Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-12
Form - S]Aier Of Russia Expresses Him
: i on the Present Situation.
.S$,ESTING WITH FAMILY IN GERMANY
Vacation Seems to Be restoring Health and
Spirits Of leader.
RESPONSIBLE CABINET NOT ALL NEEDED
Statesman Points Cut Weakness Of Ideas Of
Some Reforners.
RESPONSIBLE CABINET NOT ALL NEEDED
WAR ON FINANCIAL STANDING DEADLY
Efforts to Strain National Resource,
More Dangerous to Country
Than Was the war
with Japan.

BERLIN, Aug. 11.-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee.)-Reports having been widely cir
culated to the effect that Count wltte,
who has been travelling through Contine ntal /
Europe In an automobile, will be recalled
to Russia to take charge of matters there
a newspaper correspondent interviewed him
while travelling in an automobile between
Aix-Les- -Bains and Vichy American nows-
paper men who met the count at the time
OF the peace conference at Portsmouth,
n. H, viii remember the Russian dip
iomats democracy. In order to obtain
complete rest from the trying events of
the past twelve months he receives none
but old friends. The' expremier is accom-
panied by Countess Witte, his married
daughter and son-in-law. They occupy
Villa Russie near Aix-Les- Bains. Already
he looks much brighter and better than
when he left St. Petersburg some two
months ago. Being asked II he would
consent TO return to Russia to take charge
there under existing circumstances he SAID
l am merely patriotic observer l must
not render the task of those in control
OF Russia's destinies more difficult by what
may say or do. They all know that l
would willingly give my life II necessary
TO help my Russia.
Russians should he Patriots.
Personal recriminations are peculiarly
should work in the seifess spirit of him
who exclaimed. we are all Of us little,
We have at heart is Identical with all That
Is hoblest In patriotism, religion, humanity.
IL should, therefore, be an honor TO serve
such cause, and the reverse of honor to
make 1t subservient to personal aims.
All ADMINISTRATIONS are but changing
means, the public good is the immutabe
END; but | do strongly hold that the mere
ADOPTION by cabinet OF the principles OF
government accepted in western Europe
" rnf 70 TI.C1sa
is no sesame of that kind available. Every
cabinet, be is never so liberal, will be con;
| fronted by the revolutionary wave, and will
inevitably be swept away, unless it pos
sesses some better sources of strength than
the profession of certain political principles
| In defending his administration against
those who criticised his financial policy
the expromier said:
paper endureth all things meekly. II
should not. however. be forgotten that Y
do abetser- ~nsurhrsexsier .thsfff-to-do'-weii
Finances Are sound.
| The financial system, which has provoked
their criticism, has been tested by time
and not found wanting. II withstood the
| terrible strain OF a foreign and unsuccess
full war. and at the close of the campaign
If nothing else had supervened, the finances
would have quickly become as sound u:
before. But the general strikes, the armed
| linsurrectton, and the consequent stagnatioI
| in trade and industry threatened the ma
terial well-being of the empire at its very
strain was successfully borne. Then cam,
the severest ordeal OF all. i allude TO tn,
systematic campaign eleverly conceived anC
perseveringly waged against Russian
finances for the avowed purpose of reduc
ing the government to bankruptcy. Thes'
venomous efforts put more OF strain upol
the national resources than even the wa
with Japan. Yet even now, and In splt'
OF all these adverse forces, the finances
have not given away. II other states il
Europe, Asia and America had had to sub
NIT to an equally severe ordeal, how man!
of them would have emerged from IL un
scathed, and in what plight would IN
remainder find themselves today? Nj!
financial policy, therefore, has been teste'
why the loud-soundng structures of Dumt
deputies have provoked no echo outsd
Russia so far; against facts fancies ar
poWerless