The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-09-29
DIR. FOss VISITED Us.
Was Given Luncheon at CIub by Min
Ing Men Last Wednesday.

DR.. Fedor Foss, mine operator, geo.
logist, mining engineer and member
of the Russian commission TO the
United States spent last Wednesday
forenoon in Crystal Falls visiting the
mines in this locality. DR.. Foss was
accompanied by DR.. Allen, state geo.
iogist OF Michigan. who came along
from Lansing with him and who will
continue as his escort until all the
mining districts OF Michigan have
been inspected and the distinguished
visitor is turned over to the Minnesota
mining people at the Wisconsin bord-
er tonight.
The party came here from Dickin-
son county where they spent Tuesday
and were conveyed in automobiles to
the several mining properties IN the
the district.
Arrangements had been made for
luncheon at the Crystal Falls club,
the members OF the party being res
triced TO mining men representing the
mines OF Iron county and to the press
An elaborate luncheon was served
during which DR.. Foss talked freely
upon affairs I'm Russia and gave out
much information of character that
threw considerable light upon Rus
sian affairs.
Like An American Business Man.
DR.. Foss might easily pass for an
American business man as he carries
the air OF man OF affairs He speaks
English with amazing huency when
one considers that his surroundings
and business necessities compel him 10
use Russian exclusively I'm his native
land He is a very well informed man,
one OF the big business men Of Rus
sia. lie employees many men in his
mines and furnaces in Russia and Is
very we'll informed up labor condi-
tions in that country.
Asked about labor and labor CON
ditions over there Dr. Foss said that
under normal conditions conditions
that existed before the war-one dol
lar T. s. money would support FAM
ily in Russia as comfortably 81 over
here
The scale OF labor before the war
was about 81 per day. Today IL Is $40
per day. The work day before the war
was ten hours; since the revolution
II is eight hours for the common la
borer and six hours for the office man.
The socialists among the workingmen
and they are in the majority
continually preaching about the equit-
able distribution OF wealth. This ele-
ment constitutes what is known as
the radical element in Russian poll
tics and came 10 the front rapidly
since the revolution allowed agitators
who had been outlswed and were max
ing their home In foreign countries,
/ 10 return TO Russia This is especial
ly true since a group OF German So
cialists who we're allowed to return to
Russia through Germany and who are
thoroughly pro-Germsn. arrived In
Russia. This group Is led by the no
torious Lennen and, while DIR. Foss
didn't say so, yet one could read be
tween the lines. that their primary oh
iect was the triumph of kaiserism
not Socialism.
Tells Of "kissinel Parties.r
Or Foss described what are called
kissing parties" In Russia; he re-
fcrred 70 the determination Of the
German and Russian soldiers. lie said
that as soon "a these German agents
got to work In Russia The Russian and
German soldiers, encouraged on one
side by a designing government ami
ON the other hy Socialist hirlings ol
Germany. started to fraternzc. The
Germans would say. LET us be broth
ers. not nnght one another" Thi.
condition was brought to an end by
the protests OF the peasants whom Or
Foss holds in high regard. The
peasant In Russia is the tiller of tn,
soil. be he rich, poor or OF the middle
class DR.. Foss seemed to bear ou'
The statement OF many writer's on Rus
siapkaflstrs that the peasants are III,
backbone OF Russia. and, likewise IN,
rock upon which the entente nations
as well as the United States musts pir
their hopes
The future OF Russia right now de
pends great deal upon which factior
df the Socialists triumphs In the con
test for power. AS DR. Foss express
ed H. conditions in Russia will fuc
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