| Show RUSSIANS REGARD VARAS WAR VAR AS A SORT OF GODSEND People More Prosperous Than at Any Previous Period in History of Country Petrograd April 12 Tho Th The opinion was expressed today toda by Pierre L. L Dark Bark Russian minister of or finance that economically economically eco eco- considered tho the war has been beena a a. blessing to tho the people of oC this coun coun- try tn Discussing the tho financial and so social so- so cial aspects of oC tho he conflict In an Interview Interview interview inter Inter- view with the Associated Pr Press ss M M. Bark Dark said Notwithstanding the tho depressing and paralyzing effect o of tho the war the HUR lan peasant class Is moro more prosperous pros pros- ros- ros than at nt all any previous ious time time In III tho history of the cou country It Is 15 not difficult to account for tor this unusual ll By virtue of or the allowance allow allow- unco ance made h by the tho government to tho the families of oC soldiers which exceeds tho the earning carping power of oC tho the soldiers soldier tho the to total total to- to tal Income of or those families Is grater Kr ater than titan in times of or peace Thus the people people people peo peo- are aro beginning to regard the var nr aMa asa ns as a peculiar sort wort of or godsend which Is ht putt putting In money into th their lr Dockets What hat lIat about vodka t was way naked of ot tho the minister It f is the prohibition of ot th the sale le of ot vodka which IH is primarily responsible for tor tho the ameliorated condition of oC tho the peasant he hc responded respond ell The Tho sieve 8 through h which h all tho available n earnIngs earnings earn earn- ings formerly fO disappeared I has now been heen closed and the mone money is spent for necessities or saved for future wants w It Il is not nece necessary necessary- ls rO to Invent theories theories the the- ories Jio to f explain wh why tho the Russian peel people peo pee l I plo should bo be more prosperous for tor the tho actual fact is that this prosperity Is everywhere noticeable Before DeCoro tho the war warthe tho the average yearly early savings deposited amounted to front from to rubles to while In tho the month of ot January alone alono about rubles was deposited tad Discussing tho the conference In Paris of oC the finance ministers of oC Russia France and Great Britain for far tho the consideration consideration tion lIon of oC financial problems arising from flom the war Var M. M Dark sal said Ono One re result ull was tho the formulation of oC I Ian an agreement with our allies I to pool all the thc expenses of or the war In ac nc- nc I I I with this understanding Russia Rus Rus- Russia sia siR IB Is to draw upon Great Britain and France for tor money money moner expended In the themar war mar while our allies are to call upon Russia for tor grain which they the need I l have hao already arranged a a. credit of ot francs In Franco oCl of oC l In England which Russia Is to use uso at any time lime the tape occasion re requIres re- re quires In In response to a n question regarding regardIng regard regard- I Ing tho the recent Increase of 30 per gent cent In to tho the tariff M M. Bark said I That Is la only a n temporary affair designed designed de cle- de- de signed partly to make up tip for the tho loss lossIn In lit revenue from tho the vodka a traffic Russia looks for tor a tremendous Increase In her tra trade e with tho the United totes States and md her allies to replace th the German trade existing before the thc war var I am nm amnot not an 11 1 authority as to what kind of trade treaties will aIll be orated formed ut at the end ond of or the war but I am nm eVer everything everything every every- thing will be lie dono to open the Russian market to th countries and not permit permit permit per per- mit It to slip back to Germany German There Thore Is now a a. particular opportunity opportunity opportunity for the United States for 01 she sho of all tho the countries to which we wo look for Cor trade Is not nol crippled h by tho war |
