Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-03
SAYS REDS CAN
FORCE ALLIES
TO MAKE TERMS
Woman Soviet Representative
Not a BOlshevik,' Airs
Views. q
Br nARnARA pEPoRTE.

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respondent.)
LONDON, Sept. 3.-''The allies can not
starve bolshevism into submission, but
soviet Russia can starve the allies into
making peace. The day is not Tar on
when that viii happen"
A beautiful woman who is one OF the
pillars Of sovietism, although she is not
herself a bolshevist, said this to me
in a tone devoid of threat or bravado.
This woman is Barbara Nieolaevna
Polovtzeva.
Few know that she has been one of
the chief figures in the trade negotia-
tions here between soviet Russia and
Great Britain being one of the triumyi-
rate Of soviet emissaries who compose the
Russian commercial council in London.
Despite all the new threats of new
blockade of soviet Russia by the allies.
members of this council are proceed,nEF
calmly with their work here.
The only woman member told me she
was not a bolshevist but believed In
working with the soviets now that they
were the only actual government in
Russia.
Did any American republican ever -
fuse to serve under the democratic adj
A4Au4ctAdlAOH uuLAhS the va sue <AS%S0
me with an ironical smile. Then she con-
tinued in d serious vein:
The last seven years have bled Europe
white. They have destroyed the basis
on which the economic structure Of east
ern Europe was built and they have con-
siderably shaken that of western Europe.
FACE SOCIAL
REVOLUTION.
Unless Europe regains its economic
equilibrium the world will witness So
clal revolution, the like Of which has
never been recorded in history.
Political peace is the first prerequisite
of a condition under which Europe can
straighten ont and under which COM
merce and trade and agriculture can be
developed
Another war, or even continuation
Of the present condition, is suicidal.
1T is true that the allies can do with
out our raw materials for a while but
not forever.
Very soon they will have to come to
terms. Why not now? They need our
hax, our timber, wheat, furs, leather,
metals
Eighty per cent Of all the platinum
used IN the world comes from Russia
No, the allies can not get along with
a consumers crisis in comparison with
which the present living conditions are
nothing.
Not only do the allies need Russia.
Tor her raw materials. but also as a
market for their finished products.
The recent announcement Of the soviet
government, inviting foreign capital to
invest in Russian development, should
open very tempting prospects to Ameri-
cans.
How do you conciliate that invita-
ton with your system of complete ma
uonalization!" I asked DR.. Polovtzevs.
Well. you see" she answered. I'VE DO
not give capital free hand in Russia
We shall give each firm or individual
a special concession limited as to the
object. place, period for which it should
hold, and the conditions under which
work should proceed, all this in strict
accord with the letter AID spirit of our
socialist government
And although this concession will not
be as immediate and as hugely proftabEe
as those granted in less civilized coun-
tries, yet it will yield enough IN the
long run to be advantageous
Il should like to go TO America and
help organize there our future business
relations with the United States. Per-
haps l will"