The age-herald., 1901-01-14
RUSSIAN BUDGET
 FOR THE YEAR 19OO Events in the Far<EaSt NeceSSi- tated Heavy Expenditures.
 ConSoling Aspect.

St. Petersburg, January 13-The Russian minister of finance, M. Dewftte, has sub mitted his budget statement for 1900. This shows a surplus dn the ordinary estimates of 73, ,443,4 400 rubles. He Explains that events in the far East have necessitated heavy expenditure, amounting for 1900 to 61,9OO,- 900 roubles. This, he goes on to say, did not constitute the total sacrifice imposed upon the country by ''these regrettable events"
 Tt is still too early to submit a state ment of our entire material losses" con tinues M Dewftte "a considerable portion of the credits being Included in the normal budget and charged to other local financial institutions. The loss and delays on the construction of railways in the far East have entailed advances of nearly s2,00Oooo roubes to the railway companies
 Enlarging upon the injurious effect which hostilfties in China have had upon the gen. feral economic life of Russia, especially in the embarrassment wrought in the finar> cial market, M. Dewitte deplores the loss of those brave officers and soldiers who have found glorious deaths on Chinese battlefieds.
 ''rneSe sad events, 0oWeNer, hdfO o SoA- soing aspect he observes, fin the moral we'll being, and are sterling proof of the entire sincerity of the peaceful sentfsaents which inspired the Czar in his august words appealing on behalf of peace and his proc lamation of the peaceful intentions of Rus sa.
 '"Ths was sublime Christian work; and each step forward in China has furnished evidence of his majesty's desire to main- tain peace. It required a violation of our frontiers by Chinese insurgents without motive, the bombardment Of Plag1vel- schenck and the destruction of the railway to decide the government to send troops to Manchuria. Russia Is working for the justification of the disturbed district and for the restoration -ef good relations with China; and, as soon as her immediate and urgent duties have been accomplished, she will withdraw her troops from Pekin and proceed-to reduce the military force n Manchuria."
 Dilating upon the unexpected nature of a century of friendship with China had rendered war impossible, but the rumbllng thunder was heard; and formidable army or over zVUVUU men protected d IrOnIler ex- tending 10,0O0 kilimoters, purged Manchuria of rebels"
 Russia has accomplished all that was her duty to do in China. We were induced to act thus not by any prospect of advant- ages but by the consciousness of our sol- idarity with the whole human race, prov ing in an irrefutable manner that Russia is pacific, not because she is weak but be- cause she is conscious of her power. She could not fear anything from whatever source-she who has bee able, day after day, to display strength so colossal, but Russia does not use her might for secret and selfish ends. The Czar, inspired by his ideal of truth and the welfare of hu- manity, and who has shown the world, by a sublime example, that the extraordinary might of Russia is bound up with a pro- found love of peace.
 Recent events prove that our country can face the future with serenity in the path traced for her by the will of her au- gust sovereign"