Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-15
THE GEAR WILL REFORM RUSSIA

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high praise OF N. Bark. the minister Of
finance, and declared, according to his
interviewer. that the appointment show
ed the great impartiality of the monarch,
as NJ. Bark was of Jewish origin.
One is left to assume from this doubt
less gratuitous interjection OF the inter-
viewer that the car and his president
Of the, council had been converted from
Jew baiters." and had signaliZed their
conversion by naming Jew to Office
Inasmuch as the car and his ministers
are often portrayed with such prejudices.
it is we'll to destroy that fiction by
stating that NJ. Bark Is Jew, but th-..
he IL not just now admitted TO service
In the Russian ministry. having held
for some time the post Of adjoint to the
minister of commerce. and he also served
with NJ. Stolypine.
NJ. Bark has a high reputation as a
financier. He has been director in the
Banque Russo. After the peace OF
Portsmouth he was appointed chief OF
one OF the great establishments OF credit
in Russia. the Banaue volga- Roma, and
hnally sub-secretary of state.
In the rescript naming NJ. Bark minister
of finance the car recalls the services
rendered by NJ. Bark during his career.
begun under the minister Of finance
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anew with the realization of radical re
forms projected, and he promises to give
MIN other instructions in the hope that
the experience acquired would permit him
to Justify his confidence for the welfare
of Russia and the Russian people.
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NJ. Bark understands that the eaui-
librium of budgets should be effected by
resources other than the
BARK and sac of liquor-by indi-
~. p,l4 rect taxes. At the same
WV A'"NeS'' time he desires the
realization OF the project nourished by
his former chief. NJ Stolypine, the ma
tionalization OF Russian finances and thus
the final liberation of Russia from the
weight of debt contracted with the for
eigner. N. Bark possesses the confidence
OF the car. NJ. Goremy kline. NJ. krivo-
cheine. Prince Meschtchorsky, Count
White and many others with whom NJ.
Banks religion does not count one iota
The Novae Vremia writes that NJ Bark
will have a crushing task. because he
must reform the orientation of the po-
litical and economical policy of Russis
and the development of national in
dustries. Doubtless NJ. Bark comprehends
the task he is to accomplish and he will
accomplish it.
NJ. Goremykine has been charged with
being reactionary. He has declared that
he is not. Nor should the duma consider
him an adversary. On the contrary NJ
Goremykine desires that constitutional
laws should govern the country. and he
promises to do all I'm his power to stop
all abuses and vexations resulting from
abuse of power on the part Of administra-
tive authorities
In exterior matters NJ. Goremykine de-
clares that he is not Gerrnanophle,
charged: on the contrary all his sympa-
thies are with France. Russia friend and
ally.
The basis of Russas policy is her al
liances. He would make it more real and
practical. 1t should be more complete:
French capital should join with Russian
finance, industry and industrial enter
prises.
If French financiers would be less tinid
and act as business men no such incidents
would occur as in the matter OF Poutilof.
which affair had been satisfactorily ar
ranged.
Concerning England the premier would
be glad to see the friendship Anglo-Rus-
sian placed upon more solid basis less
vague than that which actually exists.
AS for Germany, NJ. Goremykine be-
, lieves that Russia should hold with her
relations of good neighbors, but feared
that German activity in Turkey, and par
ticularly in Asia Minor. might lead to
trouble.
In a general way the exterior policy OF
Russia as conceived by the new chief OF
government would avoid being led into
aventures either in the Balkans or in
the near Or Ear east And this care is
explained by the actual heavy response
pility of which M. Sazonow spoKe recent
ly Ito the budget commission) to preserve
On entire liberty of action that IN the fu-
cure Russia Should be free to dispose OF
all her means in the revision Of the treaty
Of commerce with Germany in 1917.
1t is thought at st. Petersburg that
Germany, having particular interest
in obtaining from Russia the maximum
| advantages in the aforesaid treaty, will
seek to create exterior troubles for her.
as in 1904 the better to render her
more conciliatory and thus to sign an
agreement as unfavorable as that
signed by her at that time.
NJ krivocheine. minister of com
merce. who for fact was the power
that overturned the ministry Kokov-
appointed premier. is gravely i'll, and.
having taken leave of two months
has gone in search of health On his
return he will probably replace NJ
Krivocheine will doubtless succeed NJ
Goremykine when the latter retires.
The car has assumed the role OF the
reformer in Russia, having acquired
experience in such
! Ine Gar as matters in imposing
Reforrer reforms in Armenia
upon Turkey. Nor is
Russia alone in the desire for reforms
Germany. England. France Spain, Italy
and Austria Hungary are alike seeking
10 reform their respective countries
Recently we had occasion 10 cite Herr
Won Bethmann- Holweg, who violently at
tackled in the German rechstag the par
ticularist tendency manifested in Prus-
STA, and he said: 1T was not possible
to agree with this party. Between it and
his party war only was poss BILE"
Baron de Rosen has likewise delivered
III the council of the empire. of WHICH
body he is most distinguished member
a speech ilr which he invited the atter-
ton of the council to many dangers
which continued to threaten government
There is every reason TO believe that
Baron Rosen. who interrupted the dis
cussion of the monopoly of alcohol. seized
the occasion on the inspiration of the car
himself to allude to the general Pc" tical
situation in Europe.
There were twenty years in which Eu-