The New York herald., 1922-04-29
Charge Them With Trying to
Bleed Country for Group
of Capitalists.
SUSPICIOUS OF ENGLISH
Arrival Of Russo-As static Com
pany Promoter Inspires
BOlshevist Distrust.
By FRANCIS M'CULLAGH.

spectol Gable 10 THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1879, ty TIE New YORK HERALD.
GENOA, April 2S.-The arrival in
Genoa, at Mr.. Lloyd Georges request.
of Leslie Urquart, promoter of the
Russo -Asiatic Company. an English
concern which has more than f100,-
000, 900 worth of mines In Russia. in
spires distrust among the BolshevilSi.
They claim that negotiations have
been blocked by the Allies determina-
ton to bleed Russia for the benefit OF
small group of great capitalists,
after the Bolsheviki had proposed
scheme involving the compensation
Of the great majority OF small credi-
tors Speaking on this point NJ.
Tchitcherin said:
"The present situation In a nutshell
Is that negotiations were rendered
more difficult, principally because Of
the question OF nationalized foreign
property. The pre-war debt question
could have been solved amicably If
the proposition submitted by the Rus
sian experts. involving loan to US.
had been accepted.
THE great majority Of small holders
Of Russian bonds-poor people who had
invested In Russia their modest means
earned by their own toil-would have
been satisfied II our proposition had
been accepted; but that event was rem
dered difficult by the claims of small
4, gzl, Ftvo
which was interested In the large Rus
sian industries before the revolution.
When we speak OF satisfying the Just
and reasonable claims of the old private
proprietors. we mean making good the
losses sustained by small merchants and
workers owing to naturalization, and IN
this as in all cases the Soviet Govern
ment Is particularly solicitous about the
workers. whom Il will take the most spe-
cal pains 20 indemnify.
NJ. Tchitcherin refS 10 the Russian
offer 10 restore small properties, but not
TO restore the greater ones that were
na,ionaIized He refers also to the Bel
CLANS who have such great interests in
Russia that they are represented BY
Minister. and also the French. who want
their properties returned. But the Eng
lish. he says. favor q concession. being
willing to accept long loans 70 run
n,ne,y-ntne years instead OF full owner
ship.
The foreign experts thus far have not
replied 10 the copious Bolshevist pro-
,ests that the reestablshment Of private
industry In Russia. so far az foreigners
are concerned, would be blow az the
Soviet Governments fundamentally So
ciaust laws. But one OF the most prom
inent experts put the matter into nut
shell. saying:
THE Bolsheviki have abolished So
cialism so far as the peasants are con-
cerncd. and that's 20 per cent OF the
population. why protest, then. against
a proposition aboiishing Socialism 90 far
az II affects the email number OF for
eien industriaiists to whom we want the
factories returned2 The Bolsheviki
want the towns Socialist and the coun-
try individualist and fear that private
factories will far outstrip governmental
factories. even in the matter of work.
mems welfare. The Boishevild fear this
competition. knowing that they certainly
arc beaten. They doubt their own prin-
ciples. otherwise they would not be
afraid of foreign individual Initiative In
Russia"