Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-08
PACIFIC SIBERIA AND coREA,

PACIFIC SIBERIA AND COREA.
Colonel Richard Henry savage Ne.
livers a Highly Interesting Lecture
on the Development OF Eastern Asia |
Tho New Siberian Hallway.
A large audience gathered at North Shelf |
field hall last evening to listen to the leo |
ture by Colonel Richard Henry Savage on
"The Present and Future of Pacific Siberia |!
and Corea." Colonel Savage Is a graduate
of West Point Military academy, class of
'6s. and has spent great portion of his life
since then in Russia, Egypt and oriental
countries. He is the author of several
short stories, the dramatization of one of
which, "My OHcial Wife" was seen at the
Hyperion last Monday evening. Colonel
Savage, in his address last evening, spoke
| as follows:
In addressing You on the future of Pa
cific Siberia and Cores I should remark in
| beginning that Russia differs much from
| our own country. Here We are democrats;
| there they are sristocrats. This question
presents one Of the most interesting prob
lens of the coming century. It in
cludes the struggle for Constantinople,
and for the control of the North Pacific
ocean. This certainly is most remark
| able century. Divided into periods of
twenty five years, the fret was devoted to
adjusting the map of Europe by the sword,
the second to the settling of great political
| questions and In the third Russia, Ger
many and the United States emerged as
the great countries of the world. There
has been the most marvellous progress in
the applied art. 1t is an area of psace and
industry and the printers ink is now the
vehicle of the interchange OF new thought.
The voyages of Vasco De CANA and Magel-
Ian have faded into romances of the most
glowing character. To-day the greed of
Europe is manifested in the struggle for
the possession of defenseless Africa.
European Siberia is fast becoming linked
| to Russia by its railroad and steamboat
communication. To-day second in area
and first in population the Russian empire
stretches half around the world. 1t Is the
heaviest fighter of the battles of tho fu-
ture And this country contains the only
undsveloped empire in the world and that
is Pacific Siberia.
Russia will dissemble until its new ST.
berien railway is completed. The Russian
character is unsurpassed by even the willy
Turk for deceit and patience. Is is true
that England, thanks to the policy of the
clear sighted Disraeli, has, by the Suez
l
many has also gained full share of the
oriental commerce The unnecessary war
of the French with China was another
move which was taken advantage of by
the Russian octopus. The army of Russia
could annihilste that of England almost
instantly, and to-day Asia lies under the
heel of the czsr. The Russians will hold
India at bay and overawe China, while they
proceed to develop Pacific Siberia and
Corea, which is practically under Rus.
sian proteetorste. Before the clock OF
time strikes ths last bell of this century
Russia will have completed railway from
st. Petersburg to the Pacific. England In
its struggle for gold shows that she has
"an itching palm and a short memory.
While Russia, fixing its security in its
frozen bed, will laugh at the horizon glow
, ing with blaze of England's unprotected
merchant marine. 1t is only seven year
this railroad to Pacific Siberia Is com
pleted, and the railroad is the pathway o.
all time They will then control all tn.
| trade and commerce of inland Asia.
The rich forests of fir Astounding in pitch
its great gold mines, which contain tn
. | greatest undeveloped deposits in the world
, it's vast beds of fossil ivory, the rich fu
: trade of the Arctic ocean, and the contro
o | of seal fisheries make 1t the richest jewe
of the Russian empire. In the absence o
| the Siberian railway Russia has had to de
protect this vast country. Russia coul,
, | never depend on the United States, 1t
: traditional friend and ally, with its higl
+ protective tariff and high local wages, wit
no halfway naval protection, and an I'M
n protected and poor merchant marine, TO
q any degree of aid.
4 The Amour river sweeps for 5000 mile
| from Lake Balkol to the Pacific and Is on,
= of the greatest rivers of the world. On &C
t count of the shallowness of the river at it
o delta 1t could never be entered by the grea
q war ships of foreign nations with their %
3 foot draught.
By the completion of the railroad tn
q occasional fsmines of Russia will bs pre-
r vented by bringing the grains Of Siberia t
II the treeless, arid plains of southern Russia
a whose principal wealth is In its herds an,
y focks. The railroad will be under govern
- ment control, and thus the administrator
+ of Siberia, with its complete modern tele
graph system, will be swift and effective
a The tea trade of China will also come ur
I der the control of the czar. 1t will be n
y longer subjected to the long and dangsrou
sea voyage.
Tho remarkable development of wealtl
in the United States by transcontinenta
communication was closely studied by tn
present car and the success of tn
- Canadian Pacific still further encourage
him to incur the expense of s4oo, 200. 90
o which was necessary. And now the wor
n is being carried forw vigorously, swift
a and secretly. The path is not hard on
/. and 1t will be able to be kept open in tn
o winter. The greater part of the supple
ia for the construction of the road can be OF
a tanned along the line 1t will be the safes
best protected and wealthiest avenue c
traffic in the world. And they bav
}. engineers who are capable of performin
70 | this work.
r 1t will be remembered that a syndica.
of Americans offered to build this roa
J. only asking for the czar's approval. D
o you also remember the cars reply, "W
g can build this road without foreign helr
70 And we only ask Of this United States tn
8 same Protectio for our privateers in tn
3 great coming war with England that Eng
a and afforded to the ALABAMA when sh
y flew the stsrs aud bars.
!, 1t is just that in closing these remark
}, that l refer to the cable connections wit
:. the United States, which will ultimatel
:, result when the Russian telegraph i
J, pushed through to Kamohatka. They vii
:. then be independent of England for thei
:. around the world messages. The Rrea
commerce which will undoubtedly come t
l our shores as Pacific Siberia and Corea ar
: developed will also enrich the merchant
t of Washington, Oregon, San Francisc
and New York. The greater part of thi
commerce will come to us, as Russia viii
= not be at all anxious to patronize tn
Canadian Pacific, which Is an English line
After the lecture reception was tender
3 ed Colonel Savage by Mrs. Macrae InRer
9 soil at her residence on Trumbun street.