The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-24
RUSSlA'S SECRET GOLD HOARD
CZAR HAS FIVE BILLIONS PR
AWAY, SAYS MR.. M'CiRTy.
Wal Fund an On,cIai Told Him >bon,
1t Has Been Accommodating fo,
Eighty Nears-To Secure Russian M.
premacy Through the None, Power

premacy Through the None, povrr
Whenever an attempt is made >, f,..
up the known production of gold from
what records are available, II is fnlpI
that. after counting all coin and bullion
and including estimates OF gold used {,
various manufactures. there is still miss.
ing some five billions Of dollars worth o,
the yellow metal, an amount equal 10 tina
present worlds supply Of coin and bullion.
Now II has been estimated that OWN,
TO the laws Of different countria, which
put a tax on the product Of gold mimi,
and the consequent failure Of mine owners
to report their full product, together wiz,
other causes, fully as much more GOLD
in the world a that missing from The re-
ports OF gold production. Tho hr., nv.
billions mentioned is generally charged
up 20 loss by accident or abrasion. but vhers
is the second five billions of tho aorlj's
| gold which has benn produced. bv' uyt
reported on?
According to n ~weli-kuovn Russia,
official. with whom the writer has acted
in a confidential capacity, tho vorli,
| missing gold is hidden away in tho c,Hers
Of Russia's war fund, and hcr purp,s, d,
secreting this wealth il not that sIa nav
be prepared for war, but thai when ST.,
| has control OF the worlds MONEY .he nav
dictate terms o. all nations of tine earth.
when the time i ripe sid ho. 'rh0r,
WI 7o,iG vac oon.c q un'a'C 'dI "a! u ild's
'na' WIN shahe '" men I"lhia'Ipu- All
superstructures. and all nations. industry
and commences and all that have been
built upon credit, and cNcry country Iacs.
| ing In natural Foundations Of 20" ~'runse,.
will go to the wall
81 l.Aa. l,,t t,rn ftt -. -
l snow put 'Wo cIinl'I'S rI,E "i'1g1
IN ieSouIces 20 slahu uhu'' u hHN9ln atl
.ne 'th'ou 49, $3.50 W. Jaw
FORT, because Sile mas billions 81 gold stored
away. ana the 'hlted N'2''> l. 10" Nolls
ana vigorous . go HoWh' zen uh"'I 'ns
system OF ere " e>tdolSn'd i"I ruiI'''e>U'
developmeh' ..,
There are many VINO WA d"hh'Ies~ ma.
Guile this statement, or NJ i'a~i many Wul
douoI thh' RUSSIA ltS~ Su'h It Idisr ~'Ie,
war Iunu' nu, w onrlat gu"'u , i r,rti
ior many years m IoNl''oh "hicI Woutd
inform nm OF all fmailce pans oi ms ''oE-
eminent. Indeed, he Is hlmS'ii ne grano-
son OF one OF Alexander : MInlrie's,
and he saws that II was hn> grardfathe-
who formulated the plan Whl'h fnssia has
been working on secretly Tor NOR" IMAM
three-quartcrH OF a century
II may seem strange. ina an American
should learn OF these things, bn' m" Writer
enjoyed the coincidence al ~" "n'Iat
70 the fullest extent. Inc a'qhaih'ti'
began some thirty wears ago, when a Rus
sian fleet brought tiie ,'rand i'uk' AleA'S
and many distinguished officials on a visit
10 this country, and in recent years has
been strengthened by a long PERIOD "I resi-
dence In Russia.
For year, this gentleman mad studied me
current events Eery closely and had Watcn'1
everything bearing on the finances ana coh-
merce OF the world. On his first visit .
this country NE became particularly lht't-
ested in the land grant system. which was
then so rapidly gridlroning the west win
railways and filing IA" country with home
steaders.
He often discussed IN" problem In rela,
ton to Russia's great wealth OF land ana
the possibilities of developing these under
similar laws and con dltIons. From time
20 time | tried TO learn hi- view 81 Russian
credit and whether he thought that Russia
could secure from England ana
France such loans as We were men obtain
ing for our development.
To all this he had one ansW"r ma ihs
United States and most OF the countries ~
Europe were building up an enormous
superstrIcture Of industry and commerce
on IA foundation Of credit as tr"a"h'roAs
ar ~quicksand He felt that the system 81
credit was certain 10 result in the WI,"'HInS
of all the countries on "n-,etn EnraiI
because they had no adequate" ana r'u
foundation unde. il. but that the Ohl'"i
States might pull through hv reason q"
great resources 81 undeHel"l-1d WSsln
At the best, however, le thougt' ,Ntl
u present system would csuS" such :
a very few that our fprrn OF ,'9N''n''''
would undoubtedly u" s'hVrrteN
'You are paving too dear i"f N'-'
whistle he often said hur-lh' h'"''''
Ii proceeding on much safer hlr>
sHer progress may seem slow, uH' '
will sooner or later pas tiai OF aNl ''
country u u Tx" "a" In"N'ih'I'
glacier, which, Tor many YEAR H''