Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-24

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the Time in Prison; Author Of
sMarooned in Moscow"
NEW YORK The impression Gre
ated in Russia by the latest move Of
T~chitcherin in signing the CONNER
Sial treaty with Germany at Genoa
will undoubtedly be a favorable one.
The relatively small number Of peo-
pie who understand European poll
itics or who have any articulate
opinions will probably approve his
action. irrespective OF their party
convictions.
While most Russians fear and dis
like Germany and have a dread OF
German exploitation, they under
stand the Germans and their meth
| DDS Of doing business and have great
respect for their organizing ability.
For q long time. ever since it
became evident that Russia would
have to be rehabilitated economical
ly, largely through the services of
foreign experts and technicians. the
Russians nave been resigned to the
| probably do 1t.
They will also view with a certain
amount of satisfaction an agreement
| with a power which renounces all
| claims against Russia and does not
demand it's share of the imperial
debts.
Can't Meet Ter Debts
1t is obvious that ever IL the So
Wet government recognizes In prin-
ciple the debts of the former govern
ment and claims for naturalization
OF and damage to foreign property
since the revolution. Russia will not
for many years have the wherewith-
al to meet these obligations.
The peasants have already suffer-
ed too much from the requisitioning
system to be willing to submit to
new taxation just as they have been
relieved Of this burden by the insti-
tuition OF the natural products tax.
The Socialists, who made the revo-
luton to rid themselves OF a govern
ment they believed to be v holly and
utterly ubiquitous will not be dis
posed to shoulder the financial bur-
dens of that government.
The Communists will agree TO the
proposition with their tongues in
their cheeks.
The m~onarchists and re~actionaries
who have been embittered by the
failure of the allies to render them
adequate assistance or to undertake
military Intervention in their behalf,
will not be inclined to sympathize
with their demands.
So, in all probability. whatever
| may be agreed upon with regard to
| Russia's debts, the country will be
practically united in s~abotGg1ng pay
ment of its obligations unless it OBJ
tains loaps-or other economic assist
ance to offset them.
The immediate advantage TO be
obtained by Russia from the com
mercial past with Germanay will be
relatively small.
Germany, beyond sending techni-
| clans and per TO Russia for the
exploitation of certain industries and
| natural resources car Offer them 1T
tie assistance. She can sell them her
manufactured goods in return for
| concessions. but she canno furnish
| them the loans necessary to finance
| gigantic reconstruction schemes or
to purchase supplies on a huge scale
from other countries.
Efrects on Allies
Tho Russians realize this fact aud
thew are also we'll aware that in
many European circles there is a
fear of the recrudescence OF German
military Imperialism backed by Rus
STA. Consequently Russia hopes to
utilize the German treaty to obtain
more favorable terms from the other
powers.
The Japanese who have hitherto
been saying little and saving wood
will probably sit up and lake notice.
They have an eye to trade in Siberia
and IL Is hardly possible that they
will refuse to recognize the Soviet
government and let Germany get all
| the pickings-
Poland, whose future market Is in
the east. will inevitably take alarm
and insist on a closer rapprochenent
with Russia. even at the expense OF
her ally. France.
Italy and Czechoslovakia will wish
TO protect their own commercial
treaties with the Soviet Republic,
and will be only too willing to par
ticipate in any general plan for the
block settlement of the question OF
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