The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-18
Traitors Block Our Russian Trade.

Such personal knowledge as | nave
of the beliefs and convictions OF the
men at the head OF the new Russian
government makes me feel that there
is a chance. far more than ever, that
Russias medieval restrictions against
trade will be relegated to a sudden
limbo. That this will come to pass can
be forecast from the caliber OF the re
formers and from the necessity that
the reforms needed are not Otoplan
but practical II will not be the same
as irving TO establish modern methods
of business for Naqui Indians. Rus.
sian business has been gong ahead
despite the stupidity OF government Inn
itations and the surgery will mean only
the removal Of irkSome ulcers II Will
no, be the lifting OF necessary strong
guiding hand 1t will be the cllmina-
tion OF some OF the astounding sur
charge of graft and incompetence in
high places and the freeing oi business
from policies dictated by suspicion and
fear
RVSsias ability to export since the
beginning OF the war has OF course
largely been 'ewed up, but not nearly
to the extent which the world has been
led to believe The negotiations re
gardng the export OF hides, for in
stance. is story in itself Exports
have been held up BY high officials
who have been demanding for the nee
essary rermits the richest graft OF the
war, EmptieS have been moving in
constant procession over the miles OF
the trans Siberian railroad to Nladi-
vostok which could have been used to
the last cubic foot One oi the great
est hindranccs to Americans doing
business with Russia has been Russia S
adverse trade balance, Every addition.
al million Of rouble' Of export will
mean a reasonable proportion OF Rus
sian credit in American banks
Tho /cmptSvoS, the governing
boards OF the provinces and municipal
! ties, will be aided and not blocked IL
conducting the business Of supplying
the army II it had not been for IN,
volunteer work. hampercd although II
has been by such traitors as Baror
/ Sturmer it is not unreasonable to say
that the Russian army would have col
lapsed from lack OF support These or
CARNATIONS have the best business
brains OF the empire
know through reliable source tha
the British foreign office has been SuS
pIclouS OF Russian finance as It ha'
been handled by the old reaotIonar,
element OF the bureaucracy In regarc
10 the immediate supplies which Amer
lea is able to furnish Russia nothing
| but advantage can follow the chang,
| in the financial end OF the government
as millions OF roublcs have beer
| SQuandered
II has been obvious 10 foreigners II
! Russia during the war that the trans
por,ation muddle has smacked oN
something worse than poor manage
/ ment As much a' any ono other thirl
/ the treachery in transportation brought
on the immediate revolution made
quatcy of the railroads to handl,
business has been the chief blockad,
to a much wider expansion Of Ameri
can business in Russia Many AZ
honest contract has died because thr
importing permit and the uarsnor,a
ton permit could not be secured Their
. is no reason in the world why the lin
to ArchanRel should not now he com
nlctelv double tracked except tha, tn
insidious success Of pro-Gcrman ob
struc'ion interviewed The congestion n
freight at NladivoNok shows no les
culrablc trcacherv-l .cSlic'S