The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-20
SEES NO HOPE OF
REVIVAL OF RUSSIA
UNDER BOLSHEVISM
fBy Associated Press)

(By Associated PresS)
CoNSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 20.-Rus-
sia's ability to export raw materials in
the near future has been greatly over
estimated by foreign countries In the
opinion of Colonel B. Englehard, for
merly q member of the Russian Duma
and a student OF economic conditions
in Russia before and after the revolu-
ton, = -
In a talk with The Associated Press
correspondent he said that foreigners
seem to fail to realize the collapse -
the Russian transportation systems, re-
duced manpower and rundown ccndi
ton of the Russian farm lands.
This comment was evoked by reports
of the negotiations OF Russian eco
nomic agents with Premier Lloyd
George In London and the announce.
ment that the United States had lifted
prohibitions upon American trade with
Soviet Russia.
Sees BoIshevism az Barrier.
Colonel Englehard is confident that
Russia will again play an important
role in European markets, but he said.
1.-The revival of Russian trade will not
come until there shall be established
q normal state of life when men shall
renounce attempts of establishing i'm
mediately the paradise Of communism.
1T should be borne in mind that Eu-
ropean Russia has been greatly re-
duced in size" said Colonel Englehard.
Formerly it had over 100000 square
kilometers Of land and 157, 000, 900 in.
habitants. Poland, Finland, a great
part of the Caucasus and several Baltic
provinces, with about $4,000, 900 in
habitants and about 1,250.000 square
kilometers of land have detached
themselves. The greater part of these
detached territories ordinarily had
notable surplus Of grain and other
farm products which constituted tho
I, major part of Russia's exports.
I'm 1913, the last year when condi-
tons were normal in Russia, exports
were valued at $500, 100000 gold rubles
or $3.50, 100000. The greatest single
item in the export list was grain
THE total grain exports were ~,
$4,000 tons, valued at 1925, 900, 900
| European Russia used to harvest S.
100000 tons of grain annually. With
its reduced area, with the breaking up
/ Of big estates, lack of machinery and
ruin wrought by continuous war in
many of it's most fertile areas it may
be affirmed the grain harvest of the
soviet republic will scarcely reach
31,500,000 tons annually. One cannot
count on any considerable expectation
of grain from soviet Russia in the i'm.
mediate future.
so far as Siberia and the provinces
in Central Asia are concerned they
used to produce 500 pounds OF grain for
each inhabitant. The Civil war must
have reduced the normal very con-
siderably and it is doubtful whether
any considerable quantity Of grain can
be exported from Siberia"
Livestock Has Been Eaten.
Colonel Englehard says livestock OF
all sorts has been reduced so greatly
by the war that it is impossible to
consider the expectation OF meat or
live animals. The Civil war in the
Don and Kuban wiped out the sheep
there and make the extensive exporta-
ton of wool impossible. The sugar in
dustry is so disorganiZed and fuel so
scarce he does not believe soviet
Russia will be able to supply its local
market for many years.
Flax is the one farm product which
Colonel Englehard believes soviet Rus
STA will be able to export in large
quantities Immediately.
Oil is the greatest hope of the soviet
government, in the opinion of Colonel
Englehard. Large quantities of oil
still are stored and produced in the
Baku fields and it is the product which
all the world is seeking.