The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-20
ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGE
Russian Sentiment Has Not
Changed Toward Us.
POLICIES DO NOT CONFLICT
Count Cassini Says There Was No Effort
at international Intervention-Not
Hostile to Other interests
In China.

Hartford. Conn, Sept. ia special
to the Times from N~arragansett Pier
gives an interview with Coun Cassini,
the Russian ambassador. in which he
says:
There has been absolutely no change
in Russian sentiment or policy toward
the United States, nor does there exist
a reason for such a change within my
knowledge. Russian policy does not
conflict with the interests of the United
States IN any part OF the world. no
more in china han in England. Rus
STA seeks only peaceful and friendly
relations with all other nations
The correspondent reminded the am
bassador that the American people were
now asked by English writer's to be-
lieve that some of the continental pow
ers had sought to arrange for interna-
tional Intervention on behalf Of Spain
in the recent war, and that this plan OF
action had been defeated 10y the refusal
OF Great Britain TO be a party to II, or
even to consent to see the other pow
ers engage i'm IL, thereby placing this
country under a new and special obli-
CATION to the British government.
II have never heard that there was
such a proposition by any OF the pow
ers." said Count Cassini. ION the CON
trary. all the powers carefully main
tanned their neutrality throughout the
war between the United States and
Spain"
Coming to the question of the czar's
development in the orient. Count Cas-
sini said: I'm building the Siberian
railroad IL was found that the route
necessary to be followed in reaching
V~Iadivostock was a very difficult one,
- -. a. A.sRtApAA Af
areas Of almost impossible marshes.
The engineering problems presented
by that route were practically insur-
m~ountahle. We also found that u was
absolutely necessary to cross chinese
Manchuria In order to obtain an ice
free port which was essential to enable
the railroad to be a commercially sue
cessfuI enterprise. nrr Pacific port Of
~Vladivostock, on the Siberian coast, is
closed by Ice during the winter months.
We are not building n railroad simply
for the purpose of laying down steel
rails. or for the fun OF the thing. It
must have traffic when built, i'm order
TO Justify the investment and so we
sought a terminus to the southwark
where the ships of all nations could
come at all seasons of the year. We
obtain from the Chinese government n
lease of the territory for a term of
years, like the lease of KiaO Chou by
/ the ArtIlldlSs anu ti-Ildi~ q ny nv
British.
I'm making arrangements we were
not animated by hostile purposes toward
any other power. The only sure and
certain revenues which the Chinese
government possesses Is it's maritime
customs. and a portion of these were
pledged for the payment of our loan
to China. The administration of the
maritime customs is i'm the hands OF an
Englishman, Sir Robert Hart. but we
did not undertake to remove or disturb
Sir Robert Hart. We are represented
as hostile to the interests Of other ma
tons I'm China, but we have not object
ed TO or sought TO prevent other nations
from increasing their commercial prlvi'
leges I'm that country. When the En-
glish acquired an extension or territory
near Hong Kong, we said nothing
against IL, and the Germans had a free
hand II the Shan Tung peninsula
where they have obtained very valua.
bic privileges. Furthermore, II should
be remembered that Russia and China
have a common boundary, some 5000
kilometres nearly 5000 miles) in ex.
tent. so that we have a close nationa
relation to China, exceeding that of any
other power"
In regard TO the future Of China. h,
said: There will be no partition o
China. There were 429, 900. 600 of peopl,
i'm that country when the last effort wa
made to obtain a count of them. 1t Il
a huge population in a vast country
But / do not expect 10 see II divided"
Upon the subject OF the Philippines
the ambassador had no opinion to ex
press. his attitude being that merely
Of an observer OF what is happening II
that part of the world. The Russian
government does not concern itself Will
those parts of China, or with outlying
islands remote from its borders.