The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-01

1t Will Become "a Russian Province
England Will Not Fear for India.

PITTSBURG, July 81. The Dispatches
New York correspondent says: An Oriental
diplomatic of many years service predicted
the present Corean quarrel in conversation
with the writer in Washington last Janu-
airy, telling in a discursive way of it's i'm
portant influence upon the future Of the ma
tons involved. intimate knowledge of the
subject was matured by legation service
at the capitals of several great govern
ments. He has conspicuous official connec-
ton with the legation of one of the coun-
tries now embroiled. Here is the substance
of what he then said:
Few even of the closest observers of the
nations interested are aware of the great
and rapid changes in late years in that part
of the globe and the significance of the pres
ent movement in China, Corea and Japan.
Lord Palmerstone is reported to have said,
while Prime Minister to England, that he
never knew but two men who really under
stood the Eastern question"-himself and
another-adding, but that other man has
died, and / have forgotten it,"
: The storm center of the puzzling Eastern
question has been presumed to be some
where about the eastern end of the Medi-
terranean sea, with ~Constantinople as the
tricity and the Suez canal have changed its
location, and it is now found in Corea.
Russia has always chafed under him
giant is hemmed in with only two small,
badly located ports as gateways TO the cut
side world. The ease With which trans
constructed in the United States, and their
wonderful benefit, have been carefully
noted by the Russian people. This enter
prise has discovered TO them a solution OF
perplexing Eastern. questions. as far as
they are connected with railway lines
crossing all Russia's vast regions to her
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Here, in due time. will be the true seat Of
power of the Russian Empire. This sea-
coast line will be extended southwark as
needed. and on the Pacific Russia, at last,
will become a maritime nation.
The Russian bear is reaching out his
mighty paw to grasp and hold this great
10000 thousand men are hurriedly con-
structing the first belt of transcontinental
railway, which is to be a forerunner of
others.
Russia will create great cities and develop
great industries and become wealthy in her
and armies at hand. She will have a boom
similar TO that which developed all our
great West after the railroads were COM
pleted TO California. And Corea will then
be a part Of the Russian empire.
Alaska and its islands will assume new
value and interests. The Sandwich Islands
will then be a most valuable possession.
Russia will soon need an ally on the Pa
cific. 1t will naturally be Japan, of which
she will never covet anything but friend
o4lARs Japan WdAllS HO lGITllOTN.
She wants merely commercial rights. Nor
will Japan permit extension of Chinese
control or influence In Corea. This deter
mination will be openly resisted by China,
and secretly resisted by England.
Russia, Japan and France have a perfect
understanding and policy, which England,
China and the United States will, in good
time. learn. Japan will keep ali rivals
from plucking the Corean plum until Rus
STA, France and she are ready to divide all
things in interest in that region. China
will not be disturbed to any extent. She
is much like a whale-any quantity of sur
face to prod at or cut up and slice from
but too big and unwieldly to try to handle
This new development of the Eastern
question will receive anxious attentions
from future British ministers and diplo-
mates. 1t may also prove the true solution
of that veering, veXing Eastern question:
giving to all just what each wanted. When
the Russian system of railways is Suffi-
GENTLY advanced, and the government is
ready to develon it's new seat OF empire, it
Will be rapidly and efficiently accomplished.
The Car will issue a ukase, and LOCO, 900
loyal, picked Russians will be moved across
Asia, and villages, factories, farms and
cities will spring Up.
These Russians will be aided literally
and will go willingly. They will under
stand the significance of such a movement.
A new naval power will arise that will
become formidable. for Russian sailors are
hardy, bold and skillful. With this ambi-
ton for a free seaboard and ports of her
own gratified, Russia may withdraw her
ever-tnreatening presence near the British
Indian possessions so dear to the hearts
and pockets of all England.