The New York herald., 1921-03-30
RUSSIA REFUSES
JAPANESE TRADE
Moscow Declines Treaty While
Toxic Occupies Siberian
East Coast.
u. S. TRADERS ARE ACTIVE
yanderlip Reported to Have
Obtained Coal and Naphtha
Concessions.
by CAPT. FRANCIS McCULLAGH.


Special cable 10 TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1921. by THE NEW YORK HERALD
REvAL, March 29.-Representativ tives
of the Russian Soviet Government in
Reval say there is no possibility of a
resumption of trade between Japan
and Russia under any kind Of an
agreement until ehe Japanese settle
the Siberian question. That obviously
means the Moscow Government will
not consider a Russo Japanese trade
pact until the japanese get out OF the
Siberian east coast country and cease
subsidizing Gen. Semenoff. the quasi
Cossack chief, and other anti Bolshe-
visit leaders in Siberia.
Meanwhile trade between Russia
and the outside world Is the chief topic
OF conversation among all classes in
Russia and In the Baltic States. The
Bolsheviki say that Petrograd will be
eign goods and for the export of their
own products to foreign countries, al
though they will use both Helsingfors
and Reval also. In this connection II
may be said that Americans already
are doing considerable business with
Russia, and. according to officials OF
the Bolshevist Legation in Reval
many American firms are actually
| trading with Russia or are preparing
to do so. Several American trade rep
resentatives are now in Russia. lega-
ton officials said
While Lenine. according TO news re-
ceived here from Moscow. was deeply
moved by the news OF the signing OF the
| Anglo Russian trade agreement, notice
of which reached him in the midst OF
alarming reports OF the Kronstadt and the
other anti-Bolshevist risings. the signing
OF the pact produced violent reaction
among the Whites here. These Whites
whom England supported and paid
| money TO for several years, are now
turning violently anti-English and de-
clare that II they ever regain power ir
Russia they viii denounce all these Red
agreements. This is the one point upon
which unanimty is obtained among nc
less than sixteen provisional Russian
governments which various groups OF
emigres have formed here.
remuneration of Communism is now es-
tablished here beyond n doubt there Is
a growing doubt regarding the effect OF
that remuneration. First, II Is feare
! that whatever may be Lenine's instru :
/ tions his multifarious subordinates will
not let tho relaxations In favor Of pri.
vate trade work in practice. and. se,'
| ond--and what Is more serious--it 4.
feared that Lenine. the most dangerous
4 N.NM ~ -.
| donned sleeps clothing merely IN ords
70 gain respite and to strengthen him
4 self for a new Communist attack
This mans sheer power and ability
1 rule was well demonstrated IN the re.
4 cent crisis In Russia, when. with ba0
news hourly from Kronstadt. with re-
4 ports os other social revolutionary ris.
\ ings throughout Russia. with Siberia
practically cut off from the Moscow Gov.
/ ernment with his comrades panic
stricken and the Tenth Communist Con.
gress roaring for an explanation why
| the Utopia had not come. Lenine calmec
all and brought the Soviet Government
] out OF the most dire crisis Il had faced.
What the traders fear Is that Lcnine's
\ conversion to capitalism will not outlast
his present necessity or that he will fal
4 from power. in which latter event they
Il would have an even worse deal from the
sixteen other juntas. who are murder.
ously anxious 70 reach Moscow and form
their own government.
According to Russian Soviet repre-.
sentatives here. among the American
trade representatives who are either
4 trading or preparing 70 trade with Rus.
I sin are Mr.. Jennings. representing tbs
I Lchlgh Machine Company, who Is II
i Moscow. a representative Of Campbell
& Heath. bankers. who was doing busl.
ness with the Soviet Government il Mos.
COW recently but has now left that city
and Jonas Led. who II not an American
4 but Is known IN the United States. was
4 In Moscow recently buying timber
'Leld was the only foreigner who did
not want to sell us somothing," the Bol.
/ shcvlki said. He was only buying from
us"
i Washington y. yandcrlip. representa-
Il tive Of a California syndicate which OBJ
taned large concessions IL Kamchatka
I Is still ia Moscow. but is expected H.
\ Rcval soon. or Mr.. Nandcrllp the Bol.
\ sheviki say
'He is very optimistic and thinks there
\ will be no trouble with tho japanese
over the Kamchatka concessions. lie Il
already delivering some Of the things the
i Soviet Government ordered from him"
/ The Esthonian- American or Com.
/ pany IS seeking concessions both in rs.
/ thonia and In Russia. This COMPANY
which represts MIR. Nanderlip here, re-.
ports that he has obtained a concession
from the Soviet Government of Russia
to exploit the naphtha wells OF the eau.
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