Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-20
Resumption of Trade With
Bolsheviki May Benefit
All Nations.
NO POLITICS IN
PEACE TRADE MOVE
Russians Deny Bolahevlki Government
4. Party to Agreement and Declare
Sections Under Anti -6olshevik Dom.
lnstIon viii Enter Trade Relations
Manufactured Goods to 30 Givan in
Exchange.

the resumption Of commercial reia-
tions between the Russian people and
the allied nations have been worked
out and It IL expected the bolshevila
will permit free interchange Of manu-
factured goodh- and their raw mate
rlals. It will be = comparatively SIM
ple matter to exchange manufactured
goods among the Russians by the
agreement announced last Friday, 1t Is
said by Russians. Surplus stocks OF
wheat, flax and lumber await exporta-
ton from Russia. and all that is need
ed is ocean tonnage to put these things
ON the worlds markets. Detailed
plans were given the Associated Press
today by NJ. Berkenheim and Con-
stantine Krovopouskoff. respectively,
president and member Of the foreign
board OF the Russian cooperative
union, thru which trade will be oar
ried on. They conducted the negotia-
tions with the supreme council which
brought about reversal OF q policy
followed by the allies for the past two
years.
Agreement Not Political.
'1t must be understood the agree
ment has no political signifance what
ever" said NJ. Berkenhein. Il Is mere
ly a humanitarian, economic and CO.
operative arrangement Russian co-
operative unions now have 500 branches
with 5000. 900 members. These So
cieties operate thruout Russia whether
under bolshevik rule or controlled by
other governments.
in February. 1919. we laid before
the British foreign office and also be-
fore Lloyd Georges secretary our
plan for exchsnsG Of raw material tor
manufactured goods. NJ Krovopou-
skoff and -mysef were summoned hast
week before the supreme council.
when the plan was adopted. The plan
IS very simple. We have in Russia
great stocks Of wheat. flax, cattle and
lumber which have been lying idle for
the past two years. and the crop Of
1919 Is larger than ever before.
Allies Must Provide Ships.
This IL especially true in the In
terror OF Russia, where consumption
has also diminished.
"Threc problems must me met to
exchange goods: First. Transformation
Of raw material outside OF Russia:
second, the mode of payment to the
Russian producer and third, distrbu-
tion Of imported goods to Russian con-
sumers. We require in return for
farming products CLOTH. shoes, loco
motives. automobiles and medical
supplies.
"Ships must be furnished by the al
lies, as Russian shipping has disap-i
peared. This may enter the White.
Black and Baltic seas and may return
loaded with our exports"
Berkenheirn would not say whether
this tonnage had been promised by
Great Britain. Russian peasants ab.
solutely refused to accept paper money.
but . solution was reached. according
to NJ. Berkenhein.
The correspondent suggested to NJ,
Berkenheim that the bolsheviki would
supervise the distribution while the
rest Of the population would 70 bare
footed. He replied:
Our stores ars not under control Of
the bolshevih. When the Moscow
government nationalized all stores our
stores continued open. This was not
thru any undue friendship with the
defacto government but because 81 the
hish esteem Ia which tho cooperative
societies arc held thruont Russia. We
feel sure our headquarters in Moscow
can reach an agreement with the So
Wet authorities for an impartial dis
tribution."
This Is the beginning Of the resur-
rection Of sconomiollife in Russia, !"
said n. Kroupouskoff. 1--WE hope CO.
operative societies thruout the world
win give us their support"