The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-11
Party Travelled Under a
Special Permit From Nix
Lenine Russian Boil
sheviki Premier
AMERICAN REPORTERS
ARE TOLD OF THE TRIP
COVERED DISTANCE OF 1000
MILES; ACCORDED OPPORTUN-
ITY TO STUDY LIFE OF
RUSSIAN PEOPLE.

Riga. August ii-Charles z.
Crane, former U. s. Minister to China,
arrived here last night from Reval,
after completing u 1000 mile jour
ney from Peking, which took him
ocross Siberia and soviet Russia Mr..
Crane. who was accompanied by four
Americans and a Chinese cook, re-
fused to discuss tine Russian situation
until he had an opportunity to confer
with Captain Evan f.. Young, repre-.
sentative of the American state de.
plrtment here and Waiter L. Brown,
European director of the American
reef administration. Those who ac-
CompAnied DR.. Crane on his journey
from the far East were his son,
John o. Crane; Donald NJ. Brodie
Mr.. Cranes secretary; Morgan Palmer,
OF Plattsburg. n. Y, long in the
service Of the Cherries; Paul NJ. Dutko,
formerly in the United States consular
service at Harbin and Ii Shi Ching,
a smiling Chinese.
Mr.. Crane told the story Of his trip
to a crowd of American reporters
waiting at the station to greet him.
The party left the Chinese capital on
June 16, and from that time until
August 6. when it left Petrograd for
Reval. it Travelled under a special
permit from Nikolai Lenine, Russian
bolsheviki premier. The Americans
had an opportunity fully to observe
the comedy and tragedy of the every
days life Of the Russian people and
were given greater chance to inspect
conditions than has teen granted any
Americans since the outbreak of the
Russian revolution in 1917.
Mr.. Crane filled a car with packages
of pins. needels, tooth brushes, soap and
other merchandise. which he planned
to use in paying his way in lieu of
money. His stock however, dwindled
TO a few cases at Chita capital OF
the far eastern republican. Nj. Crane
believed he would not be allowed to
proceed through Siberia and gave away
most Of his supplies. He had. in
sfact. turned back toward Peking. but
was overtaken on his return journey
by q message giving him permission
&c cross Siberia and Russia.
The Americans once more turned
their faces to the northwestward and
left Chita for Moscow. on July q
arriving at their destination on July
27. They stopped at several prom
inent towns in Siberia. During the
journey Mr.. Crane spent about one
hundred million soviet rubleS, or
about three thousand dollars. besides
giving away the remainder of his
stock OF small merchandise.
As the train would halt here and
there along the trans.Siberian rail
way, the Americans would get out OF
the special sleeping car to play base
ball or swim in nearby streams. Be
fore their train had left the far
eastern republic, it was attached to a
hospital train carrying soldiers who
rad been wounded in fighting against
The forces commanded by General Bar
en- Michael ungern.Sternbeg leader
Uf the anti.bolsheviki troops there
The wounded men declared that the
anti-bolsheviki had been badly beaten
When the train reached Moscow. the
Americans did not leave their car for
hotel and during the eight days
they stayed ut the soviet capital. had
no trouble in getting good food. Two
days were spent In Petrograd by Mr.
Crane and his companions.
Mr. Crane Is the guest Of Ernest
c. c. Wilton. the British minister &c
Letvia during his sojourn here. The,
are old friends, having been formerly
colleagues at Peklng. Later, MIR. Crane
will 20 to Berlin and thence tC
Prague where he will visit his son
Richard Crane. American minister tC
Czecho-Slovakia.