New-York tribune., 1921-06-11
Vickers- SHINES
Group Seeking
Russian Grants
British and German Indus
trial Leaders Said To Be
Negotiating With Reds
for Exploitation Rights
Denied by Bolsheviki
Berlin Report Also Says
u. S. and Japanese Inter-
ests Want Concessions
BIZ Wireless to The Tribune

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BERLIN, June 10.-British and Ger
man industrial leaders are negotiating
for the exploitation of certain Russian
resources, the Tribune correspondent
learns in diplomatic circles. 1t is as
serted that conversations to this end
are now under way, with more than
one industrial group in each country
involved, but reports that an agree
ment has been concluded must be re-
garded as premature.
Among the contemplated deals is one
headed by Vickers, Ltd, on the Brit
ish side and Hugo SHINES, coal baron,
for Germany. These negotiations are
said to be of wholly private nature.
According to Professor Bond. the
Russian expert writing in the Ber
liner Tagcblatt, American and Japanese
interests also are engaged in negoti-
ations concerning chiefly the explota-
ton of Siberian resources. The over
threw of the Bolshevik regime in Vlad-
ivostok is being discussed in CONNER
cial circles in this connection.
Look for Fall Of Lenine
The Tageblatt's assertion that the
Stinnes-Vckers group has proposed to
Lenlne that he form a coalition gov
ernment in order to facilitate the in
PRODUCTION of foreign capital to assist
in the restoration of Russia does not
coincide with facts available here and
is fatty denied by the Bolshevik news
paper in Berlin. On the contrary, the
indications are that the plans being
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for the exploitation Of that country's
resources are proceeding with an eye
to the generally expected overthrow of
the Boisheviki.
A prominent official of central
European government, who has just re-
turned from Moscow, told the Tribune
correspondent to-day that the position
of the Bolsheviki has become most
critical and expressed the view that
their end is near.
What is taking place behind the
political and economic combines for
the exploitation of Russia. This in
turn is bound to affect the whole Euro
pean situation. The negotiations be-
tween British and German leaders are
regarded as particularly significant, be-
cause it is in direct violation of the
understanding between Great Britain
and France concerning Russia.
Lone Hand for France
France apparently is going to play
a lone hand in dealing with Russia,
relying mainly in the future upon the
support of the Russian financiers and
industrialists who recently held big
congress in Paris These leaders are
extremely unfrendly to Great Britain
because of the trade agreement which
the London government made with
Moscow, and when decisive moment
arrives they are expected to throw
their support to France.
The British, on the other hand, feel
that the Germans are best acquainted
with the economic conditions and re-
sources of Russia and are, therefore,
more capable of undertaking Russian
enterprises.
England's attitude in the Upper
Silesian controversy is partly ex-
planned in we'll informed German cir
cles as an expression of a desire to CO.
operate with Germany.
The Moscow government is worried
over all these new moves, fearing that
they imply the resumption of attempts
at military intervention in Russia. The
lzvestia, Official Red newspaper in Mos
cow, 'asserts
Threat to Annul Trade Pacts
"Russia is still surrounded with
enemies. Our trade agreements are
being sabotaged and their execution
obstructed"
The newspaper threatens that the
Soviet government will break it's agree
ments with Great Britain and Germany
if this continues.
Moscow appears to be greatly con-
cerned also over events in the Far
East. The Izvestia says that the cap
ture of Vladivostok opens the way for
a westward advance into northern
Mongolia.
1t seems certain that, with the set
tlement of the Silesian question, Euro
pean governments, industrial leaders
and financiers will concentrate their
attention on Russia. A movement for
the formation of an entente of Baltic
states is regarded as a factor in this
connection. According to information
from Moscow, the Bolshevik govern
ment has been greatly disturbed by this
movement and Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin has sent envoys abroad to
study the situation, particularly with
regard to the apparent drift of Po-
land and Rumania toward union with
the Baltic states,