Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1926, Page 16

16 SOVIET WOULD BUY U. 5. RECOGNITION Trade Increase Held to Indi- cate Plan to Influence Sentiment Here. 1C WILLIAM WILE. “buy” Amert on by way of | the almighty BY FRED Red Ru plans to ean dlplomatic recc what Moscow cons dollar.” The Sovie a system of “ex United States American goods, the way to diplomatie relations will he securely paved. Already American-Russian commer- cial intercourse has reached a level far higher than a « ever known in Czarist times. 913 as a tuplcal pre-war year, the Department of Commerce informs m s writer that the United States sold Russia roundly $40,000,000 worth of raw materials and manufactures. Soviet statistics for the fiscal year ended October 1, 1925, show that Russia bought $87.000,000 worth of Americar or more than double the At purchased in a pre-war peak year. The representatives of business organization in New York attended the thirteenth annual con vention of the nal Foreign Trade Council at Charle *., early in May. They were Gec . Tourbin, vice president of the Russian Amtorg Trading Corporation of New York (a Soviet subsidiary), and J. P. Nikonow, A representative of corporation’s technical division. Official Buying Agency. the through se the Soviet concern _is Russian sales tion in the 5 prominent ade Charles- presence of the admitted that The mtorg,” as known, is the official and purchasing organi United States. Al American business ton resented the Soviet agents, the latte they had unobtrusively accomplished important “missionary work’” among the captains of industry and finance with whom they mingled at the for- eign trade council. in and Nikonow made aying that official the main- activity in Mescow govern- expectation is that n business in and with me suflicientiv impor- nd for diplomatic rela- American spring of this coun ment’s appa when Americ Russia_has bec tant, the dem tions will be country, and even thle. Messrs. Tourbin and Nikonow told Americans who conferred with them at Charleston that they are making substantial the desired direction. claimed that the Soviet tr sization is obtain ing American credits on its purchases. running in some cases to three and a half and even five vears. The Rus sian argument and belief is that hard-headed American business men would ot extend such whaoll un weual credits reign bhuyers un Jess there were reasonable expecia tlons that the United States and the country in question would in the Interval establish themseives on & diplomatic hasis Cotton Leads in Exports. )'0“1]\ sales to cie evi- rent di The of Russia i dence that Americ at all disinclined rapid to tr: (|v> with the Soviet. Cotton, as in czarist days. remains the hiz item. Exports of Dixle " ality Russia in 24 1925 amounted to $44,000.006 Flour bought in quanities 1} oflected the effect of the , accounted for $21.500.000. There were heavy Russian purc plements, m, and non-ferro categories totalin, Soviet hough $1 American automobiles last year. lLeather was taken from us [or the first time, and extensive quantities of chemicals and dri Private im ports from the United States are nominally legal, but in fact virtually all purchases abroad are a Soviet gov- ernment monopol Trade is progressing ent time on a scz will reach much bi fizures than last-year's total. Men like President Vauclain of the Baldwin Locomotive works, Philadelphia, who has just visited Moscow. are going to Russia almost every month from the United ring business possibili- " offices in N ses in the ultural im all kinds hose three 000, The worth of ner 100,000 at the pre hat undoubtedly Tumbia and 1o « d for oth i same except that hereafter be crected or altered for ”_\‘\hvlh' 4|r;.u hed _single-family shall - Nee s mn® anartment house, community ybmw- of 75 o 3 property within Teet 1n» m- v!lahhsh ment fusl EIF L ARk at portion of squars nmh bnlmdfld br Ridee Road, Bowen Road. ut y_ abutt o p South Canitol Streel. Atlantic street . beginning at 4th Fast . except_the fronta i Cavenue between iine ot Wilmingion Place -A AREA TO A rwflvutr D ort] e Bicnigah ae the hine of 15th st nes etreet. excent the 1 rial frontaze. (HA A RS R COu Both’ sides of Montell tween Fiorida Virginia A0 FEET TO 90 the “north _ side ne Ay UNDER AUT OF CONGRESS ll"l’RO\}h The following propo will be coneidered .n “the of the P AL, T e et A% treer :, (Property L street N.W. and 24th ety AREA it bec et 2080 Rowland. Place 1 W Braperty withm the area bounded by Kiifigle Road. Connec: nue. Cathed e and Wood- operty abutting ral avenue and Con: necticyt. x\enlm CHANGE FR e A TED ARFAS TO Coqia 6. sireets N W 4. located s my10-10t-exSu A !!