The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04
BY HARRY IL. ROGERS, International News Service Staff
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 Washington, Sept. 4.-The Aneri- ran farmer will benefit by the decision of the Russian Soviet Government to export part of the wheat crop just maturing, according to United States government experts.
 The feeling of indignation which followed announcement of the plan of the Moscow thorities to ship part of the new crop out of the country has disappeared. and officials here are inclined now to compliment the Rus sian exports upon the good judgment shown. The misunderstanding as to the real purpose of the Soviet authori- ties resulted from the action of the Soviet delegates at The Hague. who, through stupidity or otherwise gave the impression there would be a sur plus of wheat in Russia this year and that the surplus would be exported.
 Feared Food Shortage.
 Knowing such surplus to be out of the question, officials here jumped to. the conclusion that Lenin intended to sell the new crop to obtain badly needed funds, leaving the. population to the mercy of the American Re lief Association for another winter. Hence the indignation.
 Apparently there is no such motive behind the plan. Inquiry shows it Soviet authorities because of the breakdown of transportation between the northern and southern parts of the country. To obviate this difficulty SIdlh WIll pO LSAIppSu IIOIh IAS Ukraine and the Caucasus region, for merly called the granary of Europe, to ports on the Black Sea, thence to bee arried to the Greek, Italian and other markets.
 With the credits obtained by these sales of foodstuffs the Soviet authori- ties plan to purchase in the London and Liverpool markets supply of foodstuffs which will relieve the situa- tion in the Moscow, Petrograd and other northern districts. The greater part of these purchases is expected to be in grain, and sexperts here as- sert the United States normally would furnish 8 good share of it.
 Handle Coal Same Way.
 In the same manner the Soviet eco homie experts plan to export coal chase 1t in the British market, for use In the northern district, which, ewing to the lack of transportation facilities. is now virtually cut of1
 The various commercial transac- tions necessary for carrying out this scheme of trade are to be under the control of the Soviet auth critics. At a recent conference on foreign trade in Moscow, presided over by Krassin it was decided the Soviet govern ment should retain control over all foreign trade, though Bolshevist agen- cies may be designated as 'purchas-
 Experts here disagree as to the amount Of commodities likely to be available for export under the scheme outlined. Apparently no doubt exists as to the abundance of the crop in Southern Russia, though even this is not up to pre-revo1ution days, owing to the lack of fertilizer. The impor- tant consideration. however, is the acreage. In previous years the peas ants refused to plant more thar enough for their on use. being con vinced that any surplus they migh produce would be promptly confisca ted by the government. This, in tht opinion of the experts here. is to { large extent the explanation of thu recent famine.
 Under the graduated system of con fiscation, however. the peasants ap parently have sown more 1iberally though lack of seed-grain acted il many instances to reduce acreage.