New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Czar's Captor, Here, Fears
Germany Will Rule Russia
Alexander Bubikof Says His Country Will Be at Economic
Mercy Of Kaiser After War Unless Allied
Statesmen Prevent 1t

tcrl0iS Tor the German factories ana
what is then left of victuals for the
German stomAchs. By the way, due to
the fact that Russia stubbornly main
tanned low prices on all kinds of food
stuffs, contrary to the prices prevaiin.
through taxation and fixing of prices,
the Germans will succeed in finding
plenty of provisions in the country
where the Russian government agents
could not obtain them for their own
population. But with this the Germans
will not be satisfied.
Currency the Germans ;have a-plen-
ty, much more than the Russians will
have goods to sell. Therefore, the Ger
mans will use the currency obtained
in exchange for merchandise to buy
up the controlling interest in Russian
industrial plants. banks, and different
properties not yet transferred to the
state.
Great Bargain for Germany
AS result all Russian industry. all
Russian banks, all Russian natural re-
sources will fall into German hands
From business standpoint it will be
one Of the greatest bargains for the
Germans, as the Russian industrial and
banking shares are quoted on the cx-
changes very low on account of the
enormous and absurd demands of the
laborer, as we'll as the high taxes 600
per cent? imposed upon the profits
At the same time 1T can hardly be
expected that any dividends can be
declared in 1917 or 1918 on these
! shares. Another contributory reason
for the cheapness of the Russian shares
is that since the Russian rublc has al
most reached the bottom the quota
ton of the shares differs very little
from that of the ante-belum period,
when the rublc possessed its full value
Therefore, when normal conditions in
accordance with the worlds situation.
will prevail once more in the Russian
industry, the valuation Of the shares
VIII increase in the same proportion in
which the Russian rublc will diminish
IN it's value at that time. 1t is self
evident that the profits of those who
have bought up the shares at their
present artiicial!y lowered valuation
will be enormous.
for Russia but for the entire world. is
the political consequences of this en-
siaVement by Germany of Russian in
dustry trade and credit. These conse-
quences are so threatening in the not
far distant future and so unouestion-
ably clear to all the great statesmen
OF the Allies that perhaps in their
monstroslty lies the only assurance
that Russia will succeed in cscaninc
them.
1t is not question of assisting the
,unfortunatc' Russia. Worlds prob
lems OF this character are not to be
solved by charity. The idea IS 10 cor
rect one of the greatest blunders of
Allled diplomacy and to straighten out
the Economic front"
Germany's Marvellous Successes
In order to do this IT is only neces-
sa,ry to count up the resources Of the
Allies and Teutons and to put the
How could it have happened that Ger
many, together with all her allies, pos
sess1ng lncomparably fewer men, incom-
mensurably less economical and fnan-
cial power. deprived of the seas. il
not only not being crushed, but is
beating her adversaries one after an
other, and at this very moment is
taking out of the Allied ranks one of
the strongest partners
1t is perfectly clear that in order to
solve such a seemingly hopeless prob
lem as an effective opposition to the AL
he'd Powers, Germany could only use the
famous rule of strateg egy--beatng them
plecemeal. But the Allied Powers could
not, as yet, set up against Germany,
which subordinated her allies to a
point of complete servility, unity of
strategical and economical front. The
absence of the first has brought to a
defeat the weakest members of the
Allles, IN military sense, namely, Bel
GUM, Serbia and Montenegro. The
further absence of an economically
united front is liable to bring to a
complete defeat the entire Allied cause.
The economic conquest of Russia by
Germany, the capture of it's raw prod
ucts market, equal to one-sixth Of the
earth, together with 10000, 900 of pop
ulation. is equal to the greatest victory
by Germany in this worlds struggle.
For this, she is perfectly willing to pay
to the Allies with all kinds of political
baubles up to the concession of part of
the Fnench Alsace.
The greatest danger of the present
moment lies in the fact that there are
quite few people in this world who
are ready for mess of pottagc to sell
their economical birthright to Ger
many, which, in the course of few
years, will also be able to regain
through it the political domination of
the world.
The hope of Russia for liberty in the
future is based entirely on the fact
that the Allies possess enough of great
statesmen who are able to sense this
great common danger
OF herself, Russia has not got any
more force!
/! repeat, there is lack not of good
will, but of plain "human endurance"