Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-26
The Mission of Russia.

viii there be war between England
and Russia is the great question now ag-
iating Europe The Herald has during
the past few days published from its
correspondents in Paris and London Sc
RES of noteworthy interviews, which,
while not settling the question definitely
one way or the other, have afforded in
teresting sidelight on the way European,
and especially British, public men have
Of looking upon the difficulties that have
arisen upon the Afghan frontier. Unfor-
tunately for England her statesmen and
public men see Russia only through In
dian spectacles. Every Russian move
nent is looked upon by them as fresh
epin the advance on England's Eastern
empire. The report of a Cossack spear
seen half hundred miles from Herat is
enough to send them quite off their usual
balance, rendering them almost incapa-
bic Of looking at facts as they are or dis
Cussing the absolute necessities or the tu-
ture. 1t is an unworthy fear for her In
dian possessions that makes English
statesmen incapable of understanding
Russia, makes her listen to the vaporings
Of the poet of the Light of ASA" and
her conservative statesmen to cry out IN
despair ooh, for an hour of Beacons-
hed!" and her liberals, "Or, rather ff-
teen minutes of PalmerstonW
These despairing cries for the ghosts
Of the dead statesmen are doubtless a
ialF expression of the general desire of
the English people. The spirit of hatred
Of everything Russian is unfortunately
the same now as in the days of Palmer
sion and the Crimean war, when the at
Tempt was made to stop the growth OF a
mighty people by Illuminating stipula-
uohs which were broken and flung in the
lace OF Europe at the first favorable OPP
Portunlty. 1t is the same spirit that un-
aer the Beaconsfeld regime developed
HIo me mOckery of Jingoism and
.SlieVe ai a hollow success in preventing
u'e Imminent OF Russia's dreams at a
Io When that Power stood before
% oS gates OF Constantinople exhausted,
P PeI long and bloody campaign. Does
enq intend still to keep up her OPP
syol'ion 70 Russia at every point in Eu-
so ana in Asia? II seems
mough to impartial judges
wori appears that the wiser course
inc ou De for her, instead of call
10 es 0s "a. "a shades of departed statesmen,
who "j in ABOUT her for great guiding mind
ros ., 80 instead aad Of attempting to repeat the
lroo u tle Old lady who tried with her
sboUi5 70 stop the waves of the sea,
Rnoat;ul pe able to recognize the fact that
and ii !, n mas undoubted rights both in Asia
Sbo !; IA Europe, which some day or other
liz 10 certain to insist upon.
PaInooluIne Tor England to let the ghosts OF
did tIl and Beaconsfield rest. They
davo e work required of them in their
lecac,,, ana ~ they left the unwholesome
hind y Vi Kussophobia and Jingoism be-
face . mem The England of to-day should
adiFl ne problem of Russia's demands in
yaiIn a,Sieht spirit from that which pre-.
oon; ru ~ ~ years gone by. She has to rec
s1cb " uie TACT that any trouble about
Of tn %n insignificant affair as few versts
Ricb ricoI E territory is caused, as Sir
from W. temple says, to divert attention
ciaI deater and grander aims. Our spe
cantoIp patches from Vienna and Other
ura ' 90 nave repeatedly limited at the ma
how coming events. They have shown
by Gus. Austria and Russia, supported
tied iiT t. m while England's hands wer,
final 81 aot tne Soudan, were preparing for
EpronSeoV uIement of the Eastern question il
wor IIPe 3y themselves. Even now i
Aigbaano only need an outpost fight on tn,
tIss Nan frontier and England's support O
nno AH n to precipitate matters AM
Russio Une campaign TO the Bosphorus
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