Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-03
rRoGnrss OF nussIA.
iaiiur" Of Crops aud Increase Of ropuia-
tIon pTe.eni InInrraIInr IrnhI. M.

raiiur. Of Crops and Increase Of ropuls-
tion Present iaterrsiinr Problems.
New York. Aug. ga special 10 the
Tribune from Washington says:
To the United states the growth and
development nf the empire OF Russia
are always interesting. especially at the
present moment when the Philippine
ana Chinese questions are pending and
this cpmtry'a relations with RuHal.
and other great powers Of Europe are
not as yet absolutely determined.
Some recent reports by American
conrula are pertinent IN this place.
Two ~ the reports referred 10 consist
entirely OF TRANSACTIONS. Consul Gem
eral Holloway writing from st. Peters.
burg. transmits r. long extract from
the Russian newspaper. the Noyos
Nrcmyn. II alludca 90 the frequent
failure OF The curral crop IN the same
localities In Russia. and explains Il on
the necessary theory that tho n0il n
Impoverished II states that the
famine 81 1891 aH well "a thc present
one, was caused hy lmpovcrlnhmcnt
In the central Chcryrsicn region an
the forests have been cut down.
Changes Ia the tnrn on grain ana the
low price ~ cereals. owing 20 the con-
dUion1 90 the international market are
rcferrvd 10 as destroying the agrlcul-
ture of that region. The whole "
twelve governments In Russia and
paru Of others are reported famine
stricken.
Tho substance of the Russian oivii
engineers recent lecture u tho scarcity
OF grain ANA msHFureH TO avoid dis,
trrHs u stated hy Consul smith from
Moscow. ne suggested the prohibl-
tlon as In 1891, Of the export of grain.
hay and straw and the extension by
the government Of pccunlnry aid 10 the
distressed districts
Consul General Holloway cites tho
steps taken by the agricultural ansocla-
ton 20 influence the reduction u agfl-
cultural implements Tho government
has granted the requests and a por-
tion az the new regulations has gone
into erect. The rest will do no In Sep
tomher.
Thee, matters are properly supple
mautcd, though not formally Inserted
a. supplement- by translation from
the Journal dgr DobAta ~ Paris. asnt
by Consul Morris. OF Client II 20 a
long and interesting article friendly TO
Russia and somewhat speculative In
character. However, Il Is worth re-
statement In few sentences With
out any Immigration 90 thf frontiers.
.he Inhabitants ln 1867. numb red Co.
100000 IN 1858, ,ip00,0Q0 10 1885, i0'.-
100000; 10 1891, i2a 100000. The iiusHian
people have more thAn scXtupled since
Chappo predicted "a approaching end.
There u no reason 90 believe this
progress VIII slaekcn, The nineteenth
century has seen the colonization %
southern Russia; the twentieth VIII see
that of central Asia and siberia, ihs
the curious thlug ln this article Is the
fact stated. that while the population
~ central ~ old Russia Do growing 20
per cent. the Other regions are luereas-
Ing az ne rate Ut 10 90 90 per cent II
u held that an ,hlF does not mean that
the great Russian race d In decay. us
population Is gradually getting Into
the new regions conquered during the
past centuries. The center NJ gravity
j. moving toward the south and east
v Is argued that this does not mean
nat a general distribution viii follow
II probably means tho RI turn 90 the
government 90 Moscow and later. when
siberia shall b. M turn coinulzed %
may be necessary 90 remove tho capital
90 The east. toward the legendary crn-
trrs OF TamCrllne ana Ghaugls- Kh1ng.
whose heritage Russia Is now reaching
The notices 0f facts ana the more or
lgss speculative differences therefrom
DO not seem 10 show that any famine
whatever or any possible crlwdlng OF
The vast tracts OF Russia will AVIAN
within the limits OF conceivable fu-
ture % stay the progress NJ the na-
ton, The connection between the two
sets Of reports shown above ls tenn
porary and local. For short time In
certain districts great distress hap
pens, but the government by timely at
tcntlon, may even then avert calamity.
II seems that the Russian ministry
have taken some nf these stops.