NEWS OF THE WEEK
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WE have written elsewhere on the Russian Treaty and the reasons which cause us to hope that a Treaty of Commerce will be concluded with the Soviet Government. We desire here to draw attention to an admirable letter by Dr. Shadwell which was published in the Times of Tuesday. With Dr. Shadwell's denuncia- tions of the violence, cruelty and destructive tendencies of the Soviet we are in agreement. But this does not alter our view that good never comes from an attempt to interfere in a nation's. domestic affairs, any more than it comes from interfering in family quarrels. On the other hand, we feel very strongly that the reduction of Russian tyranny and violence will be accelerated by increased commercial intercourse. Therefore we support the Treaty.
