South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-11

LONDON. June To- Two naval
bases on the Siberian coast. which g.
IS declared would give the, United
states control = the Pacific. have
Teen offered in perpctuity 90 Ameri-
ca BY the Moscow soviet on condition
that tho United States opens full
commercial relations with Soviet
Russia
This important offer was revealed
today BY Washington y. Nandcriip
NJ Los Angeles. Calf. head ~ the
American syndicate which has Sc
cured rich commercial conce ssions
Zoo Russia. Mr. Vanderiip has Just
returned from Russia. where the
final negotiations were concluded.
tWash.ngton Vanderllp - a native
~ Eikhart Ind
The agreement between Mr Van
derlip and the Moscow government
in which tho soviet offers the two
naval bases % America. - already in
the hands Of sen. Lodge a. Wash-
.ngton
StronS Positions.
One Of the harbors Is at Avatcha
Kamchatka The other ~ near
Nlatvosok Vanderlip pointed out
that powerful airpIane base could
he constructed al the southerly port
fnear Vladivostok) which IS only
about three hours from the Japan
csc coast by air
While Nicholai Lenlne head OF
the soviet government was in con-
creations with n G. Wells. the
famous British author. who made a
trip Of investigation % Russia. ne
inadvertently let clip the information
shat two naval bases were being Of
tered 20 the United States.
When WHls was leaving Russia.
no fear arose that ne might reveal
something which would be emhar-
RAISING 90 tho powers concerned 30
the British author was held on the
frontier five days on the prctext Of
passport technicalitics In the mean
time a diplomatic denial was pre-
pared. This Information also was
revealed by Mr. Nanderlip.
Vandcrlip Explains.
The full details Of the offer were
set forth by Mr. Vanderlip for the
international News Service in the
following statement.
I'VE have obtained from the pres
ent Russian government IN cOnneC-
ton with the concession OF 40 900
square miles in KamtChka. a conces-
sion for two naval bases on the
Russian Pacific coast 20 be held In
perpetuity by the United States Of
America one - at AvatCha Bay.
II Is a deep water harbOr. sufficient
" large TO float the biggest navy IN
the world. The harbor - land lock-
ed with cliffs. The natural proteC-
lions make II stronger even than
Gibraltar. We could make IT the
strongest naval base in the world.
The second base-alsO a BAYS near
Vladivostok Cthe eastern terminus
OF the trans-Siberian railway
Cur agreement. which includes
these rights. il in the hands OF Sen.
Henry Cabot Lodge They are con-
ditlonal only upon the re-opening OF
trade By the United States with Rus
sia While the Kamachka CONNER
ciaI conce ssion is limited 10 so years
or life. these bases would be ceded
90 the United States for all time.
The report which n. @. Wells
brought from Russia regarding this
was perfectly correct. lie obtained
his information through "A diplomatic
slip or the tongue by Lenine him
self Al that time. publication OF
the news might have caused diplo-
matte difficulties with Japan. Our
fleet then was divided in the Allan
tic and Pacific. There was furry
OF excitement at the Kremlin Ucn-
ines Official residence AT Moscow
when a subordinate interpreter.
former London newspaper man,
called His chiefs attention TO the
slip that had been made revealing
the naval base plans TO Wells.
Held Passport.
Wells was leaving Moscow on
the following day. I learned 81 the
incident and went 20 George Tchit-
cher.n ;he commissioner FOR foreign
affairs IN the soviet. Upon ms
advice Wells was stopped at the