| Show FOR JAPANS S WAR EXPENSES Sl 5 A Tokie dispatch states that tho the Mikado has hils ha convened with stately stotel ft 1 special session of at par parliament for tor tho the purpose ot of providing war funds The opening address lays la the blame blamo for tor the war on Butala and asks for tor a n careful consideration of ot the tho budgets that will wilt be proposed Tho The reply In ery very terms ascribes tho the victories won to t time the Influence of ot time the emperor and promises obedience to his Instructions In and commands It U ItIn Uis In is clear therefore that whatever funds are needed will wll be voted ns nil fur far ns as the financial ability of ot tIme the country will willII permit II II The Tho report is that hut the tho Japanese e gov gay government government will ask nak for tor 2 for fOl war purposes purpose a I truly trul enormous sum In lit oriental money niile That means a n hamm Increased taxation and the tho expenditure of at whatever surplus there may bo be In Iii treasury rho Tho cabinet suggests that tho the government extend tho the tobacco monopoly to Include the lice manufactured and create e J i t snit monopoly that the ho taxed n bo be Increased on onland laud land Incomes business wine sugar stock exchanges exchange mining customs end and MampH and now taxes arc laid on silk goods Roods kerosene anil woolens In Inthis this tillS WRY way the entire nation will wIlt bo lie o made mado to realize tho the glories of at tho the war Possibly they have t not nol yet counted the full tull cost The Tho conditions In lit Russia Hils In are said sahl to toby by hI deplorable already as n a result 1 ot of tho lie war Flour lour J In III fact all necessaries of ot life are arc said to bo be rising rl In iii price while trade Is almost t paralyzed owing to o the time timidity of capital The rime condition of at time the Russian mosses masses Is gen gee generally orally deplorable but It Is III certain to become worse by a n long tong anti and costly war var warby varby ar arby by which tho lie government II Ic o necessarily rendered unable to look Iok after the lice wel tare faro of lit the tho people The Timo struggle Is IR bound to 10 vork work In iii both hoth coun COUll countries tries t Perhaps that hat t hll t fact will wll work for tur time Iho Interest 1 of ot peace both hOlh powers at nt present teem peem to 10 have no thought hut but to truth tho other n |
