The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-20
Russian Chaos is German Opportu-
nifty to Get Control of Slav Wealth

Rye Beach, N. H., June 1l.-Warn-
ing that if a~etable government is
not established in Russia, Germany
will utilize Russian resources and
man power and again become a great
menace to tie people Of Europe was
given today by David r. Francis,
American Ambassador to Russia. Mr..
Francis is recuperating here from i'll
ness which compelled him to undergo
surgical operation in London on his
way home from Archangel. He is
awaiting orders from the State De-
partment.
Mr.. Francis was prompted to make
the statement by the recent speeches
of Frank A. Vanderlip, formerly pres
ident of the National City Bank Of
New York, in which Mr.. Vanderlip
gave his views of the industrial stu
alton in Europe and told America that
she must be prepared to extend her
credit to put European business on its
| feet.
81 have read with great interest"
said the Ambassador, "Mr. Wander
lips note of warning delivered before
the Economic Club in New York sew
eral days ago. Mr.. Vanderbilt had I'M
equaled facilities for studying condi-
tions in Europe during his four or five
months visit, and his address, coming
as it does from the president of the
largest financial institution in Amer
lea, since resigned, imparts most val
liable information. He is not in the
diplomatic service; if he were, he
would have thought second time
concerning his utterance about labor
conditions in England. Those condi-
tions are more or less serious in ev-
cry European country and merit at
tention even in the United States.
Canada FrOwns on Unrest
"The Bolshevik spirit which is now
manifesting itself in the Canadian
strikes, | am glad to see, is frowned
upon by the labor unions in that coun-
| try as well as in our own. II that
spirit should dominate in the New
World, or even if it should permeate
labor circles to the extent it did in
Russia in the beginning of the Bolshe-
vik revolution, it would, as it did
there, attempt to appropriate the
lands and that would be very deplor-
able for the labor unions of America.
Here the public domain, immense as it
was, has practically all been taken up
| by settlers who own the soil they till,
and would not listen with any pa
thence to The Bolshevik doctrine of
Matchmaking the land.
"Lenine has realized this, as, before
/ left Russia, he said Bolshevism had
no cause to fear the large land own
ers or feudal barons, as he called them,
but the small holders among the peas
antry were the most powerful enemies
of Bolshevism.
81 did not intend to digress, howev.
er, even to this extent from what
wished to say concerning Mr.. Wander
| lips address. While he visited al
most every accessible country in Eu,
rope, belligerent and neutral, he die
not go to Russia nor mention the re-
sources of that afflicted country in his
comprehensive statement. He did not
even take into account the productive
capacity in Russia when he stated
that the population of Europe had
grown from 110,000,000 to 100000
| 900 900, and without increasing Its
productivity nearly in the same ratio.
RUSSIA during the five years end.
ing with 1915, produced an average OF
748, 1929, 200 bushels of wheat, as com.
pared with our S02,055,S00 bushels
during the same period. The year be-
fore the war began, 1913, Russia pro
duced 960,O0O,000 bushels of wheat
as compared with our 763,3OO,O0(
bushels. During those five years the
average production of oats in Russia
was 1,O45, 800 bushels, against oul
average of 1,224,18S,200 bushels
Likewise, Russia's average production
of barley for this five-year period was
492, 551 900 bushels, while our average
was only 198,777,6O bushels. The
disparity of rye production still ii
more startling; Russia's average fol
the five-year period was 935, l24,O0(
bushels, and ours was only 39,424, 40C
bushels. The Russians eat more rye
bread than bread made of wheat
"The grand total for the five years
I1911-15, both inclusive, for the crop!
of wheat, oats, barley and rye was az
follows:
Russia, 1925 100000 bushels
United States, II ,322, 230, 900 bushels
average of Russia for five years, g.,
247, 100000 bushels; average of Unit
ed States, 1894, 900 bushels.
at will be seen from these figures
that Russia, Notwithstanding her pop
ulation of 1S0,000,000 people, can fur
. nish enough surplus to feed all of tn,
= remainder Of Europe. These figure
-. show only the capacity of Russia TO
growing those grains which sustain
= European life-Europe has not we
learned to eat corn bread.
7 81 shall not tire your readers Of
this occasion to mention other i'm
measurable resources of Russia eX
cept to say that that country ha
: boundless forests of timber, enormou
= deposits of coal, copper and lead, t
say nothing of her. deposits of tn
! precious ores, gold, silver and plati
l mum.
I German Influence in Russia
e Germany has not only been study
ing the immense resources of Russi
t for half century, but during the pas
: several decades has given careful al
s tention to the Russian character, &C
|. ing so far as to place German teach