The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30
AMERICA IN THE FAR EAST.
a RUSSIAN view OF THE BEsULTs
or EXPANSION.

A. suggestive article by a Russian. promi-
nent in public life and in close touch with pub
lie opinion Of western Europe, on The Span
ish-American War and Its Possible Results"
recently appeared in the Russkva Fiedomosti.
q daily paper OF wide circulation and extensive
influence not only in the old capital Of Moscow.
where IL is published. but all over provincial
Russia. and throughout the moro civilized
parts of Siberia. Tho article says in part:
Now that it appears certain that the United
States are bent on taking a hand In the Old
World affairs. 1t is timely and fitting to stop
and consider TO which Of the old power would
the Americans be likely to be drawn BY their
interests: what would be the stand most
likely TO be taken by this newly arisen transit
lantic power towar the two latest diplomatic
Rroupings OF the Old World-the Triple Al
lance and the Franco-Russian allinnce-to
which is IL drawn by it's own lnterests2
Apart from their recently ina"Gurated CO.
lonial policy. there are four factors that would
seem to have a decided weight with the Unit
ed States in the determination Of the foreign
policy they are to pursue. and those faetors are
the holding Of markets for their crude produce
in Europe. the disposal of their manufactured
wares In the Old World marts. the importa-
tion Of the produce OF European manufactures
into the United States. and the admittance to
that country Of emigrants from Europe.
Austria and Italy can Just as we'll be
omitted from consideration. since, on account
OF the internal disturbances in the first coun-
try and the hopeless financial straits Of the
other. neither is worth considering either as
q political ou0onent or ally. France. of all the
great powers is the least likely to clash in any
way with the interests OF the United States.
unless It be on the subject of the high tariG
put on French articles Of luxury imported into
the United States. the latter. country being still
unable to compete with:France in that exclu-
sive field on'the other hand, besides a certain
sentimental affinity natural between coun-
tries having a common republican form OF
government, however dissimilar in its work
ings, the United States and France could be
expected to be drawn together. as time goes
by, by the fact Of having enemies in common.
1t is a well-established fact that les eniiemis
de nos en1e1nis. sont nos dmiS..
There would be Just as little ground to sur
between the United States. and Russia. The
most sensitive spot in their intercourse lies
in their competition in the grain trade Will
western Europe. However. II the United states.
snahSs trade sS .n are s9 eppabisd G 31 aeap steady SI pr rnsls
in that field to the detriment of Russia. which
Smarts at every decline in prices, that is no
Neither Diplomacy nor the force Of arms can be
OF any help against, such composition. The
tage lies, in the reorganization of her grain
trade and in the increase OF prosperity among
| neT OWn peOIle. WHICH IL DOuIlu. WHEN IL uOeS
come. to turn a large part Of .Russia's present
exports toward her home markets.
un nFnS S smtsspit q p1S Of hSSsip nj P WSIIe t insS en the
grafton OF Russia's subjects from her western
provinces and the ,compstition Of her mannfac-
in the situation or to affect RHssia's politics in
tition between Russian and American oil in
%terests; but even this bids fair to be soon ad-
markets. 1t is really impossible TO conjure up
any, field in which Americas material interests
could clash with t tn of Russia; Meantime
sympathy. the United States still mindful OF
Russia's helping hand in the darkest hour OF
membrance, the timely help extended by
Americans to their suffering peasantry in the
year Of the great famine of 1871.
quite different appears the mutual position
port Of American grain and, natural produce
into Germany is still considerable. but it is
f fSnsdf1bR S fne eG interests of VIII the d EezarIGti 2gsaf aisl
abroad constitutes the life's blood of Germany
fronted with the tariff wall erected by Amer
ica's protectionism and, as the United States
extend their foreign markets. they are bound to
come in closer and closer competition with the
product OF German manufacturers. Another
United States is likely to be created by the
steadily Increasing emigration Of Germans to
America; But the most dangerous, point Of
conflict between the two nations lies IN their
colonial policy: in the fact that Germany, being
forced by stern necessity to find foreign mar
ing manufactures. is suddenly confronted by
the Americans In the Far East. in the very re-
eyes. but where she had had no time yet to cast
her commercial anchor. We have had u
Conduct Of the i"" Ge agnaf CRUISER e~ Ire1e that ' came me
SO near to infringing upon the neutrality pro-
claimed by the German Empire,
Passing on to England's political tenden-
cies OF the latter days. there are two features
TO be noted; First. the growth ot her dis
friendship. the latter being slflcient proof OF
United States in the eyes of the entire world.
as 81 a cSnseanenee O. America,s recent vie,
Russia Is based on the same old boRy-the fear
Of the loss OF India. That was the reason Of
England,s a1tagonism to Russia on the Bal
son OF her antagonism to Russia on the Yellow
Sea, now that the centre Of gravity OF the
Whatever the efforts of England in that lat
to Russia's natural tendency to gain a firm
iooth9ld on the Pacllc and to secure forever
Siberian railroad. yet being Still actuated by
her old suspicious of Russia's designs on In
6 6sG a EnEl a61sr aPPe sntos blind to S,t the fact of >. a
gods 'S Would YdV destroy SS I they sSr first i MAKE Blind. 'h'
many has strengthened and solidiied her
manufactures-steadily treading the path
toward supremacy in that field over all foreign
competition. At the present time GermanY's
model manufactures in many ways defy COM
petition. while she has extended her net, OF COM
merciRl affiliations all over the world, has ac-
quired large colonies. and. is now bent on
building up q powerful heet. Already the
note Of ,qermany's supremacy on the seas Is
sounded by the irrepressible German Emperor
and In that field she Is sure to come into con-
nict with England. Nowhere is this more evil
dent than On the Balka Peninsula. where
England'S influence was once
While England was chasing there. as else
fEIh a,nh the ghost OF R Rs ant9hEE Gn and
Germpny, has steadily intrenched herself in
that IttAs pow esVif Tur fIeSh G army now Go Il ofISsre 81
by German commanders. Turkeys railways
are built by German capital. Turkish bazaars
are stocked full Of German wares. even the
Turkish mail is ready TO fall under German
reconquer what she has OF late lost in that re-
gloa-snd the same thing is apt g be re-
sues quite different interests in that part of
the. world. neither France. nor the United