Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
RUSSIA HELPLESS
IN EXPORT TRADE
Ex-Member Of DuTaa Bafes
Amazing Economic Facts
Handicapping Country.

CONSTANTINPLE, August 1S.-Rds-
sia's ability to export raw materials
in the near future has been greatly
|overestimated by foreign countries, in
the opinion Of Col 3. Englehard,
formerly member OF the Russian
duma, and student of economic con-
ditions in Russia before and alter the
revolution. In a talk with the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent he said
that foreigners seem to TALL to realize
the collapse of the Russian transpor-
tation systems, reduced man power
and rundown condition Of the farm
lands.
Col; Englehard is confident that
h9ssia VIII again play an important
r rois IN European markets, but. he
win not come until there shall be es-
taonshed a normal state of life when
men shall renounce attempts of es-
l1 gushing Immediately the paradise
OF communism
Russia Greatly Redueed.
II should be borne in mind that
european Russia has been greatly re-
oHcea IN size" said Col, Englehard.
ff,ormerly II. had over 5000. 900 square
habitants Poland, Finland, a great
part OF the Caucasus and several Bal
tic Provinces, with about $4,000 900
inhabitants and about 1880. 900 square
kiiometers Of land, have detached
themselves themselves The greater ,part of these
notable surnlns Of grain and other
iarm products which constituted the
major part of Russias exports.
In 1913, the last year when con-
qltions were normal in Russia, exports
were valued at 1,500.0o0,000 gold Tu-
s nies, or s75o.ooo, 200. The greatest
grain. The total grain exports were
lZ,sI0.00O tons, valued at 1926, 900. 900.
EuropeAn Russia used to harvest 49,
5o0.00o tons of grain, annually. With
It's reduced area, with the breaking
up OF big estates, lack of machinery
ana ruin wrought by continuous war
may be affirmed the grain harvest of
the soviet republic will scarcely reach
31,5o0,0o0 tons annually"
War STOPS Wool Exportinx.
Col. Englehard says live stock of all
sorts has been reduced SO greatly
by the war that it is impossible to
consider the exbortation of meat or
Don and ,Kuban wiped out the sheep
there ana makes the extensive ex-
portation OF wool impossible. The
sugar industry is so disorganized and
fuel so scarce he does not believe
soviet Russia will be able to SUPPLY
itse1ocal market for many years,
Flax is the one farm product which
Col. E&lehard believes soviet Russia
will be able to export in large guam
tities iniln ediately,
Oil is the greatest hope of the So
Wet government. in the opinion OF
Eyr al I'D ;%s rr
oil still are stored ana produced in
the Baku t1elds, and, It is the product
which all me world is seeking. Fight
ing has interrupted the BakU-Batum
pipe line repeatedly, during the last
few months. but Georgia and the
bolsheviki have now reached an
agreement and the, prospects are bet
ter for oil sales in Batun.
Predicts Havoc In OIL Fields.
The Grosny Oil field, wl1ich is en-
tirely dependsnt upon the yladikay-
in the hands of the bolsheviki. WHO
have contrpl OF the railway and can
if rolling stock is available. ~.
But up to, the present time ;, the
bolshevik regime has only din1in-
ished the production Of OIL. said
Col. Englehard. 1T seems certain
that the NATURALIZATION of enterprises
everywhere by the communists, will
work the same havoc in the Oil fields
that 1t has in Russian Industries as
whole"