Show SENI W. W H H. H KIN KING J TALKS AlKS Of RUSSIA Rich in Minerals But Mines Worked Inefficiently Inefficiently centy He fe Says Russia is a land of mystery tragedy tragedy trag trag- edy ecly and sorrows under the iron rule iule ot of seven men seven en who are the officers of the and executors of or orIts its terrible regime according to Senator William H. H King junior senator who spoke Monday at the theAll theAll I All Al Engineers' Engineers luncheon at the chamber of commerce I am inclined to believe beleve Russia's Russia's Rus Rus- sias sia's mineral mineraI resources are considerably considerably considerably consid consid- less than It I is supposed Mr Ir King said In relating facts based on observations taken a year ago when he visited the country for three montira monUrE It I is a country of ot great possibilities rich rih in manpower and good for tor agriculture The coal deposits quicksilver and asbesto asbestos i mines are over All Al three over I of these industries are being worked I under conditions ridiculously inefficient inefficient nef- nef at the hands of Ignorant communists The methods being used are not comparable with wih those used In this country more than twenty years ago One of ot the tile coal coalmines coalmines coalmines mines visited was idle for the reason reason rea rca son that met methods in use made the cost ost of or placing a ton toll of coal on the car at the tipple about 8 or 01 10 bil billion bilon bi- bi lion lon rubles or 6 to 8 in gold Tremendous costs such such- as these need give us no fear of ot competition for the tile minerals or coal Oil 01 production production pro pro- ducton possible under right workIng workIng work- work i Ing methods In Russia could be made sufficient to supply Europe for an Indefinite period Thousands of wells wels I lie idle blasted result of ot le or as a resul war destruction or of ot wreckage caused by the There are more than political po po- po- po utica prisoners still sti in prison in Russia There Is no freedom of ot speech or anything else BolshevIsm Bolshevism is iconoclastic It I strikes at everything and the tile United States Is regarded by its Is members as its is greatest enemy This is because our country respects property rights and capitalistic rights I I |