Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28
ENGLAND STANDS ALONE.
Her Foreign Policy Finds No Friends
Among European Nations.
And Russia Extends a Friendly Hand to the
United States.

Washington, Oct. 27-Thc Statements
originating at Shanghai In respect to The
treaty with China securing to Russia the
northern Pacific terminus for the Siberian
Railroad are generally accepted in diplo
! matte circles here as true nor Is any
| doubt cast upon the other statement that
fleet of Is Russian war ships has sailed
| for FusiaD, the Korean port nearest to
Japan, and barely 12 miles distant from
| the Japan mainland
1t is regarded as certain that this move
ment on the part of Russia will bring
about grave complications with Great
Britain as threatening the security of the
British eastern empire. The general tone
OF diplomatic discussion recognizes the
fact that Great Britain stands alone
among European powers without one ally
upon whom she could rely. The Vene-
| zuelan controversy has become mixed up
with the threatening Eastern war cloud
While it is not supposed that hostilities
between the United States and Great
Britain can result from British infraction
OF the Monroe doctrine in Venezuela and
the alleged ultimatum said to have been
addressed to that little republic, (which
ultimatum has not appeared An cvidence)
the urgency of the situation is recognized
in two very significant ways
The first has relation to the farewell
visit of Prince Cantacuzenc, the late Rus.
'ian ambassador, to Secretary Olney. 1t
Is stated on good authority that the Rus.
ian diplomats leave taking Is given
special significance by his recalling the
ancient friendship of Russia to the United
states, rs manifested by Emperor Alex
tnder dispatchipg Russian squadron to
New York, when France and England
threatened to recognize the Southern Con-
tederacy.
Prince Cantacuzcpe, 1t is said, init
mated, in a guarded diplomatic phrase,
hat should a similBremergcncy arise the
good offices of Russia could be again de
pended upon.
The Importance of this interview is
clinched by the immediate manifestation
# excessive courtesy on the part of the
PRESENT leading remaining members of the
russian legation toward the Venezuelan
minister in Washington. Formal visits
rave been exchanged in manner most
unusual in the intercourse of European
diplomats and the representatives of South
American states.
Except the expression by Russia of friendly
interest in behalf of Venezuela in its con
troversy with Great Britain for these I'M
Usual unaccustomcd diplomatic calls has
gwen. them much Importance.
These diplomatic "straws." indicating
che course Russia would take in the event
Of the United States controversy with
treat Britain reaching an acute stage,
have brought ont another significant and
hitherto unpublished incident which
illustrates still more strongly how com
)letely isolated Great Britain is in its
foreign policy.
When Rio Janciro began to be bonn
oarded by the fleet of Admiral Mcllo with
view to the restoration of the Portuguese
monarchy, and before our Admiral Ben
nam broke the blockade Great Britain
proposed to send squadron to Brazilian
waters which would outnumber the
american forces
When this intention was made known,
The French minister at Washington, by
instructions Of his government. assured
secretary Gresham that for every add
t'onal warship sent by Great Britain,
france would send two. That intimation
vas enough; no more British ships were
'ent, and the attempt to re-establish i'm
,erialism In Brazil fell to the ground