The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
EXPECTS SOVIET
TO PLAY OUT
No Revolution bu Gradual
~ Return to Normal
Things
GERMAN AK TO GRIND
Foreign Bankers Beginning to
Seriously Consider Ne
Votiations With Russia

pEpLT> oct. 4. -- American.
vrglsnd t.i German banking in
.sresf. have begun negotiations
iookng toward cooperation iR the
..obabiliau0n of Russia through the
g,srcipg ot industrial enterprises
H. thc soyi,. republic, according to
ts,ormaf.u which has reached in
,s-ssted ..mmercial circles here.
Tho proposed assistance would
,oi be based upon a recognition
y, the rrrsunt government OF Rus
y, hut would be extended with
,bs ,oBv 1u that the Russian gov
kr,men. would respect any contraCtg
Il ssicb m.lr. b made" one OF the
,,.nresent4 .tos Of a London house
lbich is gnmntlng tn movement
declared IIe added that ncgotia-
t.ons we Begun only after 1t was
es,sbusheH that the soviet govern
ment was mo- longer red but had
swung TO Che right ana was aiming
At s5meth.ng essentially the same as
ihe goal ui other republican ma
The Russian government is UNDER
stood to have been informed OF the
suppose 0f the American, English
and German interests and to have
been told rankly there was no in
tentlon at this time of making Rus
sa fourth party to the contract.
but only the object of "a soliCitous
and profitable movement"
Fear Exploitation.
The Russians are believed to have
taken It for granted that the inter-
trlonal bankers were planning "a
9neyolcnt exploitation" OF Russia,
which would not only yield them
profit. but would help to stabilize
,he uncertain economical situation
there.
Certain Russians here who have
displayed lively interest IN these ne
eotiatlons assert there Is n posi- bill
i,y they will succeed, regardless Of
whether the present Russian gov
eminent stands or falls although il
is admitted that at this time the
only result Of the movement has
been 20 secure the promise OF a
number of individual but strong
banking houses in each OF the three
countries to support he plan IL good
evidence IL offered that the soviet
government will give the foreign
rnanciers a tree hand.
"A number Of foreign banks, and
particularly English concerns, al
ready have placed large sums at the
disposal Of the Russians and also
have sold them much merchandise,
In many instances extending credit
for as long as five years" said a
German industrialist who is inter-
ested in numerous Russian move
ments
"Other foreign concerns have
fatly declined to have any COM
merce with the Russian soviet and
the actions Of these concerns have
been widely advertised. The fact
Of the matter is, and many finanoiers
see Il, that whether the present Rus
siat government prevails or not,
vast fortunes are waiting in Rus
sa for the men who ultimately must
develop the country's latent re-
sources, as well as rehabilitate the
present rundown Industries"
A Russian refugee here, once
wealthy and a member OF the old
regime, not daring to return while
the sovicts are in power, neverthe-
less has decided to devate his ef-
forts TO promoting plans to exploit"
Russia at long range, hoping to
sosnare In the profits that will later
make many Rockefellers Of Russia %
The Passing of Communism.
know Russia and / know the