The sun., 1889-12-08

| II IL Pretty Strong and Apparently Active.
There are signs that the fre-eatlng Cen
erals around the Russian throne have begun
already their campaign against tho pacific in
| tentions which the Ozar took homo with him
from Berlin. The latest report from St Peters
burg is that the Minister Of War, with the en-
| dorsement OF 0broutsohew. chief OF the
general stan. has asked for a special credit OF
100000 roubles, to be expended upon the
army In four equal annual installments. The
Minister OF tho Navy Is said to have applied for
| q special annual credit OF 100000 roubles
for the next Eve years. for the purpose Of COM
pletinR all the work now under way in the Gov
eminent navy yards. The Ministers OF Trans
portation and the Interior have also called for
special appropriations. to be expended In per-
fectinR the Russian system OF military railways
and other means of mobllizing the Russian
troops. The Ministers have recommended that
the funds which they called for should be
It Is significant that I9 obroutschew, chief Of
the general stafL helps the Minister OF War
make the demand for the lions share Of the
iho Panelaylsts and the Russlan war party
His repeatedly expressed Views are to the ef-
and that heEeioFe m fore maors a sqfS o hove soon Il
FF5SpSh VIZ; who has the fepgtstion on tSe
Germany and Austria He is a soldier OF ac-
knowledRed genius.
his ThS Sap leading bdoS Zen e M. and
finance @sSRnesrsdsk ads USfn who wishes els'Oe Seaee
TOR r Long long time yet IN order that he may con.
Minister Of War last summer 0broutscheY
he attacked at length the Finance Minister'S
conservative policy, In view Of obrontschew's
tas Is 81 SS ba 1887 &
ntsche Zettunp. was as followa
Enemies surround tho west southwest south,
aud southeast The turmoil in western Europe shows
tina. probably within two years will bo upon NJ.
Tho prosperity Of nation S not dependent upon Its
wealth alone. but very frequently unon its military
powor. Tho Government ought TO assure Itself much
power without regard to tho consequent dencitA
Had Poter the Great had such horror Of decita Rus
siA.to-day would probably be empire without
coast Had Alexander L bothered himself about the
exact balancing Of sooountS ho would never have
tered Paris In triumph, but would have had to humble
himself before the CorSioan- Emperor Nicholas had
never kept Europe under his command had he guided
his conduct according to the programme of the finance
Ministry.
In conclusion obroutschew pointed out the
necessity Of Immediately extending and per-
fecting the Russian railway system and other
means Of facilitating the mobilization Of the
After reading this paper, the Gar wrote on
the margin: II agree fully with these views
ThorSuGh Investigation OF them is uncondl-
No sooner did Wlschnegradski, the Minis
ter Of Finance get wind of his opponent's little
game than he tried to checkmate him. In an
exhaustive review Of Russian finances he
showed the necessity Of many years Of peace, II
ruptey In case 9i eventual war: Curl
On the margin szsa ,n e! ,ssl @
Thorough Investigation OF them IA uncondi-
tionally necessary" This second endorsement
was meant only in q Pickwickian sense. evil
IDENTITY. for the Russian Government, in har-
mony th Obroutschew's Recommendation.
undertook shortly extensive railway improve
ments which led to the ordering OF 100000 tons
OF rails and 800 locomotives and p ans were
perfected for adding second tracks to the
Wilma Warsaw. Wilma Rownow, Suamenska-
Eastow. and st. Petersburg -Eydkuhnen lines.
These Improvements are expected to be COM
pleted before next summer. They. will add
greatly to the strateglcal strength OF the Rus
sian railway system. especially at times when
the rapid massinR Of troops on the western
frontier is in question.
The Importance OF Obroutschew's memorial
aside from the practical results MENTIONED
may be judged from the fact that on the Conti-
nent 1t is generally supposed to have been one
Of the subjects discussed by Bismarck and the
CZar at their recent interview In Berlin.
In view OF Obroutschew's avowedly belliger-
ont policy and the many evidences OF HIS pow
orful influence over the Gar, the report that he
is back Of new demands for enormous military
appropriations IL regarded as practically
omtnouB