Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09
IN RUSSIA
Abundant Crops Pour Millions
Into Treasury.
DELIGHTS CZAR'S SUBJECTS
Part of National Debt May Now Be
Paid Off.
SOME DEMAND BIG NAVY
Admiral skrydlof Warns His Coun-
try Against Preparations Being
Made by Turkey.
Special Cablegram to The Star

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, April 3.-For the moment
the material we'll being of the Russian
empire Is a source Of joy to every pa
triotic subject Of the cza-. The finance
minister is in raptures. The premier is
delighted. The duma received the tidings
with deafening cheers. Two abundant
harvests following one upon the other
have fed the population and filled the
imperial treasury with gold.
The budgetary committee of the duma
has balanced the outlay and the income
with q surplus Of about 100000 roub!es,
which may possibly be used to pay on
part Of the national debt A real surplus.
And yet the expenditure on cultural needs
has grown sensibly. Three years ago.
for instance. the amount spent on educa-
ton was but 100000 roubles. This
year it is 92OOO,OOO. And If the coming
harvest turns out as plentiful as that OF
1910 Russia will work wonders. Even
now the finance minister anticipates that
at the end of the year the free balance
will reach the total of 10000, 900 roubles.
The amount available for imperial de-
lenses is accordingly growing. Three
years ago the needs Of the army alb
sorbed 4O7 100000 roubles. This year the
state Is spending 432, 100000 for land
forces and does not feel the burden.
Alone the navy remains a pious desire.
Cry for Formidable Navy.
But the voices are many and strident
that are now calling for formidable
navy. Among them Admiral Skrydloff is
playing the part Of a soloist. This vo-
tary Of Neptune and Mars was twice
commandments of the Black sea
squadron, and 1t must be admitted that
he never had serious accident with any
of his ships. His maneuvering was unique
in the Russian navy. A few days ago he
uttered words Of warning In Odessa,
which were flashed across the wires to
every nook and corner of Russia, and will
certainly move the government OF the
car.
Look at Turkey he said, land draw
practical conclusions from what you see
there. The Turks have no surplus in
their budgetary estimates. They have
expenditures as we have. They lack hard
cash. But none the less. they are deter
mined to create fleet, and to get the
needful money by hook or by crook. And
pairing for war. not with Greece or
Crete, but with Russia They look upon
Caucasus, with its fourishing Moslem
population. as part Of their lost and un-
redeemed dominions.
1.-The growth of the Austrian navy is
proceeding perceptibly. At the same time
the Turkish fleet is increasing. What is
the casual nexus between the two phe-
nomena? It is the same the link be-
tween the movements of Japan and the
seeming Quiescence Of China The two
Mongol states are using each other, and
cooperating, one with the other, against
Russia. So 1t is in Europe. Austria
steers clear Of an armed contest with US,
but she is egging on Turkey to brandish
her scimitar. And, stirred up by Austrian
intrigues. the Turks are eager for the
fray-it behooveS us to make haste. If the
Ottoman empire is not formidable at
sea today, the balance Of naval forces
may have changed to our detriment to-
morrow.
Warned Against Japan.
For the second time it has been my
lot to come forward a prophet Two
years before the japanese campaign /
was in a minority Of one in military coun-
Gil. There I warned the viceroy of the
far east, Alexeyeff, of the calamitous
result Of our unpreparedness in the Pa
cif1c. Now, again. 1 deem it my duty to
come forward and point to the countless
be entangled in another armed conflict,
unless she has made ample preparations
and left nothing to chance
That is Admiral Skrydlofrs common
sense view of things. And if one con-
siders the aims of the strivings of re-
generate Turkey one cannot but &C
quiesce in his Judgment
Turkey is in truth, bent upon creating
q fleet which will upset the balance of
naval power in the Black sea- Whether
her motive is furnished by the necessity
of self-defense or by desire to act upon
worthy mate Of her Teutonic friend is a
question which will be answered differ