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"I consider that the Communist Party of the U. S. A. is one of the few Communist Parties to which history has confided decisive tasks from the viewpoint of the world revolutionary movement. The revolutionary crisis . . . in the United States . . . is near.
". . . The American Communist Party must be ready to meet the crisis fully armed to take over the direction of the future class war. You must prepare yourselves for this, Comrades, with all your strength and by every means!"
Notice that Stalin was addressing U. S. citizens, exhorting the U. S. Communist Party. It is not necessary for the International to smuggle secret Russian agents into the U. S.—as they are often charged with doing—for by training U. S. citizens in Moscow a type of revolutionist is produced who has every legal right to re-enter his native land.
In the U. S., the actual title of the Communist Party used to be "The Workers' Party," was recently changed to "The Communist Party, U. S. A." Leader: William Z. Foster, now in jail (TIME, April 21). Organ: The Daily Worker. In Manhattan on March 6th last Mr. Foster said: "Charges have been made that this meeting tomorrow [which resulted in his arrest] has been called by the Communist International in Russia. Well it has— what are you going to do about it?"
Stalin and Business. Grateful indeed in these slack times are most U. S. businessmen to receive orders from Dictator Stalin's agents. Newsorgans which report every new contract to build up the Red State begin with the Wall Street Journal and by no means end with the Boston Herald, the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger, the Stockton (Calif.) Independent.
Clippings from these and many another U. S. paper are proudly included in Soviet Economic Development and American Business, a new book (Liveright, $1.50) by one of Stalin's closest friends, Saul G. Bron, moonfaced Board Chairman of Arcos, the London Soviet trade office, recently Board Chairman for three years of Amtorg in New York.
Comrade Bron's logical conclusion: The U. S. will sooner or later, and probably sooner, extend full diplomatic recognition to Soviet Russia, because "American manufacturers and financiers are beginning to realize that the real possibilities of Soviet American trade cannot be attained under the present abnormal relations."
Stalin and Hoover. If U. S. businessmen should refuse to sell Red Russia what she wants, gladly would British, German or even Japanese businessmen fill her orders. Christian, capitalist and patriot though he may be, the U. S. businessman has this perfect alibi far his traffic with the Reds.
The only effective weapon business could draw against Stalin would be an international Capitalist boycott of the Soviet State.