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Commenting on the Situation, He
Points to the Chip on the Bears
Shoulder for the Lions Benefit.
COAST IS PARTLY BL0CKADED
SPAIN TRIES TO PREVENT ARMS
REACHING THE CARLISTS.
Protest Against Bull Fights from
Barcelona-Summary of the Week
on Foreign Bourscs.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 13-The Rus
sian Minister of Finance, NJ. De Witte, has
submitted his budget statement for 1900.
This shows surplus in the ordinary esti-
mates of 20. S.443.0OO roubles. He explains that
events in the far last have necessitated
a heavy expenditure, amounting for 1906 to
81 100000 roubles. This, he goes on to say,
did not constitute the total sacrifice i'm
posed upon the country by 'these regret
able events
"It is still too early TO submit a state
ment of our entire material losses" con-
tinued M. De Witte "a considerable por-
ton of the credits being included in the
normal budget and charged to other minis
teries and local finances. The losses and
delays on the construction of railways in
the far East have entailed advances of
nearly 50. 100000 roubles to the railway COM
panies."
Enlarging on the injurious effect which
hostilities in China have had upon the gen.
eral economic life of Russia, especially in
the embarrassment wrought in the finan-
cial market, NJ. De witte deplores the loss
of Those brave officers and soldiers who
have found glorious deaths on Chinese bat
tlefields."
These sad events, however. have con-
soling aspect" he observes, 'in the evil
dence of moral well-being and are strik-
ing proof of the entire sincerity of the
peaceful sentiments which inspired the
Czar in his august words appealing on be-
half of peace. and his proclamation OF the
peaceful intentions of Russia.
"This was a sublime Christian work; and
each step forward in China has furnished
evidence of his majesty's desire to main
tain peace. 1t required a violation OF our
frontiers by Chinese insurgents without
motive, the bombardment of Blagovest-
schenck and the destruction of the railway
to decide the government 10 send troops to
Manchuria. Russia is working for the
pacification of the disturbed district and
for the restoration of good relations with
China; and, soon as her immediate and
urgent duties have been accomplished, she
will withdraw her troops from Peking and
proceed to reduce the military forces in
Manchuria.
Russia has accomplished all that il was
her duty a Christian power TO do in
China We were induced to act thus not
by any prospect or advantages, but by the
consciousness of our solidarity with the
whole human race. proving in an irrefuta-
BILE manner that Russia is pacific, not be-
cause she is weak, but because she is con-
scious of her power. She could not fear
any danger from whatever source-she who
has been able, day after day. TO display a
strength so colossal-but Russia does not
use her might for secret and selfish calcu-
| lations. The Gar is great Christian
prince, who follows no impulse save that OF
| his heart, and is inspired only by his ideal
of truth and the welfare OF humanity, and
who has shown the world by sublime ex-
ample, that the extraordinary might of
Russia is bound up with a profound 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"