New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-13
RUSSIA AND EER TROPICAL Policy,

| ~ -SA a sA-sO A4AIAs NIX ASt4A Ot-Ik : .
Under q system OF se,:dom and soci
scbjusa;:on which gave millions 0: b
It. own complexion in bondage 70 the GA
and permitted the Grea: Frederick ,
Pfussi: 70 apply his cane upon til
shoulders 0: any one who Nigh: often
tia: ;rascible Prince. there was no +.
spcnsihic system o: public revenue. !
way the Lmnero. Nigh. take whatever Ii
subject possessed w!thou: !imi: or res.ri,
ton. The emiren. domain was uniiu:
tied. /: resulted TIA: there was ne;the
popular education, mechanical. or con.
mesc!a! progress. funded capital. publ;
credi: nor scientific discovery in thes
countries. They were. therefore. Snde
g:ea: disadvantage IL conteEding with
foreign powers which lad adopted : NOR,
liberal system Of development.
! Gar Peter Of Russia first adopted. g
system: Of progress which he commenced
! By working in a siaip-yasj. and carried
&c the invitation Of scientific philosophers
20 take :p their residence a. bis court.
TIE war with the French ard
English convinced LIS successors TIA.
modern war should he Tough: on the basis
OF credit, because ]. relieves the govern
men: from the oGiun: 9: eIactiors. I,
was discovered also tina: modern wa. re-
Ci:i1es tie facilities Of modern transporta.
:ion. and from that conviction has sprung
g sys:en: Of railroads which connec: the
Russian capital with tie whole empire.
Tie railroads extend across the Ural
mountains toward Siberia and the Sea Of
Japan il one direction. an. by way of the
Caspian and Sea Q: ara; through the
British Indies % :lc Eay Of Bengal in
another.
Tie policy 0: E.ss:. n.ye. changes,
because the government: bang despotic
car transmit: any syster: which it deems
yudicious from one generation TO its sac
cesso.s. The idea o: developing the use
.rlnsss Of al!-impiied ever IL the edrca-
ton O: tie mechanics prepared :he way
:cr more liberia! and enlarged policy.
twas natura! tina: E:ussi. should seek
an INSTRUMENTATION with the tropics
~ the basis Q! exchanging he, comn.o.
.lities FOX those which developed civil
ration requires. This would have been
Effected mos: readily by way of the Eos-
ono:.s. wit. a winte. capital a: Cons.an-
inople and . commat: Of Alexandria !
nd Egypt. Defeated IL her advance
II :A:s .ire. !: mas been fount! more !
practicable to carry on: her tropical
dvance upon another line. The railroad |
Id river system Q: the Volga and the
'aspian. the advance upon China. brings
he whole military force Of Russia upon
ne Q: advance commanding the sugar,
o::on and other tropical productions
;hich abound il India. The Gauges re.
laces the Nile and Calcutta appeases the
an: o. Constan:inople. There is great
'ra:egy in having thrown the physical
bs:ac!e Of distance between tie advance
y the one line and the other.
!: Russia DE actuated by wish to de.
elop still further her manufacture of
otton goods. and TO enter tie cotton
'a:ke: as producer. she will have am.
lie opportunity in the occupation Of the
ritish cotton field in India. If she wish
le triumph Of q despo:ic over free
institution. she may greatly cripple the
rincipal industry Of England. /: the
Of sebastopol require to be
'enged, i. may be found in the conquest
British India. We may be permitted
infer s':ch purpose from the following
dicaticns:
:. The p.rs;sten: advance c: Russia
org the sLortes: line Of territory which
'nnects her with Central India.
:. Tie complete system Of commercial
!! military transportation which con-
'c:s the capital Of Russia with the
2iga. the Caspian head Of navigation
'on ;he Amoor. and the military occu- '
:ion Of Khiva. thus leaving not more i
an 600 miles between thi: military f
'minus and the supposed objective t
in: Of Russian tropical policy. t
:. The visit Of the Shah Of Persia TO t
lg,and. The projected visit Of the t
ince Of Wales to India. We do no: l
ow that any King Of England ever was r
Ireland. a
1. The frequen: illusions Of the British 4
n;stry to the sore point Of the Indian b
Tendencies.
;. The disaffected state q the Eur,oah e
pie. OR what is left of it. Il
IL pein. Of military ability to invade 81
defend this immense country. Russia a
ID scarce fear resistance from England. q
column 0: half million of soldiers Il
y be precipitated upon Hisdostan =. IL
time that the connection may be c.
npieteo. To meet these England has IL
had more than sc,OcV white SOL Re
RS. Whether the 200,OOO,O 900 OF ma o:
IS. who have been governed as the ele. pl
1nt is, by 8 tyfap. will take sides in a.
) contest. We can not Of course tell. nor
we take space to argue the probabil;. Of o.
!. In the matter of reinforcement: and Is
ply. there can be no comparison Of nc
ability OF Russia and that Of England
ant from six THOUSAND to twelve thou. st
miles-as she may employ the open N:
Q! the Suez cana!-tron the scene Of N;
fic:. lie
e have brougi: tie policy Of Russ.