The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10
EUROPEAN PRESS AWAKENS
To the knowledge Of RuSSia'S Para
mount Position in the East.
KING MENELIK'S AWKWARD POSITION,
Cecil Rhodes Does Not Act Like Man
Awaiting TriaI-He May Find Cham
berIain "a Troublesome Customer.
Moustaches i'm Army and Nayy.
Copyright. 1897, by the New York Sum
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Printing ana GuDusnlus company
LONDON. Jan. at is curious 70 OBJ
serve how gradually the European press
is awakening to the knowledge Of Rus
sia's paramount position in the eastern
question. Yesterday, for instance, thd
London Standard gave prominence 70 Il /
communication from IT'S Vienna corre-
spondent in regard TO what he describes
as a new departure in tho Austro-Hun-
garian foreign policy The departure, in
O. sense. is new. but it was announced
and described I'm this correspondence
weeks ago. The Standards correspon'
dent who has good sources Of informa-
ton. as a rule, declares very truly that
if Russian preponderance is to be all
lowed i'm any form whatever IN Bulgaria
and Comstantinople it will not be pos
sible for any length OF time to maintain
Austria's supremacy in Roumania, Servia
and Greece. and on the Eastern Shore
of tho Adriatic or Gulf OF Salonica. She
will in the end be cheated OUT Of her
share Of influence in Constanunople. as
we'll as of the compensation granted her
FOR silently looking on while Russia
pockets tho key 20 the east of Europe
RUSSIA AND ROUMANIA.
That process or cheating, or whatever
other term may be applied TO II, has, as
a matter Of fact within the knowledge
Of readers OF the sun already gone
great deal further than the Standard
seems to know Russia. concurrently
with her direct operations I'm Constant
NOBLE. has been steadily working IN Rou-
mania. the small Balkan States, ana
Greece. and n a crisis should come to-
morrow IL would probably find all these
arraignod on tho side of Russia II IS
merely "a case Of wOrshipping the rising
sun. Roumanla for some time past has
been virtually an ally Of the Triple Al
lance powers, but her attitude recently
has caused 70 great deal Of anxiety IN
Vienna. Should 10 really prove true,
said q conservative Roumanian states
man 20 the Standard correspondent the
other dly THAT England and Austria
have abandoned Constantinople as n9
longer desirable against the growing
power Of Russia I'm the Black Sea- We
Roumanians should certainly turn Rus
sian. from the King dOwnwards. With
Russia supreme I'm whatever form you
like in COnstantnople. It would be sui
eide for us not to be Russian heart
and soul'
HOW RUSSIA WORKS.
Russia has certainly taken earnestly IN
hand tho task Of detachine Roumania
ffom the Triple Alliance and beyond
doubt she viii succeed. Her methods are
Int "a duplication of those successfully
followed elsewhere. Newspapers are
eprineing into existence, the editors
and contributors Of which are men hith-
erto quite unknown. who are maintained
ont Of funds of mysterious origin. They
arc adrotlv edited and are inslduousiy
arti-Austrian. i'm the villages. Russian
agents masquerade as Socialists. whose
favorite demand is for universal suffrage
which. I'm the opinion Of the statesman
referred to- viii result I'm the destruction
Of the constitutional political edince rain-
fully and l1bOriOusly reared by King
Charles and possibly OF tho dynasty it,
SELF
NrENELIK'S POSITION.
An equally interesting contest for su-
prcmacy IS proceeding in Ahyssinia he
tween Russia and France on one side and
Eneiand and Egypt ON the other. En-
perOr Mcnoiik is beginning 10 feel HIS
position embarrassing. After defeating
Italy in q square fight ne naturally con-
clulod Dc was % very great man and it
pleased him mightly 20 have the big
European Powers send special ENJOYS 10
court bis friendship and make him pres
outs. But the plcasantest part Of this
business ls pretty well over and he has
now cot 20 utilize all the clcverncss ne
possesses. which IS a great deal to avoid
taking sides.
Tho suspicion that his now friends are
prepared 10 g0bble him up whenever the
/ operation can be performed with reason
ahlo safety and minimum cost, does not
add 10 Mencliks enjoyment of his posi-
ti0n. Russ0-Hrcnch influence for tho
moment prevails with the result that
Meneiik has refused the help Of the An
elo-Egyitian army 20 smash up tho
Mahdi and the Dervish horles next au-
tumn, but politicians with sporting
turn Of mind are disposed 90 accept odds
I'm favor OF England ultimate victory.
She has been badly beaten in the diplo-
matte fight I'm Europe but she has q way
of winning IN semi-ciyiiized countries par
tlcuiary In Africa, which some Powers
have not yet learned because they are
mostly new tO the business.
OVATION TO RHOADES.
The Rt. Hon. Cecil Rhodes. ex-Pro-
mier OF Cape Colony ex-dictator OF South
d Africa, and organizer Of the hlibustering
raid into the Trausvaal, made by Dr.
! Jameson and winked at by the British
/ Government is on his way 20 England
after q triumphant progress through the
colony. Rhodes is IN the position Of q
prisoner out on bail, but according 90
/ long cable reports of his recent doiugs
in South Africa, he Is the hero OF war
and diplomacy. and a popular darling.
The whole demonstration of the British
I'm South Africa. who a year ago pre-
tended % disavow sympathy with the
raid into the territory OF a peaceful
neighbor and justified the strenuous poll
/ icy pursued by President Kruger and hi5
sturdy burghers. responsible for the safe
" OF the republic. is perfectly plain.
/ Rhodes. his accomplicos. and the British
! in general are simply sorry because the
raid failed, and are prepared 70 make
another attempt whenever the movement
seems propitious. So far. there is noth-
ing I'm the attitude Of the press of this
country 10 whim exception can be
taken. 4 majority Of the newspapers
warn Rhodes that he IS overriding the
unseldsh-patriot business. and declare
that IL would Doe as well for him "a keep
quiet. at least until the commission be-
fore which he is TO give evidence has
finished its inquiries. But, likely as not.
they will change their tone when
Rhodes reaches these shores and re-
ceives the popular ovations which are
now being generally prepared for him.
RHODES WILL FIGHT.
Rhodes is the millionaire mead or y
svndicate OF mlliiOnaires, who VIII not
orude 10 spend whatever money may be
. Tenuired 10 keep going the popular asltt-
/ ZION i'm his favor. Rhodes himself cNl-
-. 80, ,e IN fohf 10 tho end and his