The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Vanderlip, Back in New
York, Describes Resources
Of North Asia.
BRANDS REPORTS
OF RED TERRORS
World Powers Ready for
Mad Scramble in Sibe-
ria, He Says.

NEW 1Ohh, bcC-
scramble among world powers Tor
and commercial conces-
sions i'm Russia was forecast by
d. vanderlip. American
mining engineer. who landed here
today bearing documents involving
50 900 ,oeo 900 worth of Kamchatkan
oil and coal lands and fisheries.
Whether the United States par
ticipates in the valuable opportun-
tiles to be afforded by a resumption
of trade relations with Russia de-
pends entirely upon the American
people, he said. To resume COM
mercial relations would not neces-
sarily entail political recognition OF
the Soviet government, he explained
Great Britain and France already
are taking steps to reopen economic
intercourse with Russia, Vanderlip
declared. and Japan apparently is
determined to retain the rich terri
tories she already has forcibly oc-
cupied along the Pacific coast of
Siberia.
Trade Resumptien Urged.
vanderlip said his agreement
would not become operative until the
American State Department had au-
thorized resumption of trade rela-
tions with Russia. His agreement
provides for sixty years He does
not intend to take the matter up
with the government but admitted
that he expected to do a little mis-
sionary work" while in this country.
Other than stating that his con-
cession will not be worked under
the Soviet system. vanderlip refused
TO discuss the details of the agree
ments.
Relative to the richness of the Pc
troieuip and coal deposits. he said
his company would be able to fur
eish Oil for tEs western part Of the
United states and Canada, and that
coal was SO plentiful and accessible
IL could be delivered in San Fran
cisco for - a ton. The fisheries, he
said. were almost virgin
In appearance Vanderlip is about
feet 4 inches in height, of rather
compact build. has thin grey hair
and blue eyes. and despite an evil
dent sense of humor very rarely
smiles. He speaks calmly and de-
ltberately. He was born fitty-four
years ago in Elkart, Ind, and grad
uated from Amherst College
Shipwrecked on Coast.
His first intimation of the rich
coal and oil deposits in Kamchatka
was received twenty-f four years ago
when he was shipwrecked on the
coast while bound for a region fur
ther North to explore for g6d in
the interests OF a British syndicate.
Various things had interfered with
his plans to exploit this region un-
til last summer. when he obtained
the backing of a group of Los
Angeles business men.
Nanderlip met NJ. Krassin. Boil
shevik trade representative, in
Copenhagen and through him ar
ranged a conference with Premier
Lenin and other Russian officials
in Moscow.
He was in the Soviet capital sixty
days interviewing more than fifty
Soviet representatives, including
many technical experts who former
ly held responsible positions under
the old Czarist regime.
Regarding conditions in Russia.
he predicted that Bolshevism and
Communism soon would die out and
De succeeded by 4 typical repub-
lican form OF government. The
present leaders will be retained
however. because they have won
the confidence and love of the peo-
ple," he said.
Denies Red Terror.
Reports of counter-revolutions,
the Red terror" and atrocities he
characterized as propaganda, say
ing that while he was in Moscow
"it was as quiet as a June day on
the banks of the Wabash"
why, Lenine told me that the only
way he ever learned of the various
alleged revolutions, murders and
assassinations in Russia was by as
siduously reading a certain New
York newspaper" Vsnderlip said.
Vanderlip decried what he be-
lieved to be the failure of the Amer
lean people and government to real
ize the significance of Japan's ac-
tivities in Siberia
The Japanese are now hclding
or claiming the entire Pacific Coast
region of that country" he said.
when you realize that she pro-
duces only 100000 barrels Of the
1900, 900 annual output of Asia
you will understand why she is so
desperately anxious to get and keep
Siberia"
Tells of Jap Work.
Vanderlip said. that Japanese
forces even occupied a part Of the
territory covered by his concession
but that the Russians were grad
ually driving them out. Asked IL
he thought there was any possible
ity of serious trouble between
Japan and the United States, he re-
piled: mot a chance in the world"
He declared that Japan was not in
a position to fight any big power.
Referring again TO Russian con-
ditions,, vanderlip said:
There seem to be plenty of mon
in the United States who have never
been within a thousand miles of
Russia. yet they state emphaticslly
that the Boisheviki are ruling Rus
sia by a dictatorship. = I have not
any use for the Soviet form of gov
ernment, but the fact is there is alb
solute freedom Of thought and
speech there-ininitely more than
in America. So far as Leline is con-
cerneo, he has to fight to retain his
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