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other Reasons for Believing that Rus
ala will Take ConstssntfnOple end Con

Otlser Reasons for Believing that Rus
ala will Take CoDstantinople end Com
aaer Most Of Europe and Asia.
"The Russians" says Sir A. Alison,
afrom the highest noble to the lowest serf,
are impressed with the idea that it is their
destiny to conquer the world" "Judg-
ing" saws another writer, "by the progress
which they are making, it may fairly be SAID
that more unlikely things have come to
pass"
This impression, as we showed in pre-
yious article. has existed for many centu-
ries among them and other nations also con-
corning them. We cannot, then, much won
der at the views and aspirations OF Peter
the First Tor Great as expressed in his Ire
uuently-quoted testament or VIII. Ihey
are in part rs follows: "We must princi"
pally seek the alliance of England for her
commerce. We must exchange wood and
other products for her gold.
We must necessarily extend ourselves to-
ward the north, the Baltic sea, and toward
the south, the Mediterranean. We must adj
vance as much as possible toward Constan-
tinople and India. Whoever shall rule there
will be the true master OF the world. There
we can do without the gold OF England.
We must separately and secretly offer first
TO the court OF Versailles, then to that Of
Vienna, to share with them the universal
monarchy. II one of them accede to the
proposal (which is not dubious, il we fiatter
their ambition and conceit), then we must
make use OF the one for destroying the other.
H-What is not likely-both refuse the pro-
posals OF Russia, we must excite one against
the other and cause them to crush them
selves reciprocally. Thus can and will Eu-
rope be subdued." Political Testament of
Peter the Great, clauses Z, s, O.. Ii, a.
The following quotation will show how
faithfully the Russian people have FOL.
lowed the counsels OF their once great
Emperor: eAt the time OF the ac-
cession OF Peter, the boundaries of Rus
STA proper were-on the east, the rivers of
Volga, Kama, and Fetchord; on the west,
the Swedish provinces OF Ingria, and 1.-Two
mia. and Poland; on the south, the rivers
Dnieper and Don. The population did not
amount to 15,00o,0 600. In 1721 Russia gain
ed Esthonia, Ingria, and Llvonia. In 1I72
the first partition OF Poland took place. In
1774 the treaty Of Kenardji gave her the sea
of AZoff and part OF Turkey. In 17S0 she
got Oldenburg by secret treaty. In 1888 the
Crimea was acquired. In 1892 the treaty OF
larry gave her part of Turkey, including
Odessa. In 1898 was the second par
tition of Poland; in 1895 she gained Cour-
o..
MACE; in 1900 she seized Georgia; in 1902,
Mingrelia; in 1904. CANA. from Persia; in
1905, Shekf to karabaugh, Persia; in 1906,
Shensan, Persia; in 1909, Finland; in 1872,
Bessarabia from Turkey, and Fallish from
Persia; In 1914 she obtained the Caspian
in 1928 she seized Erivom; in 1929, 1snlail,
Anapa, Inneretia, and Pot, east OF the Black
sea; in 1881, final partition OF Poland, and
incorporation with the empire; In 1858 the
Amoor territory was gained from China {;
in 1864 Circassia was pacifed. Since then
Khokan, Bokhara, and Kiya have been over
run, and Russia engaged in prescribing the
boundaryo3 Affghanistan,. the so-called neli-
trail territory between her possessions and
those OF England"
The following quotations will show fur
Their the real designs OF Russia both upon
the East and West:
Our Inheritance is IN the East, We
must not suffer our activity in that quarter
to relax Tor q single moment. Our aim Is,
and remains, Constantin0ple destined in our
hands to become the centre Of the world
and the eternal door Of Asia. Things are.
cation. and arrning of all important points
on the Black sea, is -nn indispensable pl !.
iiminary. ''--M Memoir drGsc,a alp by the has
sian cabinet In 1887 for the Instruction of
the present Emperor, alexander Ii. 9 Rus
sia can attack England In her only yulnera-
Bile point, Ia India, The town Gandabar
and CabooI are the gates OF the Indies. -
General DnharlsHs Memoir, June, 1854.
g To disturb India would be TO east Eng
land from her heights. It ID with the aid
OF Aaghanistan and Persia that the blow
mist De ieye!led at India. The first and
most dIHcuit task, therefore, will be sor. the
Russian agents to bring Adghanistan under
personal goYernment. Nesacrifce can be-
TOO great when the object 10 to break up the