South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-17
OLD REGIME RUSS
FINANCIERS LOOK
FOR BECKON HOME
Expect TO Take Part in Re
generation of Russia Say
Trade Demands Change.

NEW YORK April 1s.-Russia1
business men under the old regime.
now scattered in other countries,
are looking forward TO being called
back to take part in the .regenera-
ton of Russia. This IS the view
stated by Mr. Berlne, formerly
head Of the Bank OF Petrograd an
now a director Of an association of
Russian business men and financiers
who were prominent before the
revolution. The organization has
its headquarters in Paris and Mr..
Berline is here to advance its IN
terests in this country.
Mr.. Berline said the association
embraced about so per cent of Rus
sa's busiiess men and financial in
terests, including representatives of
all the important Russian banks, as
we'll as captains of Russian indus
try and commerce.
Among the members OF the asso-
citation named by Mr.. Berline are
the Nobel brothers. who controlled
the greater part Of the Russian pc
troleum industry, and Count A. a.
Bobrinsky and l. l. Brodsky. lead
ers CT the Russian sugar industry.
The association is headed by n. x.
Denisov, a Russian financier.
Mr.. Berline said that the assocl-
alton has protested to tho British
prime minister. Mr.. Lloyd George,
against the trade agreement after
ward made between Great Britain
and "the so-called soviet govern
ment" OF Russia. In doing so.
Pres't Denisov informed the Brit
ish premier that the rower of the
bolsheviki was waning before the
rising wave OF popular indignation
although 1t might be prolonged for
a brief period by terror and blood
shed. No future legitimate Rus
sian government will recognize and
feel bound by any agreement with
/ the bolshevIki, Mr.. Denisov told the
premier.
The attitude of the members of
] this association of Russian bust
ness men on the subject of trade
with Russia was set forth by Mr..
Berline as follows: Realizing
fully that the reestablishment of the
worlds economic equilibrium is i'm
! possible without Russia. we feel at
the same time that trade with the
bolsheviki will not. in the least, has
ten Russia's reentry into world
: economics. On the contrary. it would
only render the world economic
crisis more acute. since il would
tend to prolong the bolshevist rule
in Russia. ard the country would
continue in a state of political and
| economic anarchy.
Must Sell to Buy.
1--WE join all the other elements Of
the Russian people in greeting the
splendid attitude Of the government
and of the people of the United
States toward the bolShevist over
lures. There is no possibility for any
/ considerable trade with Russia. Un-
/ til Russia returns to normal politi-
cal and economic conditions. In or
/ der TO be able to buy, Russia must
sell. If Russia's production is re-
established. she will be able TO e&-
port again her foodstuffs and raw
materials. Russia's export before
the war amounted to over S75O,OOO,-
! GOO 1t is only on the basis of tins
| export that she Will be able to i'm
port what she needs.
at may be said, and quite justly,
| that in order TO be able To reeStab-
lish production. Russia needs 70! r.
/ ing stock and machinery from
/ abroad. This very fact makes il
necessary Cor Russia to return as
quickly as possible to normal poi
! teal conditions.
! LAS soon as the bolshevist tyranny
| Is overthrow and a stable demo
! cratic government appears in Rus
STA. a government that will enjoy
] the confidence of the population and
/ will have the right and the author
! ity to speak and act for the Russian
needs in order to start anew. Only
such a government will have tn,
right to grant concessions, etc, end
1 am sure, only such a government
will meet with the confidence OF the
business and financial circles
/ abroad"