Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-04
RUSSIA'S S DREAM COMES TRUE


Many things have been changed by the European war,
and many more will be before iNends Germanys being
shut in and her trade with the balance of the world cut
off, has been responsible for much of this. The things
other countries formerly relied on Germany for they
have had to seek elsewhere.
For instance France instead of Germany furnished
larger portion of the dolls and toys used at Christmas
and which before the were supplied mostly by Ger
many. America also went into the toy business.
Shortage of dyestus caused the chemists to get busy
and it is claimed America make the dyes it used
to depend Germany for Hundreds of other things of
this kind have been brought about by the necessities OF
trade When the is over, this trade will be estab
ished and it will be long time before Germany again
controls it, if ever.
The United States is proftng by trade with South
America and other countries that used to trade with
Germany and trade lines established hard to
turn into different channels.
These are but few samples OF what the war has done
toward changing the-words trade relations. There
hundreds of others, many Of them of more Importance
than the things mentioned The greatest change though
will be caused by the lesson taught the nations about be-
ing sef-suppyng in many things they have heretofore
depended other countries for This feature will be felt
most when peace again finds the world and settles back
into the old business of making money instead of throw
ing it away.
One of the greatest changes the war has brought about
is its stirring Russia up to finding an athey yearround
seaport For centuries this has been her dream 1t was
for this that her eyes turned ongngy on CONSTANT
nope, and an outlet through the Mediterranean
This denied her largely through the efforts OF one
Of her present allies but her necessities have forced her
to accomplish what she had before thought possible only
through the Dardaneles.
She consulted American railroad engineers as to the
possibility of building railroad from Ekaterina harbor
on the shores of the Arctic to Petrograd The dis
tance was about 1000 miles, and the country mostly
morass but since the war started double track railroad
has been completed the entire distance, more than loo
miles month being completed All that is now required
is rolling stock and Russia is forever free from the iron
bars that have shut her in This alone worth to her all
the great sacrifices she has made America will perhaps
supply the rolling stock and furnish the brains to operate
the road 49,
When once in operation the question of munitions will
be largely settled as she will have the world to draw on
for them 1t was only dire necessity that caused the build
ing of this road and strange it may be- it was Germany
that forced her enemy whom she had supposed forever
safely bottled up, to thus attain her freedom.
England too has always felt safer with Russia in a
Jug at least half the year and she controlling the cork
and it will be of annoyance and regret to her
that Russia has found an outlet when the war over
The new port is some distance north Of Archangel,
Russas former port on the Arctic but it is further to
the west and kept open by the Gudf stream that loses
itself near that point but which keeps the seas open the
wear round Russias dream of a seaport open all the
wear has at last been attained and it is due to the war
that this dream has come true