. All the Russias; travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, & Central Asia. nnually, naturally viewed the proposed change with alarm, but althoughthis question of the Finnish tariff was not mentioned in the commercial treatybetween the two Governments, the following arrangement was concluded by anexchange of notes. Russia undertook to permit Finland to maintain its tariff un-altered until December 31, i8g8, after which date the difterence between theFinnish and Russian tariffs might be reduced by 50 per cent., after December 31,1901, by 75 per cent.,
. All the Russias; travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, & Central Asia. nnually, naturally viewed the proposed change with alarm, but althoughthis question of the Finnish tariff was not mentioned in the commercial treatybetween the two Governments, the following arrangement was concluded by anexchange of notes. Russia undertook to permit Finland to maintain its tariff un-altered until December 31, i8g8, after which date the difterence between theFinnish and Russian tariffs might be reduced by 50 per cent., after December 31,1901, by 75 per cent., and the two tariffs may be made identical after Decem-ber 31, 1903. Up to the present time, however, no change 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 differential duty—that is, practically, with a ananufacturers cannot compete in Finland with the pro-. A FINNISH WEDDING : THE BKIUE S PRAYEK ON LEAVING duce of England or Germany. Finally, as things are now, Russiareally believes herself vulnerable to a foreign foe coming viaFinland. 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 offence where none need have been THE FINNS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS 93 given,haveneedIesslywounded the national sentimentsof 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
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