Herr Hugo Stinnes has spent some days in London in
negotia- tion with the Government and rumour has been busy about his intentions. The Morning Post of Monday described a scheme, which is attributed to Herr Stinnes, for reviving trade in Russia. The proposal is that Britain and Germany, with the help of the United States, should co-operate to restore the industries of Russia by some methods of colonization, concessions, or exploita- tion, which are not very definitely indicated. The Morning Post is suspicious of it all, but we feel that no competent plan, which has for its object the revival of trade should be turned down without ample consideration. The financial and commer- cial abilities of Herr Stinnes are unquestionable. We do not see why they should not be harnessed for our own good as well as for the good of Germany if due precautions are taken. As the Trade Agreement with Russia has fallen flat there is still room for other schemes to take its place. We cannot definitely commend the scheme of Herr Stinnes, because we do not know enough about it ; all we say is that it is worth consideration, and that the moment is opportune because the Soviet Government in Russia is just now making a swift swoop into capitalistic ways.
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