The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-12


nish enourgh surplus to feed all Of the
remainder OF Europe. These, figures
show only the capacity of Russia for
growing those grains which sustain
European life-Europe has not yet
| learned TO eat corn.bread.
II shall not tire your readers on this
occasion to mention other immeasur'
able resources of Russia except to say
that that country has boundless forests
of timber, enormous deposits of coal.
copper and lead. to say nothing of her
deposits of the precious ores. gold, sill
yer and platinum.
German Influence in Russia
Germany has not only been study
ing the immense resources of Russia
for a half century but during the past
several decades has given careful at
tontion to the Russian character going
80 far as to place German teachers in
Russian schools. As ! said in my tes'
timony before the Overman commit
tee Of the senate and on various other
occasions, If Germany had deferred the
war a decade or five years even she
would have had such n strong foothold
in Russia that ii would have been i'm
possible to dislodge her | have also
expressed the view many times that
ii would be difficult if possible TO es-
tabish peace in Europe with chaos
prevailing in Russia or even with Dol.
shevik rule dominating Russia. 1t is
also my conviction if Il stable govern.
ment is not established in Russia that
Germany will utilize the resources OF
that country, organize its manpower
as Germany knows so well how TO
do and become as powerful and as great
menace to the people of Europe at
the end of one or two decades as she
was at the beginning of the world war.
Lloyd George said to one of his col
leagues at the Paris conference any
peace which we negotiate here with
Russia left out would be "A travesty for
Russia. comprises half of the dryland
of Europe and half of Asia also'-and
he might have added over one.seventh
of the dry land of the earth.
Relations between our country and
Russia have always been of the most
friendly character and We're not inter
rupted by our abrogating the CONNER
cial treaty with that country as we lid
in 1912. When | went to Russia as am |
bassador early in 1916, one year before |
we entered the war, my first or main |
object was to negotiate a new com
mercial treaty. | broached the subject .
to Sazanoff, minister of foreign affairs,
under the empire at our first inter
view, and was greatly disappointed
when he said TO me that Russia would
make no more treaties until her com
nercial relations with her allies were
defined and determined
Japanese Celebrate
That conference was April %, 1916
he treaty with Japan which was then
Ieing negotiated was Consummated
within months; that treaty was sign.
ID by Montono, japanese ambassador,
Who was also at that time dean of the
diplomatic corps and Sasanofl, the Rus.
ian minister of foreign affairs. The
ecret provisions of the treaty were ,
lot divulged until the bolshevilii came :
nto power late in 1917 and published 5
III of the secret treaties. That treaty
vas hailed with such delight in Japan /
hat Motono was recalled and made
Minister of foreign affairs and viscom T
e and there Were numerous banquets f
nd bon-fires throughout Japan to cale. 7
rate the treaty. 1t was not received h
nth such acclamation in Russia Saz- p
noff who had been minister Of fJreign
fafirs since 1910 was succeeded by
turner and the people attributed Saz- /
motifs downfall to the Japanese
reaty, but this is another story.
81 was speaking of the sentiment
+ Russia toward America | made
very effort during my stay IN Eussia
. bring the two countries closer to.
ether. After SaZanoff expressed in
lch positive way that Russia would
OF negotiate new commercial treaty 4
1th the United States, ! turned my n
ttention to promoting commerce be
Yeen the two countries-the dcnoun-
ation of the treaty had no. interfer IL
ID with our international CONNER cial V
'Iations. y large portion of the COM ii
lerce between this country ana Rus -
a was transacted through England
nd much larger portion through Ger. I
any; 1t was the custom of American d
rms who wished to sell their wares W
Russia to establish agencies in Ger.
any for that purpose. made ef- -
ut to promote direct commercial re- p
tons; not only encouraS.h5 Ameri- OF
IN exporters and Russian purchasers a,
make acquaintance but even before -.