Evening star., 1928-01-29

OF Reilly" All the while the former
owner, permitted 10 live with the bare
necessities for sustaining life. probabl.
exists i'll the lodge keepers house a
the entrance TO the estate. or begs alcng
the highways of MoScoW-or gees to
work
Feared Foreign Invasion.
The Russian capital itself. ancient re-
lisious center of the old Russia, fiaunt,
itself i'll the face of the fat disinte-
grating Lcninsrad terStwhiie ST. Peters
burg and PetrogradD as the new homt
of all that the SovietS stand for. But
the rulers of Russia today have 6 def1-
mite reason-a military one-for remov-
ing the capital from LenlnSrad. In tnf
early DAYS of the SovietS, fearing foreign
invasion, they moved the government
from the easily accessible city on the
Neva to the interior city of Moscow
Now they have standing army
formidable proportions. officereo by ca
pahle soldiers of the old regime. equip
PED with modern war devices and caps-
bic Of tremendous military strength
Moscow remains the capital because
Its military inacceSsibility and strength
ana because the SovietS wish to get
sway from the former St. Petersbur,
ano the ola ariStocracy tor which
stood.
Every one in the Russian central gov
ernmenl is available at alt times. SEN
stor Fay said. The two Americans were
10 leave the Russian frontier by airplane
for a Lstvisn point, he declared. when
something irregular was found in their
passports. 1t was then 3 O'Clock OF
cold morning and they stood on ar
aviation field in northern Russia. hun
1< he
less. their guide called Tchitcherin. the
Russian foreign minister. from his bee
st that hour of the morning and thc
matter was adjusted by telephone. This
is chars cteriStic of tho democracv ant
serSe Of services which motivateS al
the ofeci-'s cf the Soviet government.
thew eai6. The open door" policv
rulee in Russian Offices sno no work
rer is 100 humble 10 gain an audience
with any government of6cisl
Foreign Ca pitaI Unrestricted.
PuSsia places no restriction on I'M
oortstion of foreign caoital or forai~p
"oncessionaires. nor even on rrofits
The one nroviTo is that ar tn enc o.
20 wears the business O. the foreigner
m"st b turned over TO III, eovernmsn+
The Soviet welcomes foreign cepital
are prepared to make very satisfactory
terms
The" concessions vhen -rante6-an6
will onlv b. granted after the most rigid
jnyes.ig- ton a. to the responsibility Of
the parties seeking them-are virtual
monopoly during the term of tneir ex-
'stence. The usual time limit il from
Is 10 20 years: in rare cases they run
TO 30 wears
These concessions are so drawn that
the investor is guaranteed fair profit
and complete amortization of the in
vestment during the life Of the conces-
sion. at the expiration Of which til.
plant reverts 70 the govern ment and is
run as state activity. The theory of
tn concessions is that the present gov
ernment franklv admit their ireyperi-
ence in many lines of industrial man
agem"nt and production and are 6esir-
oi's OF our help and wish To make terms
attractive TO American investors
u. 8. Results Idolized.
The United States and Russia are
much alike so far a. natural resources
are concerned and with a stable gov
eminent functioning Russia should
some day be much like the United
States in material prosperity.
They ioolize the results OF American
technical ana engineering skill and the
profusioTl OF mass production. ana see
their salvation economically in intro
ducing these methods and processes
into their practice. However. they lack
the knowledge or experience and also
the capital 70 introduce American pro-
duction methods on large scale and
hence their more than friendly over
tures To American business men To c0ne
in and take charge.
Lenin. creator OF this new state. who
died a few years ago. now rests in q
wooden temple in Russia His tomb t.
the mecca of thousands OF Soviet ad-
herents and is daily visited by thou
sands OF people. who revere the former
New York sgitator as a species OF deity.
Trotsky. on the other hand, Is a dis
credited man. who has Eeen the power
he formerly welded pas into the hands
Of others