| Show Americans In Russia Whether we like to admit it or not A Americans are not the best behaved people In the world abroad One of our failings as asa asa asa a people is the conviction that our way of life is the best in every aspect and that we can do doU U things our way when we tr travel vel abroad KEEPING THIS in mind we wel should not b bec become e c o 0 m me e overly l aroused when we read about Americans being arrested in Russia or In other countries for black market dealings in foreign currencies The laws of the thena- thena na nations nations na- na which Americans visit should be observed and tourists who break the laws are subject to the penalty under the laws Of course the penalty is often stiff bv by US U.S. standards But this should be taken into tion by tourists before they en enter enter enter en- en ter Communist countries When one fails to do this and breaks the law in ruled Communist-ruled countries he cannot then expect Western justice or trial and punishment by Western stand stand- ards WHEN AMERICANS abroad break currency laws and steal from hotels and get caught they are asking for the harsh penalties penalties penal penal- i ties likely to be received I |
