The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12

carrying Springfield rife. / asked the
authorities about the Yankee equipment.
"'Ah. yes, they explained, you must
understand that the Polish army is our
commissary department for our troops.
$50 instead of witnessing a revolution
we watched the moon arise over Moscow.
~ returned to London to find parri-
cades and soldiers In the streets: ireland
in rebellion and the workers circulating
thousands of dodgers demanding that
the Government resume trade with Rus
STA under pain of a general strike. And
the British were being assured that
Russia was turbulent My apartments
In the Carleton in London were at once
besieged by leading manufacturers and
by members of Parliament Last Friday
Mr.. Carr. Lloyd Georges secretary, ar
ranged for me to meet the Premier on
Saturday, but inasmuch as l was bookeS
10 sail Saturday had to decline. Then
received oveitures from persons close
to the British Government to underwrits
half OF the concessions / received. Juss
at this moment telegraphic negotiations
are going on between me and London
and Los Angeles.
"But generally was ridiculed In Lon
don, and l was by the newspapers In
Stockholm. too. But quietly the big
bankers came to me trying to look at my
contracts and offering all sorts Of finan-
cial help. / suppose / shall be looked
upon with much suspicion here too, but
the money interests will come quietly
and want to get in on the ground floor.
And in closing this interview / have
only this truthful utterance to make
Russia doesn't want American SYM
pathy. but she does want American lc-
comotives. Lenine told me that IL
America would send Russia locomotives
Russia would not rest until every Jap
anese in Siberia Is under ground or In the
sea. Inside two years Russia will become
a republic much the same as this one is
with the competitive system. But she
will never revert to monarchical form
of government.
II have it on excellent information
that Chinese commission has just left
Moscow having sealed a treaty with Le-
nine which stipulates that Chirn shall
recognize the Soviet Republic ana that
all territory taken from China by the
former Gear is to be returned. The coal
and oil concessions granted me for sixty
years will control the fuel situation on
the Pacific. Japan cannot so to war
with us, because she has no fuel oil. All
the oil from Suez to Corea is controlled
by England, and these fields in 1919 pro-
duced 100000 barrels. The Japs pro-
y,
that would supply their war needs just
about two weeks. But II Japan secures
the oil privileges in Siberia. what?
My syndicate proposes building oil
refineries at Seattle and Vladivostols.
and such will be our coal output and so
accessible is the supply that we shall be
able to deliver coal in San Francisco at
81 ton"
At the Hotel Commodore last night
Mr.. vanderlip said he had been mis-
quoted In the afternoon papers as to the
nature of his contracts.
II want this distinction to be made"
he said. My syndicate signed two con-
tracts. They are not interlocking and
they are not dependent upon each other.
The first contract is for the concession
Of OIL coal and fish east of the Tooth
meridian. The second contract is for the
purchase of goods from the United
States. with my syndicate acting as the
fiscal agent"