Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-13

POLITICALLY II II the best possible
The two governments are on the friend.
Hest terms. Commercially our relations
may be somewhat strained, but that Is
the outcome Of conditions which Rus
STA could not control
What is Russia doing In Manchuria,
your excellency?" said /, 1T IL charged
that you are colonlzing the country and
intend to hold IL,
"That is not true" replied the minis
ter Of finance. I'VE are doing nothing
OF the kind, and It Is the intention Of
the Russian government 10 refrain from
extending its rule In that direction. We
have dozen times asserted that we
viii give the government over to the
Chinese just as soon as We possibly
can, and this we expect to do
THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA.
your excellency Is considered the
most advanced statesman In Russia, 1t
is generally conceded that within the
past ten years you have done more
than any other man for your country
and people along broad political lines.
/ would like TO ask you what you hope
for the Russia Of the future
me luAulEt IADllth WI w lAAti hAANi
thinking a moment, "the future Is in
the hands Of God and destiny. What II
will be | do not venture TO predict, but
IL we may judge what Is to come by
the past, this country VIII one day be
the great country OF the world. THIS
empire Is an autocrauc one, and its
condition largely depends on the indi-
viduality Of It's rulers. If those to come
are to possess the great ability OF those
we have had since the time OF Peter the
Great ] have no fear Of the Russia OF
the future.
A MESSAGE TO THE UNITED
STATES,
Before leaving l asked Mr., Witte to
give me u message for the American
people. He replied;
you may say that Russia is a friend
OF the United States, She has always
been SO and she Is more 50 today than
ever She considers the United States
one Of her best friends among the ma
tons She reioices In Americas pros
perity and hopes that the friendly re-
lations which now obtain will be per-
petual,"
THE CzAR A LIQUOR DEALER.
During my stay In the finance de-
partment, at the direction OF Mr. White,
] was given Information concerning the
Russian government as a liquor dealer
The movement was originated by Alex
ander III. II was introduced In sew
eral provinces by Mr.. Witte on the LIST
Of January 1895, and II has now been
extended to almost the whole of Russia
In Europe The government has taken
entire charge OF the manufacture ana
sale Of all alcoholic liquors. II has its
liquor shops in every city and village,
and It is against the law for any pri-
vate person to make or sell vodka, as
the Russian whisky is called
This work was begun TO protect the
people from the liquor dealers and 10
improve their conditions generally In
the past there were grog shops scat
tered over the empire many OF them
operated by INSCRIPTIONS people who
sold drinks on credit and finally got
away the lands and most OF the prop
erty in their neighborhood.
The business was enormously profit
able. Many Russians had grown rich
from a. They were not only robbing
the people, but they We're selling them
bad vodka when Mr.. Witte issued his |
decree that II must be stopped. and |
that after time the government would |
manage the business Itself. or course |
there was a great cutlery. Had there |
been congress or any purchasable |
the order would have prob |
ably been remanded. but the govern !
ment here Is supreme, and the liquor |
dealers went out OF business.
GOVERNMENT LIQUOR FAC
TORIES.
Since then great factories have been |
established To make the vodka and the I