The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-11
BY WASHINGTON o. VANDERBILT
(5y Wireless to the international
News Service,)

BY WASHINGTON o. VANDERBILT
(6y Wireless to the international
News Service.)
copyrighted. 1920. bv the Interna-
tional News Service.)
ABOARD THE U. $. AQUI-
TANIA, APPROACHING NEW
YORK, Dec. 11.--Complying with the
request of the International News
Service for q wireless interview I
am herewith sending bv the Aqui-
tania's radio nv answers to the
questions YOU wirelessed to me.
20. What are results of your mis-
sion"
Briefly summed I'D. the results OF
my mission to soviet Russia consist
Of the concession of 100000 square
miles of territory in return for which
Russia asks chance to purchase
$4,000, 100000 worth of goods in the
United States. The Vanderlip syn
dicate acts as fiscal agents.
Russia asks immediate trade rela-
tions with the United States. She
considers America--in spite of the
Siberia--her only friend and even
though England signs (an agree
ment resuming trade) Russia will
give the bulk of of her orders to us.
She declares. however. that she will
not beg on our doorstep much longer.
20. What is Britain's present att
titude? VIII she recognize the
soviets?"
Russia expects England to sign
any day. NY contracts were at firse
ridiculed in England. Then they
| caused a panic. British labor was
circularized with NV interviews and
| threats were made that Britain's
workmen will ''lay down their tools"
unless the British government signs.
q, What are your. future plans7'''
Expects .Labor's Aid,
expect American manufacturers
and labor organizations to carry my
fight for trade relations to congress-
have blazed the trail. Success win
mean the return to prosperity OF
160,000000 Russians bereft of all for
seven years and willing to work for
us.
Europe viii continue to fight ana
starve and seek our charity until her
granary-Russia--ls reopened.
Restoration OF trade relations with
Russia will do more than the league
| of nations could ever do. II means
putting q stop to duarreling and
| going back TO work.
20. Have British financiers OBJ
tained concessions from soviet Russ
sia?"
No, British financiers have not OBJ
tanned concessions.
%. What is the Japanese attitude
concerning Siberian"
Japan viii stick In Siberia until the
Russians get locomotives. Russia Is
| determined to reclaim Vladivostok
and is ready to carry on for years.
20. What is the Russian economic
situation? What are Russia's pros-
poets for winterr
Food Plentiful.
There Is plenty Of food in Russia.
except In the large cities. Now that
locomotives win be released from the
Polish and Wrangel fronts. condi-
tons viii Improve.
%. How did Lenine and Trotzky
strike your"
Lenine has an intensely active
mind. He is a scholar. He laughs
at good story and can tell one, too.
He Is the idol of his people.
/ believe he Is bringing about q
gradual change from the left to the
| right
Trotzky is a wonderful executive
and organizer. though not q military
genius. The military operations are
directed bv Generals Brusiloff, Kuro-
patkin and others who were promi-
nent in the general staff OF the
czarist regime.
The government of soviet Russia l.
not a Jewish regime. Only three
prominent Jews are among its mem
bers: Trotzky. KaIneneff and Lit
vinoff. (The three men are war min
lister, minister OF wavs and communi-
cations and assistant foreign minis
ter, respectively
did business with the political,
legal technical. financial and export
and import councils. totaling so Of
ficials. All of them are pure Rus
slams, and many formerly belonged
to the aristocracy.
l believe the fire of communism 4
rapidly burning itself out.