Evening star., 1922-01-08
BY MACMILLAN HARDEN.
Germany's Foremost Publicist.

HefmAnyO foremost FuDuclets
By Cable to The Star. =
BERLIN. January THE race for
Russia's treasures and Russtas 9
markets has begun.
If ever I write full story Of my
political experiences I shall not for
get an incident at the Russian en-
bassy in Berlin in the summer OF
1918. The big room. hung with
sil1en tapestries. sparkled also WIN
cleaning gold and glass and bronze
wares. On a huge table was the sill
yer tea service the car used wnen
he stayed at the embassy. The linen
bore the initials of the car.
The guests. however. were extreme
bolsheyists. Bolshevist Commissioned
Krassin was in Berlin in an attempt
to bring about commercial UNDER
standing. NJ. Joffe. the amlaoie
! Soviet ambassador. had invited me "
be the only non-communist guest
suxrest. Us. Assistance.
I told NJ Krassin that If were III
his place / would try the Oh''e"
States first because it was the o"''
country capable of doing something
in the way of serious reconstruc''o"
for Russia and was also the only
land not afraid of an infection OF
bolshevism. l explained tha'
ca needed to insure her future e~po'.
of manufactures and 1 argued tha'
oil otbsr alliances would be power
less against a Russo-American
citation Moreover. I said that sucn
continuation between the Chiteu
.nd Russia would keep japan
safely in line.
NJ Krassin sighed heavily.
Fears Capitalism.
.psrbans that is the only wa! 10
save Russia" he said. with shrus VI
his bo,sbevist shoulders. but we care
nm, do II Americans would orins
,.ri,,,ism to Russia. and bring IL III
it's most tempting form. ha'he'
that. let US go down.
A year after this confersa''on
Japanese threatened the ROAD 10 iaN
Baikal and proclaimed war Openly VII
~, sor;ets Furthermore, count
okuma formerly the Japanese pre-
mier. wrote:
after the destruction oil ooi'me
vism Russia will be our strong ally
and we will march to the Balkan pe"-
;nsu,ar to Germany and to france
W. ,,i, ,iberate 300.O00.000 Hindns
from servitude and put an emo 10
Saxon tyranny. The time IL
mast for making English ana A'hef'-
can cooperation necessary 10 oui
diplomacy"
Homes Revert to America.
As Carl Radek let out the other day.
l,he soviet Moscow permitted the estao-
ushment of the Far Eastern Republic
which was heard from so astounding
Nv in Washington this week. and
whose democracy is a contradiction
of communism. The new republic was
permitted to form because 1t Is anu
Japanese-very violently anti-Jap-
anese. as the cables from Washington
have disclosed.
Now we find that as the hopes OF
reconstructing Russia communist
cany have grown DINNER, the more
frequently are Russian thoughts
turned toward the United States
When Lenin. busy with his new policy
of state capitalism. is asked by a
peasant why he chased away Russia
own capitalists. when now he permits
foreigners to come. he replies:
because they will help US bring
electricity to you all. You will have
implements as beautiful as the Ameri-
can moujiks."
Krassin's opponents have said 1T is
absolutely necessary to get an under
standing with the United States first.
Then England and France would fol-
low.
Other Nations See Advantage.
Herbert Hoover's employees. in the
remotest districts of Russia, hear
that any price would be cheap to pay