The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 22, 1929, Page 12

TRIBUNE’ By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) Washington, March 22.— Increased Russian-American trade and appar- ent economic strengthening of the Soviet Union are expected to hasten the day when semiofficial negotia- tions are begun looking toward diplo- matic recognition. No one is worrying about the ques- tion now, unless it be Senator Borah. And there is no indication, official or otherwise, that either government is contemplating overtures in the near future. Nevertheless, it is quite like- ly that there will be negotiations during Hoover's administration, the success of which will depend upon Russia's willingness to accept our terms. President Hoover is not on record 8 opposed to recognition. With an eye to foreign markets, he is expected to apply an open mind to the problem whenever it seems advisable to con- sider it. If it should develop, of course, that there was still a strong Popular prejudice against Russian Tecognition, he would hardly be likely to push the negotiations. * * * Russia's staiding among nations, meanwhile, is being enhanced with her internal development and her in- creasing foreign trade. It is not any longer suggested that her government or her economic structure is going to Collapse. Coming months are expect- ed by some observers to produce a new commercial rapproachment be- tween Russia and England, which will be watched by Hoover and other of our government officials with consid- erable interest. British exports to Russia have decreased 65 per cent in the last two years. during which the British government renewed its old Attitude of hostility toward Russia. Russia's cconomic position is set forth in a recent issue of Commerce Reports, published by the Depart- gent of Commerce, and in “The Goviet Union; Facts, Descriptions, Statistics,” published here by the Boviet Union Information Bureau. One learns that her agricultural ‘output is now about equal to pre- qwar and double that of 1921, that in- dustrial output last year was 25 per cent above pre-' production vol- ‘ume, that about $800,000,000 is being spent on industrial expansion this year and that large state industries have been yielding an annual net profit of more than $300,000,000. Russian-American trade amounted to about $110,000,000 last year, of which we exported goods valued at $95,000,000 to Russia. Soviet imports from the United States increased 50 per cent in two years, which probably represents the largest proportionate increase of our exports to any nation in the world. The value of our ex- ports to her now is twice pre-war. Germany is first on the list of coun- tries selling goods to Russia and we are second, furnishing 23 per cent of her imports. Her total foreign trade, however, amounted last year to $885,- 000,000, of which 80 per cent passed over her borders. * * * The Soviet Information Bureau boasts that the Soviet cooperatives, with nearly 35,000,000 members and conducting nearly two-thirds of Rus- sia’s retail trade, did a 1928 business of $11,000,000,000. It also describes development of large state grain- {growing areas of from 75,000 to 100,- ;000 acres each, with mechanized farming, and a projected total area of 15,000,000 acres by 1933. An 800,000 horsepower hydro-electric plant is being constructed on the Dnieper river, to cost $113,500,000 and the 950- mile Siberian-Turkestan railway, de- signed to bring cheap Siberian grain and timber to the Soviet cotton beit in Central Asia, was completed in January. The Commerce Department notes an unfavorable balance of trade for Russia for the fiscal year of 1927-28 of about $80,000,000. Emphasis is being placed on im- portation of industrial raw materials. Russia’s chief purchase from the United States last year was $55,000,000 worth of cotton. Other principal items were: Agrftultural equipment $15,000,000; industrial equipment, $11,- 000,000, and automotive equipment, $2,700,000. “What's the low-down, Crys?”| ‘Tony flattened her body suddenly ‘Tony demanded abruptly, when she ‘and Crystal were alone in the double uest-room which the two girls, Tony’s suggestion, were to share di ng their visit to the Jonson farm. Crystal, lying very pale and thin upon the banked-up pillows of the early American four-poster bed, smiled that odd, puckish little smile that seemed destined to be a per- "pancnt.attribute of the new Crystal. “¥ suppose you've guessed most of it. ‘You were at the party long enough Jest night to know that Cherry was in a dangerous mood. Faith told me something of what happened. It seems that Cherry, tired of Alan Beardsley’s too importunate atten- tions, because she really. loves Nils, decided to use him to make her hus- band gloriously and satisfyingly jeal- ‘ous. The only trouble with the scheme ‘was that it didn’t work. Nils just Jaughed at her, and refused to chal- Jenge Alan Beardsley to a duel. So (Cherry was so furious that she raced home in their car, packed her things, bundled up poor Hope, and rushed ‘back to Faith's, prepared to camp there until Nils came after her, beg- ging her to forgive him for something Or other—heaven knows what.” ‘Tony hugged her knees and chuck- |. “So you banked on Cherry's Jeslousy and arranged to get us both invited out here.” Crystal shook her head. “Nils thought of you all by himself. I ‘wouldn’t have dared try to take you way from all the celebrations in your pon the bed and laid her cheek gainst her chum’s. “Stop it! You're right, and I love you enormously. I sound an awful lot like Cherry now and then, don’t I? She was really a good sport to take on two unwelcome guests the way she did. And I sup- pose she’s been punished enough. Imagine losing a gorgeous young vik- ing like Nils Jonson! She must have been cold with fright, and tickled to death to have us as an excuse to bring her home. She can say to Nils: ‘Don't think for a minute, young man, that I came home to see you! I had to come home to look after Crystal. I owe that much to Faith and Bob.’ Still and all, Crys, I don't think being a close observer of the Jonson marriage is going to help me get over that anti-marriage complex of mine.” The two girls lay very still for a while, their fingers interlaced, their cheeks warm against cach other's. Then Crystal drew a deep breath. “Tony—you know how I used to talk all the time about wanting to get married? . . . . Well, now I want to be married. There is an awful lot of difference, if you think about it hard. It was watching Faith and Bob this morning that opened my eyes. Theirs is such a real marriage. They're so unshakably married to each other, so deeply content, underneath little sur- face differences. They're making something fine and big. I can’t say it without sounding Babbitty, but it's true, all right.” NEXT: A dramatic luncheon Party. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) of what is going on, and eagerly ac- cepts an invitation to the Prince's palace in Java. CAPITOL THEATRE Motion picture fans will be thrilled when they see on the screen the spec- tacular sham battle engaged in by midshipmen at the U. S. Naval Acad- ;|}emy which is one of the big scenes of the thrilling Pathe production “Annapolis” which will be shown at the Capitol Theatre tonight, with John Mack Brown, Hugh Allan and Jeanette Loff in the leading roles. Nothing was spared in order to in- ject realism into the scene and many three - inch guns, hundreds of rifles and other deadly arms and artillery were used by the participants in the “battle,” which afforded one of the most impressive sequences for the lay. The picture in every other respect is said ‘to be one of telegraph line in this built in 1844, It ran ‘ington to Baltimore. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE S PAGE OF COMIC STRIPS AND FEATURES ea Il 38 170 readiness “Hor ane auleryy git 1s so king. 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