WEALTH OF RUSSIA.
THE POLICY OF LENIN. By Telegraph.—Press Assn—Copyright Paris, March 29. The Matin asserts that the Soviet Government, in order to provide credits which Lenin needs, is allocating practically the whole of the natural wealth of Russia to foreign capitalists, including the forests, coal, lead, iron, platinum, and vast agricultural areas. Only 300 million gold roubles remain out of the gold reserve. The looting of the Russian Treasury is therefore practically finished. The secret concessions to German and British firms include timber concessions to Herr Stinnes over Siberian territory 14 times as big as France. Herr Stinnes has undertaken to construct a great system of electric railways through the forests.
The Matin presumes that the Allies will not agree to this method of disposing of Russia’s natural wealth to the detriment of Russia’s early creditors.
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Taranaki Daily News, 31 March 1921, Page 5
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