TRADING WITH RUSSIA.

Northern Advocate, 15 June 1931, Page 3

TRADING WITH RUSSIA.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —Re Mr Coates’s remarks anent the above, as reported in your issue of Thursday, there may be other opinions influencing British policy in this matter, contrary to the extremely narrow view expressed by the exPrime Minister. A very able writer to the “Contemporary Review,” at the conclusion of a trenchant article entitled “The economic, consequences of the Russian beehive,” recently gave as his opinion that this was Britain's supreme opportunity to rehabilitate her decaying industries a.nd to solve her unemployed problem for many years to come. This idea was that England (or perhaps it would be more correct to say Britain) should enter into an agreement to take quantities, of raw material, with which. Russia is, so well endowed, under a proposed agreement by which Russia should take machinery, etc., in payment. Perhaps this is being done, Mr Coates does not say. I wonder if the aforesaid gentleman is as well acquainted with this matter, as he should be. In any case, those at Homo have a better chance of knowing what is beet to do than we who are 12,000 miles away. I am, etc., J.M.J.