Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-08
DIFFERENCE IN METHOD.


Why Russia Experiences Less Trouble
With Subjugated 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 a conquering power. al
though the methods of each in spread
ing its dominion have been force and
fraud in about equal degrees, and
betray friend whenever a point was
of the two has been widely differ
ent. Russia has not only acquired
much more territory than England,
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
by the Russian officials any of that con-
slant dread which makes official life
in India not worth the living.
The difference is certainly remarka.
ole, but reason for it is easily found.
The Russian Government is rough and
unscrupulous in acquiring territory
and subjugating peoples, but after the
land has once passed under Russian
control, it becomes in every sense of
the word a 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 ct the throne
of the Gar, side by side with the deputy
from the Baltic Provinces, while the
Lapp and the Turkoman.tight shoulder
to shoulder in the Russ an army, and
the promotion of one for gallantrv is
just as as >ured as that Of the other.
There is thus developed in the Empire
sort of national spirit. a pride in the
name of Russia. which insp res the
Asiatic savage with a new feeling; from
being member of a petty, wandering
horde. he has become a citizen of a
m; ghty Empire; he wears the uniform
and fights under the eagles of the
''Great White Car" from depending
upon robbery he receives pay; he may
even become a 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 a 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 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 special
incentive to excellence either on the
drill ground or in the field. The result
of this national policy is seen in the
continual STRINGS of revolution. En-
gland is educating the Indians after
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
bill the more rapidly becoming imbued
With the idea that they are under a
tespotism from which they should be
glad to escape.-St. Louis Gtobe-Denso-
rat