The President is being urged to juse an iron fist in his dealings with the Communists, at the very time he is trying to secure some practical results from his recognition of Soviet JRussla in the way of a debt settlement. His attempt to overhaul the {tariff system, through making rect fprocal agreements with other countries, is being delayed by politiical conditions in Europe. Public sentiment would not approve of {treaties made with countries in default of their war or their commer-
In any case the chief argument used in support of the treaty making ian was that It would take care of the: agricultural. surpluses. 'The plea does not appear" to. be so urgent hen" the surpluses have been te: moved by the drought, and the 'AA. is acting on the' assumption that control in future will have be exercised on the assumption that fail tat is required is a crop. large: tnough both to. satisfy domestic needs and. to maintain an "ever Rormal™ surplus to meet the possibi-Titles of "drought, without being large that it would depress the" domest price, The world price, thanks forthe exceedingly high tariff, was not of very vital importance.
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