The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06

ingly between the Singers Bridge and
the Wllhelmstrasse
For in the Berlin War ONCE they
were informed OF three matters of SUI
prcmc moment, which weighed heavy In
the scales when war and peace trembled
in the balance. First, that the Wanted
Russian gold reserve had been immo-
hiized and was therefore not available
FOR war. second that the army was I'M
ready; and third, that the Car, for
dynastic reasons. would on no account
embark on another war. In the Will
hclmstrassc and in the German war
Oflice reports had been received setting
forth in detail that the Russian land
forces had been uniformly neglected in
the interests of short sighted econ
omy. and that the wear and tear or the
army during the japanese campaign
had never been made good. could not
indeed be made good without an enor-
nous outlay, whereas only rev paltry
million rub'es had been spent on cur
rent needs N lieu Of the miIliards with
ont which reorganization was not feas-
iblc. Russia therefore was rot To- he
feared And this inference was duly
communicated to the German Amba ssa
dor in Vienna. NJ. won TschirschkN, who
worked really hard and successfully to
bring about the present conflict. with
out. however. forcsccing its extent
The other documents turned upon
Russian finances. But the burden OF
thor message WIS the same. The line
Of reasoning and The sequence Of allega-
tlon. wos this: Rus..a's gold reserve
was indeed large. hut had bnen spirited
away. For tive state Bank rad lent out
vest sums ~ the private banks. most ~
whi'h are financed by Garmin institu-
,ious Ana thee loans had been given
rot. 40 IN Franc" and Berlin fof
maS.n'um term 81 two months but for
six. ? ght. twelve fourteen months The
private banks IN turn. thirsty for profits.
had distributed the money thns Dor
rowed among private individuals. VINO
employed it in wild speculation. AEd
the result was that the gold reserve in
Russia could not ne made liquid in time
should hostilities bre~, out this year;
consequently a war in the year 1914
would entail y financial crash uf unCon-
ce.ved dimensions.
la France ;hc Germans were nearly
as mucL at homc a. n Russia, one
marked Inference being That "a larger
percentage ~ state secrets there wa~ TO
bc found in the newspapers. Hut what
ever jnc periodical prints failed 10 di-
tuigr was aS,'I aimed " without diifi ui'N
aud reported without delay. II H. Gu
rior, fact. but 8; a. fact. that Germans
NAT ready access 20 almost every man or
mark I'm tho republic. and statesmen
there vino won hum ard haw he
fore RECEIVING We known Russian ar
H-ft,N ,.!lfig'.te wee prepared tu adj
rlt hcm nu the eroinncnddi ni
German. and Nus;r'ans who made u"
secret of t.c.r nationality { heard th :
s..tomcut ~ Paris and naturally hes j.
tat.l 20 credit "a. IN. ~ ID was worth
VERT, M. | verified Il. And his = what
| found some eminent men N Par =
had refused To- see certain PUBIC man
Of E.urnpean note. some on the ground
iNt they wcr" too hn~y iiS' hen,
other. brcansr IL wa ADAMS their GUS
tom The foreigner was advised {" re
nov his application at once uu' through
a private irdiv.duIl. a citizen ut owe OF
the Powers now AT war with the replih-
lie. And s" did Tine result was anna
ms Wvn.n thrc" days the doors OF
th,m an were thrown open to INN Bi,
the ou.rt.s."I,,. ~ the ROM lies IN one
piuuaut d-.d !: one ~ these French
statesmen said 20 the Intermediary who
= now .uN-.Fhiug against France and
the French: Let me see. l. not that
.r.rnd ~ YOURS a contributor To- pc
r.adica, .rn .s sjgongir pru-Germa u
II 80. .ad rather lot meet him a. al. W
"Hy ~ means" was he answer lie