Evening star., 1921-04-10
25D4M|LL|ON LOAN
IN j. S. IS DESIRED
Purposes of Far East Repub-
lie Mission to This Coun.
try Revealed.
By JUNIUS b. WOOD,

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
/. Copyright, 1921.
NLADIVOSTOk. Siberia April 8
An outline Of the purposes of the Far
Eastern republic economic mission. for
which permission to visit the United
States has been asked of Secretary
of State Hughes, was given the writer
today by Innokenty Serainovites Ko-
zhevmkov. assistant minister OF for
eign affairs.
He represents the Chita government
in dealings and arrangements con-
cerning concession hunters. foreign
consuis ana the local government.
found him living in private car near
the railroad station. which is the CEN
ter of every battle in revolution-rid-
den Vladivostok.
The Far Eastern republic" he said,
needs loan credit of $3.50, ,0o0. 900 in
installments covering severa! years.
Only Il small portion of actual cash is
required for the various government
purposes. The greater part is want
ed for agricultural machinery and
verest need is farming Implements
Naturally these implements will be
bought in the country furnishing the
credit.
Offers sound Security.
AS a guaranty for the loan the re-
public offers the governments share
in the royalties on the concessions
for timber, gold, coal. iron, fisheries
and other natural resources. The as
sembly has already passed an act
governing the forestry concessions,
enabling foreign capital to operate
them. The mission will be fully sup
piled with data on the new laws and
the prospective value Of the conces-
sions.
The purpose Of the mission in visit
ing the United States is entirely eco
nomical and is not mixed with politics
officially or individually. The MEM
bership is typical Of the population of
are plain peasants. while the others
represent the commercial. industrial
and professional classes. The mission
is not interested in propaganda: it is
concerned only with meeting members
of the American government and the
industrial concerns.
One main object of the mission is
to explain to the American people,
through such channels as the Ameri-
can government decides. the present
conditions and future possibilities of
Siberia. That accomplished. it will be
prepared to discuss with corporations
and individuals the matter of conces-
sions and credits of mutual advantage.
Looks to America.
Il am confident that s250.000. 900 will
be sufficient to establish the republic.
put the railroads. industries and farms
on a paying basis, relieve hunger and
save the ailing. We hope to get the
entire amount in one country so that
! 1t will not be necessary to divide the
| obligations among the different world
capitals. The United States has the
supplies and the cash and is able to
handle the entire transaction
| NJ. kozhevmkov is a quiet, mild man
| nered man who in the soviet revolu-
tion of 1917 comma nded the 18th red
army of 1900 officers and $4,000 men
He is the son Of poor Siberian peas
ant. He studied at night and in the
| winter. and from an aged Siberian
exile sheltered on the farm he abb
sorbed revolutionary ideas. He be-
| came an electrical engineering con-
| tractor and wrote extensively on trade
relations under the cars regime until
he became involved in the 1905 revo.
| luton.