RUSSIA: Moscow Makes Good

An ambition dear to Bolsheviks ever since their Revolution has been to obtain such A 1 credit rating that they could borrow millions from the very capitalist powers their busy agents were frankly seeking to undermine. From Berlin some thumping big loans have been made to Moscow, but these scarcely counted since Germany's credit rating itself was notoriously low. Last week Moscow made good as world headlines read: FIFTY MILLION DOLLAR BRITISH LOAN TO RUSSIA IS ANNOUNCED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

This was substantially accurate, although Bolshevik bonds will not be...

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