The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-10
,ople. To the CITY on ths Golden Horn

NOBLE. To the CITY on the Golden Horn
the eyes of the Russian people constantly
turn. They do not call the capital of
Turkey by its proper name. but call it
-zarig rad, that is, the city of the czars.
There. OH the shores of the 6osphorus.
Africa is not far, the mig hty czar of Rus
STA will reign one day. There in the cap
ital of the fist Christian Roman emperor
the autocfat Of Muscovy will be master
Of the old world, and from the Sainte
Sophia will issue orders '"urbi ct orbi."
So the Russians think, and, in fact he
would be a cold blooded Russian who
could repress feelings of exultation on re-
garding the magnificent prospect spread
before mis- eyes. AS an English writer
recently says. Ito bring the surface of the
earth under subsection of the czar has
with the Russians the force of religious
passion, in pursuit of which they are
ready: like Crusaders, to brave all dam
gers" No misgivinss as to what they
will say at home" which has often re.
duced TO sterility the bold designs of the
servants of other states, need ever un-
predicament. No shade Of o Duplex, or
a Raleigh. or a Warren Hastings, or a
Governor Eyre, or Barth Frere. or even
Jules Ferry. need ever send deathly
chill through his frame at the moment
when he is in the act t. strike a blow for
Iho Bioly VI Ms country. NO VISION OI
Exeter Hall or Aborigines Protection So
ciety, or Peace society, or Anti-This or
an Anti.That suciety. divert him from
the straight course and make MIN do
what he knows to be wrong merely to
placate the self-elected but imperfectly
Instructed censors Of a free country.
Nothing of all that. The Russian officer
at the frontier is bold and free. living
every moment OF his life in full conf
dence of the applause of 100, 900, 600 people
who forgive everything to audacity.
The policy of RUSSIA in asia towards
the conquered nations and tribes is in a
direct opposition to the inhumanlty of
Russia towards the subjugated people in
her European possessions. In Europe
sne fears the Poles, who more than once
had planted thor banners on the walls
OF Moscow, the Swedes IN Finland and
the Germans in the Baltic provinces,
consequently they must be annihi lated,
if humiliation be possible, but in Asia
she has tribes who can be easily absorbed.
In Central Asia, tor instance, the native
population is goverend with clemency
unknown in other parts of Russia. A
Iurcoman can entsr the Russian service
and rise to the highest dignities. while
in India under the Eng lish rule a native
cannot rise above the rank of q captain.
In Central Asia the natives are SO rapid
ly assimilated that in the second genera
ton they are more Russian than the
Russians themselves. while in India
Hindu is always a Hindu and never an
Englishman.
Russia had always her eye on some
open harDor on the shores OF the Pacific.
Vladivostock is magnificent port and
strongly fortified, tut unfortunately
frozen during the winter months. She
therefore Cunningly was and is casting
her greedy eyes towards Corea.
China and Japan recently fought for
the independence of the hermit Kingdom,
but the fruits of Japanese victory are to
be gathered BY Russia. if Japan submits
to the demands of the northern colossus.
So far the empire of the rising sun has
abandoned her conquests on the main
land. and automatically speaking. Rus
sia cams out victorious. At any rate the
Coreans think SO, and regard Russia as
the only power to be feared. There are
many Corean colonies in Russian Man
churia, for every inducemsnt was held
out to them to emigrate and settle and
become Muscovites. Schools are pro-
vided in all their communities, where
tbs children are brought up in the 0rtho-
dox faith and taught Russian. The
CoTeans. almost to man, become con.
verted as soon as thsy cross into Russian
territory, while the rising generation are
as orthodox and as Russian as If they
had been trained in Moscow or st. Peters,
burg. There are, however, indications
that Japan will not submit 10 the protec-
torate Of Russia over Corea;, in Russia
this belief ~ current, and massss of sol