Arizona republican., 1921-04-17
Former Businessmen Of
 RMssad Protest British
 Sovlet Trade Agreement
[RepubIlcan A. p. Leased Wirel

NEW YORK, April 16. - Russian business men under the old regime now scattered in other countries, are looking forward to being called back to take part in the regeneration Of Russia. This is the view stated by MT. Beriine, formerly head of the Bank of Petrograd, and now direc- tor of an association of Russian busi- ness men and financiers who were prominent before the revolution. The organization has its he3dquarters in Paris and MT. Berlines is here to to advance its interests in the country.
 MT. Berline said the association embraced about so per cent of Rus sia's business men and financial in- terests, including representatives of all the important Russian banks, as well as captains of Russian industry and commerce.
 Among the members of the associ- ation named by MT. Berline are the Nobel brothers, who controlled the greater part of the Russian perto- leum industry, and Count A. A. Bob- rinsky and l.. I. Brodsky, leaders of the Russian sugar industry. The as- sociation Is headed by N. K. DeniSov, a Russian financier.
 MT. Berline said that the associa tion has protested to the British prime minister, Mir Lloyd George, against the trade agreement after ward made between Great Britain and the so-called soviet govern ment" of Russia. In doing so, Presi- dent Denisov informed the British premier that the power of the bol Sheviki was waning before the rising wave of popular indignation although it might be prolonged for a brief period by terror and bloodshed. No future legitimate Russian govern ment will recognize and feel bound by any agreement with the bolshe wiki, Mir. Denisov told the premier. The attitude of the members of this association of Russian business men on the subject of trade with Russia was set forth by MT. Berline as fol- lows:
 Realizing fully that the re-estab- | lishment of the worlds economic equilibrium is impossible without Russa, we feel at the same time that trade with the bolsheviSi will not in 1 the least hasten Russia's re-entry l into world economies. On the con- trary. it would only render the world economic crisis more acute since it would tend to prolong the bolshevist rule in Russia, and the country would | continue in a state of political and l economic anarchy.
 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 | towards the bolshevist overtures. There is no possibility for any con- 1 siderable trade with Russia, until Russia returns to normal political | and economic conditions. IT. order to be able to buy, Russia must sell If Russia's production is re-estab- lshed. she will be able to export again her foodstuffs and raw mate rials. Russias export before the war amounted to over s750, ,000, 900. It is lenly on the basis of this export that
 she will be able to import what she
 needs
 Tt may be said, and quite justly
 that in order to be able to re-establish production, Russia needs rolling stock
 and. machinery from abroad. This
 very fact makes it necessary foI
 Russia to return as quickly as pos
 sible to normal political conditions.
 As soon as the bolshevist tyranny
 is overthrown and stable demo-
 cratic government appears in Russia
 a government that will enjoy the
 confidence of the population and vii
 have the right and the authority tt
 speak and act for the Russian na-
 ton, this government will establish
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