Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-20

Paris, Monday; Jan. 1e.-Elaborate
plans for the resumption of CONNER
ctal relations between the Russian
people and Allied nations have been
Worked out and it is expected the
Eolshevtki will permit the free inter-
change of manufactured goods and
raw materials. 1t will be a compare
lively simple matter to distribute
goods among the Russian people un-
der the agreement announced last
Friday by the supreme council, it is
said BY Russians who assisted in the
negotiation that preceded the an
nouncement Surplus stocks Of
wheat. flax and lumber await export
from Russia, and all that is needed
in ocean tonnage to carry th~ese,prod-
ucts to the markets Of the world.
Details Of the plan to be followed
were given the Associated Pres today
by Alexander NJ. B~erkenheim and
Constantin Krovopouskoff, respec-
lively president and member of the
foreign board of the Russian coop
erative union. through which trade
the negotiations with. the supreme
council which brought about the
adoption Of a policy reversing that
followed by the Allies during the last
two years. (:
'.It must be understood the agree
Iment has no political character what
soever,'' said N. Berkenheim. ut is
merely an economic, financial and
humanitarian arrangement. Russian
cooperative unions, organized fifty
years ago, now under 500 branches
and have $4,000 local societies
throughout Russia with 2%5.ooo,000
members. These societies operate
throughout Russia whether under
Bolshevik rule or controlled by the
other governments. 1t is a sort of
Russian economic Red Cross.
A single Plan.
This plan IL very simple. We
have in RusstA great stock Of wheat,
cereals, cattle and fax which. owing
| portation- during the last few yearA
and the record crop of 1919 are now
larger than Russia ever disposed OF
previous to the war. This u special
" true. IN the interior of Russia
where consumption has also dim
inished.
Three problems must be met in
soods-Arst, transformation Of raw
material outside Of Russia: second,
the most Of payment to Russian pro-
ducerB and third. distribution Of i'm
ported goods to Russian consumers,
I'VE require farming and asricui-
tura1 implements, cloth. shoes, loco.
motives, motors, automobiles and
medical supplies Ship tonnage must
b furnished by the Allies al Rus:
sia's shipping hAs completely dtsap.
peared. We must import first in 0r-
dor to export Ships may enter
Black, Baltic and White ports with
goods needed BY Russia and may re:
turn with nj exp0rts.'
n Bsrkenhetm would not say
whether this tonnage had been prom
bed by Great Brit4in-
Psper Aosey Refused.
Russian peasants absolutely refuse
10 accspt any sort Of paper money
and the question Of payment fol
goods @ported% presented consider.
liable difficulty. bat . solution waa
reaehed, according TO u. BerkenheiIn.
The correspondent informed N
lBeekenheim that II VA the belisf III
iFraace tho Bolshsviki would super
ivbss dietributton and allow goods Ia
tHoach their adheeeut1 while the resi-
Iof the populations might 90 bare.
lfooted and naked.
stores are not under tho con.
itFol Of the Bo3shev1ki." he replaed.
When tho Moscow governsnent ma
tf3ena1tsad an stsfee md closed them,
6ar stores conttnuGd bustness ,undfss
tSR1he1 This was not THROUGH ANY