The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-20
RUSS TRADE,
FREE, IS NOT
UNDER REDS
Bolsheviki Expected to Per-
init Interchange, Say Heads
of Cooperative Unions -
Stats Arrive at Harbin.
HAVE RAW MATERIAL
(By Associated Press)


worked out, and 1t Is expected the
Bolsheviki will permit the free inter
change of manufactured goods and
raw materials.
1t will be a comparatively simple
ma tier to distribute goods among the
Russian people under the agreement
announced last Friday by the supreme
council 1t is said by Russians, who as
sisted In the negotiations that pre-
ceded the announcement. Surplus
stocks of wheat, flax and lumber
await export from Russia, and all
that Is needed Is ocean tonnage 10
'carry these products to the markets
Nof the world.
Details of the plan to be followed
were given the Associated Press today
by Alexander M. Berkenheim and Con-
Lstantin Krovopouskoff, respectively
president and member OF the foreign
board of the Russian cooperative
iunion through which trade Will be car
.Tied on.
They conducted the negotiations
with the supreme council which
drought about the adoption Of policy
reversing that followed by the allies
during the last two years.
No Political Character
at must be understood the agree
ment has no political character what
soever," said M. Berkenheim. IT Is
merely an economic, financial and hu-
manitarian Arrangement. Russian CO.
operatiye unions organized so years
ago now number 500. branches and
have 10000 local societies, with 25,-
OOO, 900 members. These societies op-
crate throughout Russia whether un-
der Bolshevik rule. or controlled py
other governments. It is sort OF
Russian economic Red Cross.
"In Feb. 1919, we laid before the
British foreign office and also DeIore
the Secretary of Premier LLOYD george
our plan for the exchange OF RUSSIAN
raw material for manufactured gooos
from allied countries. M. krovopous-
koff and myself were summoned last
week before the supreme councH
where the plan was adopted.
This plan Is very simple. we
have in Russia great stocks OF wheat,
cereals, cattle and flax which owing
to the complete suppression OF e1por-
tation during the last few years, ana
the record crop of 1919, are now larg-
er than Russia every disposed or pre-
yious to the war. This is especially
-frue in the interior of Russia where
consumption has also diminished.
Have Surplus Stocks.
"Three problems must be met IN or
Ger to arrive at an exchange OF goous
first, Transformation OF raw mate
rial outside of Russia; second, the
mode Of payment to the Russian pro
ducer and third distribution OF import
ed goods to Russian consumers. sur
plus stocks of grain are situated IN
The regions of Ehaterionslav. kher'
son. Tabris and Kuban. and also IN
the region of Vologda, and IN Siberia
The crop in the last two regions was
sufficient for the needs OF the Rus
sian population while the stocks from
the first four regions are available for
export to the Black Sea ports OF
Odessa. Kherson and Nikolaiev. Flax
available for export Is found In the
district extending westward from vol
oga. to Pskov and may be taken out
40 the ports of Reval, Riga and Petro
grad. Timber from Northern Russia
ran he shipped by the way OF Arch
angel.
1--WE require in return farming and
Agricultural implements, cloth, shoes
locomotives, motors, automobiles and
medical supplies. Ship tonnage must
he furnished by the allies as Russia's
shining has completely disappeared
We must import first in order to ex
mort Ships may enter Black, Baltic
nnd White sea ports loaded with goods
needed by Russia and may return
with our exports"
M Berkenhein would not say wheth
er this tonnage had been promised by
Great Britain.
LONDON, Jan. 20. - The British
French and Japanese diplomatic staffs
have arrived at Harbin, Manchuria
from Chita. Siberia, according to the
Daily Nails Harbn correspondent.
They are unanimous, says the cor
RESPONDENT, that it would be impossi
bile to reconstitute government o
the same character as that of Admira
Kolchak anywhere west of Manchuria
"The savagery of General Semen
offs forces" the correspondent adds
"rousing the whole of the trans-baik
ALA against him, and all classes arf
ready to welcome socialist or ever
n Bolshevist regime. The Japanest
who long supported Semenoff, share
the odium attaching to him and car
not hold the railroad without enor
nous reinforcements,
The correspondent says there is al
Xxi have destroyed the Polish division
near Krasnoyarsk.
Skepticism regarding the operation
to be followed in opening trade be
tween allied countries and the people
of soviet Russia Is expressed by Max
I'm Iityinoff. Bolshevik delegate a
Copenhagen, in the course of an inter
view given the Herald correspondent
at the Danish capital
The Bolshevik representative, wht
is in Copenhagen negotiating witt
James O'Grady. British delegate, TO
the exchange of prisoners, is cautious
I'm giving his views on the situation
the correspondent says.
The allied decision is as yet "only
paper declaration and yet to be trans
lated into deeds" in M. Litvinoff'
opinion.
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