New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-22
FAMINE AND FRATERyIr,
A coGENT ARGUMENT IN p,,.
THE CARS PLAN OF Drs.p,, %

RuSgla' W.
1'u'''" ne" circular TO the Power
hectIon with the Peace Conference - "a %
her efforts in the various oanl,a,. ' Va
ana even in New York. 70 negotiate ~rHH
Si'o'oV''"V"' may be accounted for nv 80,
mat she has cut out for herself q 80 ac
Oh expansion In Eastern Asia. and tha, !, 20
the same time face 10 face with the NJ. ~
and extensive famine that has eyer a...'
The Muscoyite Empire, either in mod ''s
| Gent times. Indeed. il is estimate, a., u
Of no less than 500, 100000 viii haze - :. Y
oursed by the Government for the reio,
starving peasantry between this tim. -,
May while IL Is impossible to form anu
estimate Of the colossal amounts ,h., =
needed during the year which has mo-, -
Tor railroad construction in Asia for Tho -
Mentioning OF Oriental potentates and s,-
men-in one word, for Russas policy ., -.
sion east of the Ural Mountains.
Everything that serves TO tighten tho o..
Of the Car on China tends 10 innre IN. -
merce OF the United States. Great Brita,, :.
Of other Western Powers in the Monaghan J,
pire, and by refusing, therefore. 10 loan a
money for which Russia has been ask,,
Gently, financiers in this country have helm
obstruct Muscovite projects that are calcul,,
to injure American trade IN China
RUSSIA'S BILLION-DOLI.AR RESERVE
While expansion in Asia and famine m A.
European portion OF the Cars dominion, A,
stitute this year a tremendous and atogsAs
abnormal drain upon the resources Of R,u.
the latter differs from most countries that A,
pear upon the money market as borrosG N
that she possesses an immense reserve furl
gold the accumulation Of which has been q, Il
the chief elements OF disturbance in the fns (
cial circles Of Western Europe and Of the Une
States for several years. Russia's thirst fol "a
has been Unsuitable and il is calculated thai n
the present moment the Imperial Bank Of as
STA and the Imperial Treasury In ST. Petersbss
which arc practically one, hold between Thea
billion dollars in gold. No one knows exactly D
object Of this vast hoard OF the precious ma I
Russian Government officials are renowne :
their reticence in all that concerns the m
and the projects Of thor master. the Car y
IL is generally believed that this billion dozk
OF gold is destined 20 serve as reserve 'At
in the event OF war. and this view is str1gs
ened by the extraordinary reluctance mantle
ed by Count DC Wtte the Finance Mnss
and bv his colleagues to draw upon this fund
fact. they prefer TO apply TO the foreign naas
markets for new loans, exposing themselves ~ Z
their country TO refusals and stipuiations "
are humilatng when the grandeur and me VI
developed resources Of Russia are 'Akeh u"
consideration.
THE PITH OF THE NEW CIRCULAR
1t il with the object OF avoiding recours'
this vast gold reserve Of the Imperial I'eSI
that tho car has conceived the idea OF va I
congress. the purpose OF which is not 50 h''
disarmament as the avoidance Of furthei
penditure for increased ornaments lnoeea
chief point dwelt upon in the circuia' 80
last week by Count Murayieff TO the i"'*
Powers Is that at the forthcoming pea" '"
ference the Governments taking part shdh ~
not to increase naval or military FORCES
penditures for a stipulated PERIOD ~ "'-4-
have been until now il becomes necessary "
few wears either to increase the s1anuins a.
in order TO maintain the proportion 10 'nOS
the neighboriIg Power or to equip t'' %
body Of troops with some ne" weapo"
enormous cost. No sooner has one ~" y
been perfected and adopted than some NV =
OF small arm Of still finer quality 'V""
itself TO the military authorities, anc AZ u"
as not renders useless not only the gun
Gently adopted but likewise all the ammu~,1
sometimes. too. the plant used for lhe FV'
ton of the same.
Thus Germany and France have lOs'
pleted the equipment o. their respective "-
with new quick-hring cannon the mos Wv
tous military advance since the -
OF the broech-loadine needlc-rihe 10y III.
SLAMS in the Austrian war of 1910 ~
a six-gun battery has fred an aVeras'
fifteen rounds a minute Eac Of the De" -
and German guns is calculated to DIT
rounds a minute itself and the French nav
managed to fire twenty-one rounds Ii N'
with one of their new guns somarveiiousS'
properties of this new quick -firing gun 'D1'
cording TO the demonstrations OF ffeR"
German experts one will hold It's own ''
-. o.g;nary battery ~ eix Guns on Inc IVY