The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-26
GENERALIZATION OF RUSSIA

CAPITALIZATION OF RUSSIA
America used to feed Russia in the old days OF the
czars when the land Of the vast steppes was recurre
stricken with famine Shploads of food used to be col
lccted and shipped from Atlantic seaports. 1t was
bit of charity into which America puts its heart ior
Russia and United States had become good riends
during the Civil war this country, and this friend-
ness had been cemented the purchase by this nation
from the Muscove empire, of Alaska The friendly ties
originally developed from OF those gestures which
Europe skilled in poker face way OF making
to avoid to vulgar might At time when the at
titude of England seemed the point of playing into
the hands OF the Confederacy Russia sent some war
ships visit to this country. The crisis was tlded
over. England kept hands off Of the Civil war.
Now when the two nations not friendly terms
when in fact no relations exist between them except
the business of this country find roundabout ways
to make commercial deals with the soviet juna that
rules the old empire of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS again
is to feed Russia. This time shploads of food will
be sent America is to confer the Russians instead
that greater gift, the ability to feed themselves.
The Tom Campbell way of farming little empires OF
acreage to be taught the mixture of Muscovite and
Tartar peaSantry Ivan is to adopt the great system Of
engineering agriculture which the of North Dakota
has demonstrated the agriculture in his adopted
home of Montana. Grain tracts under $4,000
to be and reaped-a vast network of them.
All that the soviets ask is that America show how and
will be required. Campbell. himself has been
laid the groundwork for this training of the peasanry-
Campbell. who graduated from North Dakota uni
versity
The farming policy terms farms bread factories"
Neither horse bull camel will function tractve
the vast to be set aside for operation
the Campbell SCALE All work not by human hands
operatng-will be by neutrality-suspicious. gang plows
combines.
Thus Campbell carried to Russia new form of Amer
icanzaton-the economic cult creeping in everywhere
all the world No other country could hope to
give real tryout to the particular form which the
Campbell Americanzaton has been transplaned across
the seas His transportation Of the idea succeeded
In Montana will be followed by the developing process
which will root the AUGMENTATION permanently in the
soil OF the former empire OF the Trained agricul
tural experts are to to Russia to train the
handling OF the machinery and in the methods of vast
scale farming American professors will be among the
experts going over to teach the Muscovites
Russia will make fve-year test of the experiment
There now are ten soviet economies" tSovkhozes the
official names Of these farms BY the end of next year
there will be Is and at the conclusion of the
period In 1892 there will be 1875 They will be from u.s.
GOO to EACH although one OF those already
established covers 375O00 acres
These factories" will be located In various sections
OF the vast soviet territory to prevent the pos
s'bity OF bad weather hitting them all at the same
unused
Tor these FARMS and peasants will be disturbed in
their present land holdings The labor for the farms will
be drawn from the landless peasant workers. which will
help solve the pressing industrial problem of their idle
ness by tens of thousands
Tractors to the amount of 100000 rublcs are already
installed on these FARMS and by the end of the five
years the amount will have risen to 647so0Oo ruhes
investments In other machinery will be in proportion
OF the total planned investments from $50 to 400 mil
lion rubles, half will 60 for equipment
This Is step in mass production that not only is
OF significance to Russia and of pride to America but
embodtes IN possibilities Of consequence to the
occidental world and 1t may be equally filled with ele
ments that involve the future of the Orient with its
teeming hordes to feed and these never more than
jump ahead OF famine and starvation possibility of
tremendous dslocation Of the economic relations of the
world lies In this contemplated policy of Russia The
grain fields Of the northwest feel the effects when
once the new Russian agriculture gets under way and it
just Is likely that the graingrowing fortunes of the
Argentine may be likewise affected The experiment
one that these two granares and the prairie provinces
Of Canada may have to meet with readusment Of their
agriculture for Russia will raise It's wheat on peasant
labor att must inevitably considerably lower
cost than this western country Canada can possibly
reduce to.