The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1885-10-24
DIFFERENCE IN METHOD.
Why Russia Experienced Less Trouble
With Subjugatei Asiatic Peoples Than
Great britain.

Why Russia Experience Less Trouble
With Subjugatei Asiatic Peoples Than
Great britain.
The establishment, by the Russian
Government, of branch banks in the
Central Asian towns of Khiva and Box
hara. illustrates, perhaps better than
any other incident could, the difference
between England and Russia in dealing
with the half savage peoples of Asia.
Although each is known in that CONT
nent only as conquering power, al
though the methods of each in spread
ing its dominion have been force and
fraud in about equal degrees, and
neither scrupled to deceive an enemy or
betray friend whenever point was
to be gained by so doing, the success
of the two has been dely differ
ent. Russia has not only acquired
much more territory than England,
but, after its acquisition, it is the
source of less trouble. Revolts some
times occur in Russian Asia, but they
are always of purely local origin, are
confined to narrow limits, and are sup
pressed with very little difficulty. Nor
does it appear that there is ever felt
by the Russian officials any ofthat con-
slant dread which makes official life
in India not worth the living.
The difference is certa My remarka-
ole, but reason for it is easily found.
The Russian Government is rough and
INSCRIPTIONS in acquiring territory
and subiugatiug peoples, but after the
land has once passed under Russian
control, it becomes in every sense OF
the word portion of the Rus
sian Empire, and it's people be-
come Russians. Russia, therefore. has
no conquered provinces; one part Is just
as much Russia as another, and the
deputy from Khiva kneels at the throne
OF the Gar, side by side with the deputy
from the Baltic Provinces, while the
Lapp and the Turkoman.fght shoulder
to shoulder in the Russ an army, and
the promotion of one for gallantrv is
There is thus developed in the Empire
a sort of national spirit, a pride in the
name of Russia. which insp res the
Asiatic savage with new feeling; from
being a member of petty. wandering
horde. he has become a citizen of
m ghty Empire; he wears the uniform
and fights under the eagles of the
Great White Czar;' from depending
upon robbery he receives pay; he may
even become General and nobleman
of the Empire.
In India there is not the slightes,
trace of anything of the kind. India
is conquered territory, and every day,
in thousand ways, the Indians are
made to feel Their subordination. They
are subjects, and no effort is apparent
to conceal the fact. While there has
been a marked improvement in their
condition since the English conquest.
they feel no gratitude for what is done
for them. since the English self-interest
prompted the military holders of the
country to improve it. it be ng more
profitable to have slaves in good than
in poor condition. The army is Indian,
but no man of native birth has any
chance for more than the humblest |
promotion, and thus there is no spec al |
incentive to excellence either on the |
battle-ground or in the field. The result |
of this national policy is seen in the
STRINGS of revolution. En-
gland is educating the Indians after a
fashion, and the enlightenment they |
receive is just sufficient to make them
thoroughly dissatisfied. Russia makes
her conquests Russian without taking
the trouble to teach them ANYTHING
further; England is busy giving liberal
to millions of slaves who are
AL the more rapidly becoming mbued
with the idea that they are under a
despotism from which they should be
glad to escape,-St Louis Globe Demo-
Graf, ]