The Washington herald., 1918-09-16
GERMANS BUYING
RUSSIA EXACTED
DRASTIC TERMS
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE
China to carry on an agitation
against Japan"
There appears TO have been. an
unforeseen and tragic climax to the
mission of Kudriashoff, the Boil
shevik naval officer who headed the
proposed wrecking expedition. He
was killed in his passage through
Siberia two or three weeks later
and it was reported that a great
sum of money was taken from his
body by his murderers. who II is
claimed were two Cossacks.
Germany. through its General STAFF,
its bankers and Industrial capitalists,
stepped in and demanded the COM
plete domination of the new regime
as its reward. AS already shown. the
General Staff took complete charge
of the Russian secret service. insisted
upon direct supervision and control
of all military movements. put Ger
mans in the highest positions OF au-
thority and insolently insisted upon
the election of Berlin favorites to
civil offices.
The United States government
shows, in the second instalment of
evidence. that the German Imperial
bank then promptly served notice
upon the Bolshevik chiefs that Ger
many would take full charge OF Rus
sia's internal affairs and control her
economic future The terms are con-
tained in two letters from the I'M
perial bank, one addressed to the
chairman of the peoples commissars
and the other a resolution of con-
ference OF representatives OF the Ger
man commercial banks" both being
received by Lenine, the supposed arch
enemy of capitalists.
Conditions of Control.
Photographic copies OF both docu-
ments were obtained by this govern
ment Together they give a complete
synopsis of the terms upon which
Germany intends to control Russia 5
future. They bear dates of December
IS, 1917. and January II, 1918. Among
others the following conditions are
insisted upon:
!. There are banished and for Ave
years from signing peace are not to
be allowed English, French and
American capital in the following in
dustries: Coal. metallurgical, ma
chine building, oil, chemical and phar-
maceutical.
.. In the question Of development Of
Russian coal. oil and metaIlurgical
branches Of industry there Is to be
established a supreme advisory organ
consisting OF ten Russian specialists.
ten from the German Industrial or
ganizations. and the German and
Austrian banks.
8 Germany and Austria to enjoy the
unlimited privilege OF sending into
Russia mechanics and qualified work
men.
4. Other foreign mechanics and
workmen during five years after the
conclusion of peace not to be al
lowed to enter at all.
5. Private banks in Russia arise
only with the consent and accord
ing to the plan of the Union of Ger
man and Austrian banks. whereby
the rating of the stocks of the
banks on all exchanges of the New
and Old World will be handled by
the group Of the Deutsche Bank.
The above are all extract quota
tions and represent only a few OF
the conditions.
Original documents are also pre-
scented showing how Lenine and his
confederates betrayed their own fol-
lowers and abandoned the preach
ing of their social doctrines when
ever and wherever ordered to do so
by the Germans. They present a
striking picture OF shameless per-
fidy.
Another document demands dras-
tic measures be taken TO suppress
the circulation among German sol
dies of proofs Of the connection be-
tween Berlin and the BOlsheviks
and to stop all such dangerous agi-
tation at once.
The next chapter OF proofs will
relate particularly to the German
BOlshevik plot against the allies
Details of an extraordinary char
aCter will be given. It is promised