There is all the time a haze of secrecy over what is going on in certain parts of Germany.

And as for Russia, ostensibly the freest country in the world, Tsarism in its worst days never imposed such despotic restrictions concerning the coming and going of foreigners, in one particular district, at any rate." "The Russian Government have certainly given us cause for complaint in that direction," Mr.Mervin Brown admitted.

"Strong representations are being made to them at the present moment.

On the other hand, the reason for their attitude is easily enough understood.

In the days when Russia lay exhausted, foreigners took too much advantage of her, attained far too close a grip upon her great natural resources.