The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-13
Russia Can Feed Europe.

nUN To ith,hhN,NNh ana Wi'I'H' '''N''''
ing it's productivity nearly in the same
/ ratio.
Russia Can Feed Europe.
RUSSIA during the tiV" years ended
with 1915 produced an average OF '"r'
$40 2OU bushels Of wheat. AS compared
with our So. U55. 500 bushels during IN"
same period Tho year hcfnr" IN" WAT
began, 1918. Russia produced 9d"."o'.-
1000 bushels of wheat. As c"mrfrfd WIN
our 7;%. 500. Onn bushels. During those
five years the avcrag" production OF
oats in Russia was .0i3.O95.hhn BUSH
els. as against our avcrag" of l,--4,lNA'-
oun bushels. Likewise Russla's aver
tarc production Of harley fer TINS hNc
year neri0d was 4g@.55l 600 bushels
while our average was only 49, ''."""
bushels Tho disparity of ~" Pr""u'
'tlon is still more startling: RUSSIA ;
average for tho five year period WAS
o35l"4 600 bushels. and ours was ON!
% 4ei 500 bushels. The Illusions '"l
moro rye hrrnd than bread nadc Vi
wheat.
Tho grand total for IN" hrr years,
',l?li-I5. both inclusive. for IN" crops W
wheat oats. barley and rye was as W.
lows: Russia. l6:A'.'o"'''n nus,,,. 10.
iI.n.,od states. 1l.3222&0.""o bushels
lnNCT5Ee OF RUSSIA wv Nv
i1on nO0 buhcls; United States, 2'-o4'41o'-
OO0 bushels. .r,,ro.
40, will b. seen from these hgures
tbaI RUSSIA Notwithstanding h"r p"Pu-
IIotion Of $50. Oun.No0 pc"rl" can lNrn,H"
Icnough surplus to feed all IN" :'i'lh'"u.I
or Eur,pc These figures show "h'S
tho CAPACITY Of Russia for growing 'n"''
rrains which sustain European nc
Europe has not yet learned TO cat cum
bread. ,oosur
| "I shall net mention other lmm"asul
liable resources Of Russia. except 10 80!
,hat that country has h"undicSS l"l >
Of timber. enormous drp"Sl'S VI
conner and lead. 10 say nothing OF h,'
deposits Of IN" precious "''''
'ycr and platinum.
| .cnrmony has not only been studying
,,o immense resources Of Russia roc Il
half century, but during the last sew
Idcc,dcs has given careful attention W
tho Russian character. going so lhE -
ITO Mace German teachers IN husS''''
schools. If Germany had d"'"rF'a '"t
war decade or five years 'N''' -,
would have had such strong i"''' WV
! in Russia that il would nave p''" 49,
rossible TO dislodeC her. haN' ~
/ pressed the Wow many times a'S' '''''
/ il would be difficult If POSSIBLE l" -
itahlish peace in EuroD" with chanN ~
jvailing in Russia or even Win
Xix rule dominating Russia u - "'oo
INV conviction If Il stable government
~, established in Russia that Ger
many will utilize the resources OF mat
! country organize its man power ~
lccrnany knows so we'll how 10 90 an"
become as powerful and as Groat men
| acc to tho people o. Europe at the c'o
of ono or two decades aS she was al INC
beginning Of tho world war.
Secret Treaty With Japan.
sRe,ations between our country and
Ip,esia have always been Of the most
Tricndlv character and were not inter
runted by our ahroEatnE the CONNER
| in, treaty with that country as We I'll"
! IN 1912. When l won't 10 Russia as
ambassador carly in 1916. one !1ti "
fore we entered the war. my hrst or
imam object was TO negotiate nv"
commercial treaty. preached inc sup
iect to Sazanoff. minister or f"rHlEh
| affairs under the empire. at our hFSt
Interview and was greatly disappoih'ro
I when ne said TO me that Russia "oul"
mako no mere treaties until her com
mcrcial relations with re aiises "cfc o'
/ fined and determined.
! .-T-ha. conference was April ~. 1916.
Tho treaty with Japan. which WAS Their
bcinr negotiated. was Consumma'"d
within two months. That treaty was
signed by Motono. the Japan"S" aHhaS-
sador. who was also nj that TIM" dcAn
Of the diplomatic corps. and SA%hn'll'
the Russian minister OF foreign aliarS.
The secret provisions or inc tr'h!S
were not divulgcd until tho i|o!Sh"Nik'
came into power late in 1911 and pun
Ilshed all of tho secret treaties. Tha'
treaty was hailed with such d"hGht IN
Jaran that Motono was recalled anu
made minister Of foreign affairs ann
yIscomtc and there wcrc numerous PAN
loucts and honflrcs throughout Japan ~