture,, a ca-ble from Russia described how six' natives had been lined up before be-fore the firing squad and shot for forging bread-tickets.. Could a syndi-ate syndi-ate of Americans expect more if they attempted to manipulate the price of foodstuff and depress business in Russia? Or again, what would occur in France if an American syndicate should attempt such manipulations i:i that country? In view of the treat-j ment that was accorded William Randolph Ran-dolph Hearst for criticizing- the policy j r f the French government, how long would such American syndicates be allowed to stay in that country if they .ittempted to participate in the mani-i pulation of the prices of any staple food. AVe are a tolerant people. Foreign propagandists are permitted . to do things here that are not tolerated in 'her countries.. |