‘ork promote these expeditions and see that everything is done in Rus- sia when they arrive there to make | i maiden me: them interesting. Position of President. It is no secret to the Coolidge ad- ministration that Soviet Russia would like to “purchas Americdn recognition through purchase of American goods. That was the Mos- cow governments’ transparent acheme as long ago as 1923. 1In his £ to Congress, in De- cember of that year, President Cool- {iage said: “Our Government offers no objec- tion to the carrying on of commerce hy our citizens with the people of Russia. Our Government does not purpose, however, to enter into reia- tions with another regime, which re- fuses 1o recognize the sanctity of in- | ternational obligations. 1 do not pro- | Pose to barter away jof |to for the privilege any of the cherished rights humanity. 1 do not propose make merchandise of any n principles. These rights 1ciples must go wherever the | sanctions of our Government go.” (Cor 'SCOUTS FOUL PLAY IN WARD MYSTERY May 13.—Police have discarded theory in the mysterious disappearance of Walter §. Ward, wealthy New Yorker, whose abandon- ed automobile was found here a week ago Capt. Ayres of the missing persons’ bureau of New York is of the opinion that Ward was worried by the pros. pect of the $50. nage suit sched uled to go to trial this week in Fed eral Court in New York. The parent o Clarence ex-marine, whose murder Wa aitted two vears ago, demand $50,000 for the Toss of their son’s life and servic Despite the contention of Ralph W Ward, brother of the mi that Walter's financial condition sound, Capt. Avers declaved that he has reasons to believe Ward was afraid to face the trial and so has dis appeared of his own accord. here and in D the foul pla for | THE EVENING OLERANCE GROWTH IN COLLEGES SEEN Hebrew Leader Says Better Spirit Is Manifest on Na- tion’s Campuses. Inter-raclal feeling between the Jews and Gentlles in the colleges and universities of the country is being blended into a spirit of tolerance and co-operation through the development of Jewish settlement houses and community centers on the campuses of the educational institutions. Al- fred Cohen of Cincinnati, national president of the Independent Order of B'mai B'rith, declared last night at a joint banquet meeting. of the Argo lodge of Washington and the Memorah lodge of Balt ore, held at the Jewish Community Center My. Cohen and Dr. D. Bogen of Cinefnnati, the national secretary of the order, were honor guests and principal speakers. Many Aided by Funds. Cohen described the humani work which is being carried on through the donations of the nearly 80,000 members of the order, pointing out that of those benefited by the servi ndered by the order were not At the hospital at Ark., which is suppo B'nai Brith, 70 per sons treated last year were Gentiles Mr. Cohen said. He also described the work being done at the Home for Aged at Cleveland and the Orphans’ Home at Atlanta, The commu | ity at the col and uni versitles are being supported by the Eillel Foundation Fu Hot Springs ed entirely by t of the per- houses es Urges Highest Aims. 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The flowest bid of $56 per signal was suhmmed by the Crounse-Hinds Co. of @yracuse, which furnished lights lor he initial installation. This com- pany was paid $65 a signal for the original lights. ‘fhe Commissioners are expected to award the contract for the new in- stallations to the Syracuse company ak their semi-weekly board meeting tpmorrow morning. Installation of the automatic traffic on Massachusetts avenue and 3 cost approximately 125,000, Col. Moller explained today to correct a published report of his testi- mony before the Gibson subcommittee of the House District investigating ommittee Monday night to the effect that the cost of operation of the lights | amounted to that sum a year. Col. Moller pointed out that the operation and maintenance of the lights cost $20.37 a year per signal. There are 78 sig in the present system, making the total cost of operation and maintenance a year $1,585.86. Twelve hundred Christian Endeavor Societjes were organized in China last vear. 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