, 1874-12-12
RUSSIA PREPARING FOR CoNouEs-,


lie man who writes, in 1900, tho hi ,tory
Of Tue last half of tho nineteenth century.
will express his amazenent at tho int1ilcr-
onco with which European politicians 70.
gardod Russia for the twenty yenrs thtt fol-
lowed tue Crlmean Wnr: Thoallios conquered
sebastopol because Russia could not utiltelu.
resources. The lesson WAS not lost upon
GonTscHAEor1 aud his imperial me;tc:s.
Since that time, step after step has bcea
taken towards the formation Of power tl,nt
could smile at opposition. By freeing tie
SORTS, the foundation WIS lnid for callin., into
being raeo Of ycomanry such as England
once had aud such as Germany how
has. By rigid military laws, tho IT.
ton is being converted into M army.
FINALLY, by gigantic system Of railroad
anu internal improvements, the widely
rated parts of the Empire aro being brought
near each other, until vast armies cau 1,o
transported to any tllrontencd point with nj
the rapiaity which the best.cquippcd railroads
ii the world can give. This system is to l,e
still further extended. The Emperor ,aj
been in consultation with n. FERDINAND IN
LEssErs, tho great engineer who planned the
srcz Canal. Grcat things are hoped for rs
tho result of tho interview. De L,,ss1:rs
undertakes none but great things. At pres
ent, the Russian railway system 1,r;. lie
roughly defined as one Of northeastern md
lines which cut one mother
at right angles, md thus divide the county
into mammoth checkorboard. Six different
roacs rattiate from Moscow. Alottorin tic New
York IIe'ul1, to which wo are iudebte:. for
some OF our information, declares tina. this
whole network is nearly completed. In 1860,
Russia Ind 1000 miles of rai1road. Now,
she Las 10000 miles. She can put m army
On either the Prussian or Austrian frontier
oy half Il dozen different routes. She il tins
insured against successful invasion. AL thj
lnos of communication cannot bo cut S]a
s almost equally we'll guarded on her west.
IN border. Her armies against Khiva vera
ollowed by track-layers aud telegraph-build. j.
IFS. 1t will be remembered that ller inroads
II Turlistan excited the liyeliest fears in
treat Britain,-feara SO lively that eho
ont n special Ambassador to London
o assuro England TINT she meant tn do
lothlng. Then she did great tloal, Now
he threatens British India. It il not rrol.
DIG tint she means to strike warlike blow
t English supremacy there. Hor attack will
70 moro insidious and mora fatal. sho ,noo,s
D control tho trnde Of Hindostan by OMEN.
ag great overland rail route through hcr
nnltory. Already Russian merchants aro
ccupylng tho comparatively nnrrow strip Of
round between the English and RusEian
rontiors. 1t will not bo long, they lope,
eforo they reap tho rich profits Of the East
attlan trade. The barbarian monarcbs of
'estern Asia reign now only by tho
laerance Of the Empire. One object
tho Persian shah's visit to En-.
'po is supposed 10 have been to
Ut pledges of support against Russian
'eFoacAmcnt 1t this is 30, ho fai1ed. 1Is
at her mercy. Persia onco conqucrel.
arkey would be threatened on her Agiatio
Won as hor European frontier. Tlc,.
10 fe'son OF Rnssia's recent violation Of tho
Featy OF Paris might appear, With ths
aok Sea controlled by her hoet aud tho
arE'sh frontier i'll Europe occupied bv hor
nles' she might ut last realizc her great au,.
tlon, aud drivo tho Crescent across the Bos.
'orns. If her greed for territorial cnin /,
1t satistietl then, Hho las the vhole Cbinoeo
npro to foetl upon. Advancing from tn,
oerlan frontier, alo oan swallow it nm
oy nlt, repeating the process a!o las ,nnilo
1aniliiar III Western Asia. Those ure the
's'pll'los OF tho future. They oro not. wa
INK, to be ttoplorod. Russia is not b;oh,v-
'ilized State, but hor advance means civ;l.
'tiou for ABia. ~''''"
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