El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-30
AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY IN NEW
RUSSIA OPENED BY REVOLUTION
H.

-3HE revolution Russia, causing the elimination
only of the German influence around the court but also
of the court ITSELF furnishes the United States with
unparalleled trade opportunity IN Russia. American
money and American brains may hold Russia the place
held by Germany. It is great field which Germany
will undoubtedly try after the L remains to
be whether Americans following the example of one
New YORK bank and number OF otner INSTITUTIONS wiz
make general movement to secure strong foothold IN
Russia
The upheaval in Russia Of the most dramatic
episodes the great Its far reaching
affect only the but Russias entire military govern
mental and economic future and the future Of absolusm
throughout the world.
ordinarily accepted meaning but rather has been described
he comparatively peaceful suppression of inefficient
form Of government by the Of highly organized
ana efficient form Of government The quotation comes
from Edward Ewing Pratt chief of the United States bureau
of foreign and domestic The statement neIac
The Russian revolution was the comparatively peaceful sup
preston Of inefficient form of by the
sion OF almost entirely unOTganized people headed by
committees and led In general way by the duma. Under
the direction of committee Of the duma most Of the
Russian home guard
What form the future government in Russia will take
neither the people of Russia know. In the working
out of the new form Of government It too much to hope
that disorder Will be avoided Already there indications
OF disorders melted not only by the mOnarchsts and the
secretly pro-Geran clement but also by lower peasant
classes to whom liberty meant only license and by
criminals VINO mistakenly freed during the revolt
The people of Russia, taking them in the mass high and
low agreed definitely now on several matters: namely
that the old dynasty remain Of power that the
must be carried through victory and that Germansm
in Of these conclusions that American
mercial houses interested. Germansm may be sup
planted by Amercans which, however would not repre-
political pulling but the influence Of BRAIN brawn
and money Russia is rich undeveloPed possibilities.
There thousands upon thousands OF miles Of railroad to
be built be opened up, land TO be brought under
cultivation far greater degree than the Russians
the Germans have been able bring IT, and factories TO be
modenized and operated by Americans they have been
Oeprated up to the time of the wal, by Germans
The of the American dollar in Russia will depend
greatly the spirit behind the dollar according to M
Pratt meaning that investment, unaccompanied by
personal sympathy with the land and its people, personal
contact with Russia, and personal hard work, will be
Evailng America has great deal TO teach Russia
CARDS industrial progress Russia with the best element
uppeost is in position to prove apt and apprecative
pupil With the establishment of stable form of govern
ent and the return Of peace there why young
Russians should the United States for their
technical education why American technical should
60 Russia to assist in building up system Of tech
meal schools along American lines in that country
Of Russia the @canaile" Anyone who looks upon his
fellow the rabbe deserves just what the higher ups
Russia received In fact they treated with greater
consideration than they accorded when power the
fortunates who incurred their displeasure
1t may may not be significant that editor of
Berlin Vorwserts has been allowed to the people of
Germany day after day Of the danger Of revolution year
ago his paper would have been suppressed within few
minutes after the first edition appeared the streets