Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08

the triple alliance. The Berlin govern
msnt then acknowiedged the notification Of
French convention to Count Lanza admit
ting In SO many words that that conven-
ton In fact was the complement of the
triplice."
The Mattino of Rome declares that the
question OF Trlpoli interests exclusively
Turkey and Italy. the other powers not
only having no interest in the question. bat
having accorded Italy the predominance In
that direction. For fact Italy's allies
Germany and Austrfa-must respect the
Mediterranean agreements until 1912, the
term OF the tripiice. The accord between
Italy. France and England cannot become
danger OF confiagration But what if
Germany shall have established an under
standing with Turkey? And this indeed,
may account for the fact that very active
German propaganda has been organized
In the Tripolitan district by Count Max
Won Oppenheim. who had been SEMI by
the German government to make minute
reconnaissance of Syria and Mesopotamia
from Beyrouth to Bassorah. with the object
of the construction of railroad from Bag
dad. 1t appear that this Count Max Won
Oppenheim has been attached to the Ger
man consulate In Cairo, where, with his
knowledge of the Arab and Hebrew, ne has
proved an apt agent in the propagation OF
German interests in these countries. The
discovery OF such ntrigues at this particu-
lar juncture Is not calculated to lessen the
GOODNESS which already exists between Italy
and Germany and which threatens to COM
triple alliance.
In addition to the Tripolitan question, to
which the italian press may possibly nave
attached undue Importance, there is an
other pending more grave perhaps-the
growing hostility of Germany to Russia.
inspired by the latters loyalty 10 France
at Algeciras. This hostility has been man
ifested recently in the reported interference
of the Berlin government to restrain Ger
man bankers from floating a Russian loan
which, according. to the government, might
be ultimately employed to purchase arIna-
ments to be used against Germany.
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Russia's good name In the money market
is unimpeachable and will serve her well
in this emergency. Russia
Russian pays her debt even In war
Finances, times, and, in illustration,
paid her creditors the inter-
est of her debt to those who were fighting
her at Sebastopol. A prominent Russian
finane<er Is reported to have said recently:
The f1nanciers of Europe are interested
In putting Russia on her feet The whole
program for the reform and regeneration
of the country, the solution of the agrarian
problem. the rebuilding of the fleet, etc.
waits upon money. In addition to the
S12o,OOO0O0 required to redeem the ex-
chequer bills we need s225, DOC, 900 to liqui-
date the war expenses and $50 100000 to
cover last years deficit We expect to con-
tract for loan of not less than 800 900 600
and possibly 5000. 600, 900"
The question of money interior troubles
and the actual Russo-Chinese negotiations
over mining concessions granted Russian
corporations by the Tartar generals in
Manchuria render reference to the present
economical and military situation of Rus
sla interesting.
The recuperative power of Russia is i'm
measurable, and this is manifest in the
statement made recently by Baron Rosen,
the Russian ambassador at Washington.
that the revenues of the empire for
1905 exceeded estimates included in the
budgets by $23. 500 600 and were $1,000
900 in excess of the income from the
same source in 1904. The increase of re-
ceipts for the first two months of 1906
($1 600 0OO) over the income from the same
provinces in February, 1905, Is all the more
remarkable, as certain collections were adj
versely influenced by disorders and strikes.
The receipts from the government railroads
In January show a decrease of S9J00,000,
but since the end of February railroad re-
ceipts have reached the same figure as in
1908, showing that a normal condition of
railroad transportation has been re-estab-
lished.''C