Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-20
RUSSIA ANXIOUS
F.. TO TRADE WITH
AMERICA, SAYS
Country Must Have Supplies
and Prefers to Buy Them
in the United STATES, Van
derlip Claims
CBy The Associated Press)

Los Angeles, Calf, Dec. 10
Washington D. Vanderlip, who OBJ
tanned a sixty-year lease of the
Kamchatka peninsula from the Rus
sian government for a Los Angeles
syndicate, expressed confidence, in
a statement given out here today,
that the trade contracts" with the
Russian government he brought
back with him will "do more to re-
stabilize the world than anything
peace treaties or the league of ma
lions has been able to accomplish. "
Russia must have supplies and
she wants to buy them from the
United States rather than any
other country because she con-
siders this country is the only real
friend she has in. the world" said
Mr.. Vanderlip, who returned to his
home here yesterday.
Orders Exert Pressure.
"These orders which l have re-
ceived have already eXerted ire
spendous pressure upon the govern
ments of France and England. AS
soon as the news of them was given
to the world. the British govern
ment assumed a more reasonable
attitude in dealing with the Russian
trade commission headed by ka-
meneff, and within ten days,
France, instead of denouncing the
Russian government, had appoint
ed a commission to negotiate for
the purpose of the re-opening of
trade"
Mr.. Vanderlip announced he had
Obtained orders for $4,000, 900, 900
NORTH of goods to be delivered
aver a period of three years and
denied cable reports from Europe
that these orders would be effective
only if the Lenine regime was re-
cognized by Washington. He said
The orders were independent OF the
Siberian concessions.
Russians Need Many Things.
The Russian people are badly in
need of many things, Mr.. Wander
lip said, but can pay for what they
want.
The Russian government no
longer is communistic, according
to Mr.. Vanderlip, even the leaders
admitting that in most important
respects the experiment had been
q tragic and costly failure.
SIN two or three more years
time, the only vestige of socialism
left in Russia will be government
ownership of transportation, banks,
lands, mines and oil wells" he de-
clared. 1.-THE soviet plan already
has been discarded entirely in in
dustry, and factories and business
affairs of all kinds are run just as
they are here.
Not Under a Dictatorship.
"Russia is not under a Dictator
ship. Lenine could be as easily
unseated as could Lloyd George or
any other premier. Every sixty
DAYS he has to face the peoples
commissars, an elected body OF
about 200 men, equivalent to a
parliament. If they passed a vote
of lack of confidence his power
would be at an end"
Contrary to general belief in TINS
country, Mr.. Vanderlip said, Rus
STA internally is at peace and even
prosperous. He asserted there was
no repression of free speech and
everywhere frank and outspoKen
criticism of the government was
permitted.
Tales of Trotzky's tyranny are
also made out of whole cloth.
There is no repression of free
Speech he said. 81, myself, heard
a prominent official of the RUSSIAN
foreign office denounce Trotzky,
hut the incident created no more
stir than a dispute between admin
istration members in any other
country.
Railroads in Good Repair.
another popular misconception
is that Russias railroads are rum
ed. Instead of being ruined they
are in splendid repair, and within
the last three years the present
government has built 2.70O miles
of new railroad. The Russian lihes'
however, have only 5000 locomo-
tives, whereas they should have
$4,000. The other 10000 locomo,
tives have been burned out ana
worn out"