. All the Russias: travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. n the commercial treaty between the two gov-ernments, the following arrangement was concluded by an exchange of notes. Russiaundertook to permit Finland to maintain its tariff unaltered until December 31, 1898,after which date the difference between the Finnish and Russian tariffs might be re-duced by 50 per cent., after December 31, 1901, by 75 per cent., and the two tariffsmay be made identical after December 31, 1903. Up to the present time, however, nochange has been ma
. All the Russias: travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. n the commercial treaty between the two gov-ernments, the following arrangement was concluded by an exchange of notes. Russiaundertook to permit Finland to maintain its tariff unaltered until December 31, 1898,after which date the difference between the Finnish and Russian tariffs might be re-duced by 50 per cent., after December 31, 1901, by 75 per cent., and the two tariffsmay be made identical after December 31, 1903. Up to the present time, however, nochange has been made. 92 ALL THE RUSSIAS reasons why so many Russians spend half the summer and halftheir incomes there. Cigars cost a quarter of what they cost inRussia: every daily summer resident takes back a pocketful everymorning. All Finnish produce enters the great Russian marketunder a dififerential duty—that is, practically, with a manufacturers cannot compete in Finland with the prod-uce of England or Germany. Finally, as things are now, Rus-sia really believes herself vulnerable to a foreign foe coming via. A Finnish Wedding: The Brides Prayer on Leaving Home. Finland. In her view, national security means military and otherunification. I have no competence to say whether this view isright or wrong. I only say that Russia holds it, and that settlesthe question. There has been bad procedure on both sides, and, as in thecase of the hen and the egg, it is hard to say which came administrators in Finland have committed blunder afterblunder of tact, have given ofTence where none need have been THE FINNS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS 93 given, have needlessly wounded the national sentiments of a proudand stubborn people. The Finns have shown themselves so in-transigent, so careless of Russian feelings and needs, so hostile,in fact, as to put weapons in the hands of those who declare themto be really enemies of Russia. I repeat, therefore, that no truefriend to Finland w
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