Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-11-24
Russia and the War.

Overland Mail: An interestino
letter addressed to the Novoe Yre-
myra by a correspondent who was
commissioned for photographic
work IN 1886. and visited Port
Lazaretf. Is printed in this morn
ing's Times. His opinion after
surveying the Bay Of Lazareff is
s snat as c9emercial port it could
subject tol IAN improved Korean
governme1 t. be converted into q
prospero7 locality, but that it
can nevefb be naval port. But
about 81 fy miles north of Lazaref
he says that there is a port
Shestakof-which offers much
more promising features, and re-
minds one, on first impression. a
good deal of Hongkong He
warns his readers that the Eng
llsh may be looking after his i'm
portant station, and advises the
Russian to keep a good watch
over 1t. On the subject of the
present war, his remarks are
worth reproducing: Our interests
IN the East are ut this moment
solely at stake. and the war be
tween China and Japan mav,bring
forth fruit fer US. Should Japan
prove victorious she Will, with the
purchased political connivance of
the honest brokers, the British,
conclude profitable treaty with
China, and then quickly proceed
to guide Korea along the path of
progress to.a position of strength
which Will place serious obstacles
IN our way for safeguarding our
frontiers by occupying points of
advantage in Korea, if not for
active operations, at least with
view to protecting our shores.
But the opportunity is yet not
lost to us, and we can avert the
danger. We should at once enter
into agreement with Japan and
support her just and reasonable
demands in Korea, by which we
shall not only secure a clear and
defined basis for Korea, and
free and peaceful progress for its
inhabitants, but by supporting
Japan in the event of her military
successes va may obtain for our
self advantages which would
otherwise fall to England, to our
detriment. Japan would gain
considerable more by joint action
with rs shan she would with
England, who is not likely to be
her friend in the future. Ga the
contrary, the rapid maritime and
commercial development of Jap
an will eventually prove a source
of rivalry for England, who will
not submit to such competition
calmly. The history of England
is replete with such examples, and
it is for us to point this out to
the japanese" La addition to
the above, and in showing that
Russia does not seem inclined to
accept the advice proffered, it
may be stated that Reater's Peters
burg correspondent telegraphed
to London ON the 0th of Septem-
befi SIN view of the reourrent
reports that Russia intended
shortly to send troops to Korea,
it is again affirmed that Russia
has no thought of military inter-
vention i'll that country. Her
policy is to uphold her national
interests in the far East, interests
which forbid any power. Eastern
or Western, to take possession of
any part of Korea, and in the
meanwhile, during the exhaust
ing struggle between China and
Japan, which must end in the
weakening of both. to the adyan-
tage of all European nations. to
be prepared. by Strengthening
her own naval forces in Eastern
waters, to step In at the right
moment to prevent any violation
of her interests by China or Jap
an, whichever may come victori-
Gus out of the present conflict.