The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27
Not Even One Per Cent
of Russian Population
FavOrs BOlshevik Rule

finest hotel and food. to q piiauuor
I'm damp and dirty prison. without
sufficient food or clothing, is tho
history OF Royal n, kecly's two
years In modern Russia under the
regime of the bolshevikL
As conailtant IN Industrial cco-
nomics Mr. kceley was invited In
May, 1919, by Professor tomonus-
soft Co accompany him To- l1u-sin ns
u technical observer. Lomonossotf
had been sent to America by the
Ncrcnsky government aa special
commissioner To purchase railway
materials, locomotives, cars and mn-
uhmery At that time the need uf
specialists to coordinate industries
was felt by the Russian leaders. MIR.
keclcy lott for Russia with Lom-
onssofr IN Nav 1919. He has Just
returned to America.
After two months IN stock holm
and Rerliu getting papers for the
trip, they reached Dvinsk, where "A
battle was raging between the lith-
oanians and the bolsheviki, There
was difficulty la crossing the fron-
tier into soviet Russia. This aroused
Mr.. keeloy's suspicion of the open
diplomacy" Eo often mentioned In
bolshovist propaganda,
love of fino food and tho finest
wines at the expense oc the work.
crs and poaaants' republic. Mr.
Kelley said ~ was lAon to find
that tho handful Of those Ia power
in Russia had only tho interest of
lining their own pockets and living
luNurlously through special privi-
,ege at the expense OF tho working
man and the penant.
~ found" he continued, that tho
complete breakdown OF the indus
trial and economic life OF the nation
was early realized by some Of the
leaders. Therefore. II was necessary
to maintain a strict censorship on all
news, both going into and coming
out Of Russia, In order that they
might deal out to the people at
homo what seemed fittinv prupu-
ganda for their support, and sup
press from the outside which would
damage the bolshevist cause. Even
today the people OF tussia are not
permitted TO read tho newspapers
from foreign counties. Theao pa
pers are received In their foreign
office, hut only communists are al
lowed 20 see them,
"Our house in Moscow was the
magnificent private residence of .,
former wealthy citizen. My room
was luxurious. and through my
plate glass window was to ho had n
n full view or the finest private gar
den ! have ever seen. 4 high brick
| wall enclosed about one-half an
acre. but the wall was concealed
and beautified by clinging vines.
and In tho garden were beautiful
trees and shrubs from all over the
world with fountains and settecs
and winding paths.
Ills Arrival Capitalized.
THE day after my arrival Lomon-
ossoff took me TO SOC the most
talked of man In the world --i,enin.
For entrance into the kromlin aud
his private sanctum we required
special passes which were scrutin-
tied by 10 red guards, ali armed
Lenin spoke fairly good English, and
my translator sat by only To trans
late the occasional word which did
not come 90 him readily. He re-
pcatcd the invitation OF Lomonos-
soft and asked that go into tho
shops. workrooms and offices and
learn the Psychology OF the average
man and peasant.
"'The government through their
bureaus and carefully
censored press tried To capitalize my
arrival and make II appear that
was the frs; OF a great band OF
foreign experts who were to join
forces with the soviet government.
by judiclously leaving out state
ments and waFplng what I said 10
their reporters, they perhaps suc-
ceedod in convincing many OF their
people and some people outside that
was The first recruit. But my po-
a. L.. "a. 80
ant without any connection with
their affairs ana ='!:h the s!ns,s atm
OF discovering the facts concerning
their industrial and economic life" ="
According To Mr.. keeley, Ameri-
cans who have come out OF Russia
with the statement that the indus
tries and transport are operating
with any degree OF success are eth-
or ignorant OF conditions or ma
lioiouH or both. He cited the In
stance of big importer In one OF
the lialtic provinces who Vas asked
TO submit his quotations by wire in
stead OF by letter to the soviet gov
ernment Whom seed ryo was quot
cd NJ about ;h5 per ton privately
the peasants we're paying about $50
But the importer got only the mar
ket price, II ~ Inferred that the
FA''h'A ihs'n hliN fpl NtlN B'eAndlfAF hhi
the benefit OF the difference IN price
"Of all the industTies Of Russia
found just one that had never been
natlOuRlizcd. In other words one in
which the owners had not been
robbed by the a'd OF the automatic
and machine gun" Mr. Keeley con.
tlnued. Another surprise came %
me when ! learned thai this was one
of the best, II not the best factory In
soviet Russia. The owners were the
International Harvester company ~
America. The distinctive feature OF
the factory was that the old man
Ager had been loft In control and
was allowed to manage az best ne
could under tremendous difficulties
liut the government controlled an
labor, fuel. food, clothing, raw ma
terial. etc, and had no means OF CIV
ing the factory an adequate supply,
AZ the transport ana ways OF com
munication we're deplorably bad,
The manager. who 10 OF German eds |
ucatlan aud training, had succeeded 4
In maintaining technical control Of
the plant, and, while his production |
was low, II was not bad compared |
with other Russian plants
Says WOrlImcn Won't Work.
Mr. Keeley told Of his meeting I
with Ludwig Martens, supposedly |
pne ok the most able men OF the gov
lrnmtnt, and hoad of the metal de.