Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-19
RUSSIAN PROVES
GOOD GOVERNOR
Of EAST GA[|C|A
Count BobrinSky Rules Con-
Quered Austrian Province
Justly and WE'LL Hungry
Natives Are Fed.

fAssoriatcd Press Corrcspondcnec.l
Iyuff GaliCia, March l2,--East Ca
! lipia has found Count George Bobrln'
sky a humane and Just governor and
until the Austrians rcoccupied Stams-
+ laus for brief period a very lenlenl
one. There was scarcely any restrlc-
{ ton of freedom of movement between
East and West Galieia and between
+, East Galicia and Russia. The Rus
| sian authorities then became con-
WINGED that they had been too easy
going and 2 score of traders were ar
rested under charges of purchasing
+ provisions for the Austrian army, IN
/ the expectation of a. reoccuraton OF
I this city where the cannonading about
Stanislaus was audible.
An evil with which the Russian
government was confronted was the
ipersstent speculation In Russian and
Austrian currency. Tile Russian au-
thoritics established a rate of eN-
change Instead Of forbidding the use
of Austrian money altogether. The
rate was fixed at asa. rouble being
made equal to 3.S3 crowns. The golu
equivalent of a rouble was 2.55 crowns
I before the war.
No Gold in Circulation.
Neither empire is now circulating
gold SO the temptation To speculation
was offered one of the local cafes
freduented by small brokers and trad
ers. soon resembled handbook club.
The rate of exchange Tor the day
would be fixed by whispers. signs and
mods and then the spectators would
scatter among the country folk on
( tho market place aud spread reports
calculated To support the agreed rate
of exchange.
Printed. typed or mimeographed
slips would be shown as having been
dropped by Austrian aeroplanes,
which, as a, fact have not flown in
East Gallcia, except over the battle
ground In the Carpathians in three
months. These slips would announce
Austrian victories and the approach
ing expulsion of the Russians from
the occupied territory. In consequence
many holders of Russian notes would
dispose OF them for Austrian crowns
at a panic price. The speculation ex-
tended to Kieff and thence to AUS
tria, through Rumania. 1t has now
been greatly checked by periodical
but unannounced sitting of the cafes
by the restrictions on freedom of
movement and by arrests, OF which
however there have been compare
lively few,
Russians Are Friendly.
In other respects the Russians play
the role of friends and benefactors Of
the population of the occupied terri
tory. Not q single dollar has been
taken from the people in the form Of
taxes. imposts. loans. acquisitions or
general fines. on the contrary, the
movement invites bids from contrac-
tors, large and small willing TO sup
ply provisions. and the officers and
soldiers of the Russian armies pay
cash and at prices fixed by the shop
Keepers for everything they require
The municipalities expend large
sums to support the needy and the
Russian government itself contributes
To this work. There are said to be
10000 families Of former Austrian
civil servants in this city and the
majority are receiving public support
through about fifty public tea houses
The wcalthier classes fled the coun-
try before the Russians The trades.
men that remained are doing a thirty
ing business, Large numbers of peas
ants and villagers from all parts of
Gaiicia have drifted into the capital
to swell the numbers of the benefit
Charles of charity
Soldier Is IIospitablc.
The Russian armies are well pro-
Nisioned and the soldiers dinner ket-
tie Is always at the disposal of any
hungry person
In addition sundry philanthropic So
-.
TO supply the material and spiritual
necessities of the people. Count Vlad
mir Bobrinsky a member of the
duma, is the president of the best
known Of these organizations. Be-
sides distributing food and clothing
and arranging for shelter this society
Is interesting itself IN the oreaniza-
ton OF Russian schools. The govern
ment itself has established Summaries
Tor the training of teachers and many
nave been sert to Russian Institutions
at kieff and Moscow.
East Galicia shows fewer traces OF
nHltary occupation than might have
peen expected. The PRINCIPAL entrvl
rs Brody. There one of the leading
streets was visited BY fire on tia first
appearance Of the Cossacks on tho
ground, Il is said. that a Cossack off |
Ger vas killed by woman. which
seems To have been admitted With
inns exception there Is not sign OF
destruction on the railway hne TO
l-entherg, and this beautiful CITY was
fortunately evacuated by the Ans (
trans, who made their stand ar Gro T
dek some distance westward.
ne towns ana villages of the Car I
pathlan slopes have suffered. of
course as they have been fought over ]
une ana again. In West Galicia. that
y Gaiieia west of Przemysl. the devas- I
tauoh mas been serious, though unin- !
teht'ohah both Russians and Aus !,
TRANS regarding tho country as their
own Some OF the valleys have beon
tiaVersed seven times by alternating
russian and Austrian armies
ne land OF Gallcia is considered I
onN moderately fertile. but tile great /,
~ handicap to prosperous agricul- !,
lure Is periodical inundation BY the /,
ilVuhtaln torrents. The regulation of +
nese streams would afford abundant I,
-,e,itte power and, with the Russian
.,. open TO It's products. Gaiicia |,
sipuiu make rapid strides as a manu- /,
ACQUIRING country Hitherto it has
zen separated from the remainder of
he central European plain by an arr
iilelal frontier and from Austria- !
hungary by the Carpathian mo,n-
aihs There are large resources III
ldphtha' as is well known and in for
SIS AZ to the latter flrewood for !
ne S0o,000 inhabitants of Lembora
: hahleu INTO the CITY in wagons 81 I.