The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
new PLAN TO BUILD
TRADE WITH RUSSIA
American Back From Petro-
grad Tells Of Great Oppor-
tunity Offered.
WILL FORM

A corporation Of American and Rus
sian business men for the development
q trade between tho two countries II
being formed. according to n. Randolph
G~uggenheimer. lawyer. Of 100 broadway,
and Charles A. Carver. who recently re-
turned from six months residence In
petrograd. The programme calls for the
foundation OF a trading company and Q
Russo american bank. with headQuar-
ters In Petrograd. and a branch in New
York. Mr.. Carver said yesterday that
the highest people In 1tussia'' were In
,erested In the plan and that ample
backing IN this country was assured.
Both he and Mr.. Guggerrne,mer said that
only the preliminary work had been done
this far. and that they were not at lib
sr,y 20 give the names Of the principals.
Mr.. G~uggenheimer said that he would
by the attorney for the company here
and would invest hts own money in the
project
This proposed corporation. II VA said,
has no connection with the foreign trade
Development plans Of the National City
Bank and other banking institutions
which set q S50,ooo,0o undertaking on
no. last month.
Convinced Of his OpportunAty.
Mr.. Carver and Mr.. Gussenheimer
we're az Yale at the same time. Mr..
Carver broke all the records for strength
tests IN the university and was known
"A 'the Yale strong an" Last June,
after much had been printed from WASH
inston sources about Tho opportunities
for American capital en- exploiting COM
mercs with Russia, he went to Petro-
grad. He has returned to America for
a few weeks, fun Of euoloGy for the
Russian people and character. and con-
WINGED. he says. that II we only use our
brains Americans can get hold Of the
trade that was held by Germany before
the war"
'The Russians.". he said yesterday in
Mt. Guggenheimer's office. are not at
all the cruel race that they have beer
pictured. They are a simple. kindly
people. the finest In Europe by far. The
Slavic peril Is all foolishness. Their
country, two and a half times the size
Of the United States, with a population
u 10000, 900 or 10000. 900, needs viz
tualy everything That American. indus
tries can supply. The richness Of the
opportunity Is unbelievable. CONNER
cially Russia compares with what Amer
lea was seventy or eighty years ago. I
talked with all the highest o~fhcia.s-n IL
Unnecessary TO give their names-and
found they were most anxious to trade
with America. The resumption Of com.
mercial treaty relations would help in
the development of trade, but Is not en-.
tlrely necessary"
Americans. said Mr.. Carver, havv
little idea Of the extent to which Ger
many dominated Russia commercially
before the a Both Germany and
Austria had tarif concessions, which,
OF course. have been swept away. In
Mr. Carver's opinion there is no greater
held for American manufacturers and
merchants than Russia will be after the
war. And Americans must 20 after the
opportunity right now. he says.
Fell In with German SPY.
He 5ourneyed TO Petrograd by wa
% the scandinavian peninsula. Near the
Russian frontier a man who introduced
hmself as a Russian officer and looked
L. offered to assist Mr.. Carver and
other passengers with his knowledge Of
The Russian language. He told them
be was In the Cars secret service.
wheneyer he allowed his papers the
frontier Soldier9 0Aluted.
"But night at dinner" said Mr..
Carver. "our friend was seated oppo-
site another Russian officer. He showed
his passport. At the next stop gen.
darmes took our friend from the train
and We heard later hat he was shot.
II turned out that he was q famous
German spy who spoke most Of the
languages Of Europe and whom the
Russians were especially anxious to
catch. He had stolen In Sweden the
passport OF a Russian officer who hap
pened 10 be a close friend OF the man
he was to dine with on the train. This
man instantly recognised his friends
landwriting on the passport and the
fst OF the exposure vas easy.
Mr.. Carver said he was astonished
to hnd hat Jews were o being badly
treated In Russia. It seemed to him
that they had wen greater freedom
Than In the United States" He also
found the Russian soldiers and people
confident Of victory. despite reverses In
The war. Abolition Of strong drink
seemed TO this American to have worked
wonders.
the people" he said. 'havs more
money than they v . had before. I
saw no drunkenness"
As'to the result Of the war. Mr.. Car
YER said Germany has reached the
Top point Of her success. The Allies
will win"
In his pocket ne has q bit Of blue
and a Bit Of ruby glass. They are frag-
.ments OF a thirteenth century stained
glass window from the Cathedral Of
Ehelms.