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RUSSIAN CORRUPTION 



her bankruptcy, and offer her creditors a fair composi- 

 tion, as other bankrupts do or ought to do. They say 

 that if Russia was to pay her interest for the future in 

 paper roubles, and adopt free trade, that her commerce 

 would develop to such an extent that the country itself 

 would benefit enormously, and that in the long run, by 

 the rise in the value of the rouble, the bondholder would 

 be better off than he will be when the inevitable break- 

 down of the present system comes. 



There can be no doubt that the internal resources of 

 Russia are immense, and that under a wise government 

 which made their development possible Russia would 

 soon become one of the wealthiest nations of Europe. 

 Unfortunately the present Emperor has not the courage 

 to attempt to govern his country justly. 



BRONZE CELT FROM ANCIENT GRAVE NEAR KRASNOYARSK 



