The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-29

80 sis GOVERN PRINCE LoBANov-
- and that OF ROSTOWSkI.
sas,r4a. that he had counseled the late
-, moderation with regard to Bulgaria.
~ that he was OF an eminently concil-
sstsrv disposition. II was reported that
- was strongly adverse to the aggressive
S,etrtueg Of Panslavism, and that IL he
tsA any aim in view IL was merely 10
King about q better understanding be-
.xAen his country and the remainder OF
r,,roDe-that he wished TO bring Russia
srta closer touch with the rest OF the civ
rlrad world He was considered an emf
rsntly moderate. and therefore safe man:
and statesmen in every capital OF the Old
v,ayid rubbed their hands at the idea that
under the new car and his new chancellor
rafters would 10 allowed to Jog along
peacefully aud quietly. as during the
reign Of Alexander I'LL
These CONGRATULATIONS now turn out 10
have been premature, and Prince Lebanon.
ss chancellor, has shown himself TO be a
yery different sort OF man from Prince
Iobanoa as ambassador. During the brief
elx months that have elapsed since he was
appointed to succeed II. de Giers, Russia's
foreign policy has undergone a very rad
tral change. and his advent 70 office is now
ssen 70 have constituted the beginning of
new ear in Muscovite politics. The slug
gishness OF the latter, that was so marked
. feature during the previous reign, has
row given way 10 activity and movement
IN every direction. Russia, ar any rate as
far as her foreign relations are concerned.
j. branching out on all sides. and while
the prince cannot be charged with having
in any way pandered TO the Panslavist
dreams OF aggression, yet his methods.
tlst because they are characterized by less
brutality as we'll as by less gross intrigue
aad transparent deceit than those Of Count
Ignatleff and other leaders OF the move
ment. are infinitely more OF subject for
concern to foreign powers.
In the brief space OF these SIX months
that Prince L0hanoR has been In office. he
has managed by one master stroke Of poll
Fey 70 secure for his government the pre-
dominance az Peking, supp.anting Eng
land which had previously enjoyed a SUI
periority OF influence In the Chinese en-
Ylre-a superiority built up and maintain
"a az an enormous cost. Yet IL took Rus
STA but a few days 10 destroy the edifice
which England had been laboriously build
Ing up during more than fir
~ years. For. when Lord Rose
berry. after finding his projects
fr concerted action in behalf OF China dis
ounienanced by tho great powers. swung
r9gnd and converted England into the best
friend and even ally OF japan. Prince To-
banoT stepped forward as the defender or
China. stopped by "A threat OF war the
japanese march upon Picking compelled
ne nikado TO relinquish the larger por-
ilon OF the fruits OF his victory, and then
haaed the Celestial government the money
needed 10 pay the war indemnity. lending
az per cent. interest and borrowing IL
a. per cent. in Paris. thus pocketing l
- cent on this financial transaction. At
present Russia's voice Is all-powerful az
Peans. Thanks to her. the French mis-
sionaries nave already received 4.0oo. 600
fancs indemnity for recent outrages.
whereas neither the English nor American
missionaries can secure even the punish
neat ~ their aSsailants or the reprimand
o. The local mandarins IN spite OF all the
demands made by their diplomatic repre-
sentatlves upon the Tsung II Yamen.
Thanks also 20 Russian influence. China
has inst concluded n treaty with France
eoncedtng 70 the latter. besides numerous
commercial advantages vast territories IN
ne south. which the Picking government
had previously promised 10 Great Britain.
IN Ahyssiui8. too. whore italy has for
nearly two decades been endeavoring 90
build up a colonial empire similar 20 that
q England IN India. sacrificing life and
treasure without stint for the purpose.
Russia has within the last six months
stepped in ana without the cost OF
nan or q kupeck, robbed italy Of the fruit
q all her labors For the Negus. having
denounced the Italian proteCtorato as OBJ
bined ny fraud has now placed his en-
pre- under the spiritual protectorate OF
lac czar, and with Russia no one knows
precisely whore religious politics end and
nose secular begin. Should Italy persist
n her intention Of reasserttag her suzer-
snty over Ahyssinia by means Of another
campaign against Me0elik this next win
ter. Il is probable that she viii ind that