New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10

,xcrp or ANY PARTITION OF
CHINA. AND ENGLAND's INTERESTS IN
,,,r VAR ORIENT NOT IMPAIRED

TUE FAR ORIENT NOT IMPAIRED.
prss,a.s ACQUISITION Of the Idao-Tong PENN
~. 9th rs two ports. Talier-Wan and Port
.r.bu- which have been obtained from The
no,,,e Government IN a long lease - much
-. character as the one by virtue - which
c.rnpnv Is occupying kiao-Chou BAY and the
.s,.cen, territory does no, necessarily mean
dtosf ~ England or TIE partition Of China. But
=. aoas Indicate the conclusion Of some sort or
., .rr.ement between the Car and thu Mlk2I).
rbtoh has the effect Of avcrtirs. for Some tine
3, come at any rate. tho chico danger 81 n war
,.ooL,nr out in the Far orient A. far IS can
h. gathercd from The dispatches. Russia mas
s,s,ced Jaran's opposition TO he: possession Z
tie Liao-Tong Peninsula by withdrawing ten
rorarry from Corsa. japan indeed IS 70 remain
-. paramount power In the H. init Kingdom
,,n. es the present understanding ias;s. that is
I, say. presumably untI Inc Ud's-7'oe'lA" ran
road is completed.
,-ntn the latter undertaking is terminated.
~, Russia THEREBY GETS the means of conveying
tar ,roops and above all her military and naval
s,--,liss overland % til" Pacific Coast 81 Asia
she must necesesri.y remain at terrible q d.
ADVANTAGE in tho event Of any cOulict With
Japan tha: he issue Of the struggle would re-
srlt in almost certain victory for the M.kado
shut out in the event of u way Of THAI Kind
from the coal markets 4 Japan. and cut of by
the Jaws If neutrality from those u England
and Australia the Nuscovite flee; would be
practically useless. While in tho same way the
larse and exceedingly Up-to-da;e navy OF Japan
!, n, 30 relied upon to prevent rcinforcemen;s
rcachi-c the Pacific coast Of Russia Jy s-a. or
tse supplies from being obtained "a now Doth
from home end from 'he United S.ates. True.
Russia has a; tho lrcscn' moreu. an army -
some MY thousand r,a ~ the ;nosi easterly
province os her Siberian Empire. But she
would hav4 no means If feeding ;hem in the
event OF war. nor yet Of re-erforc,ng them IN
less he~ ,rans-Siherian railroad were completed
an in working operation.
DIFFICULTIES IL THE WAY.
This. according to the mos; recen, and au5hori-
ta,ive rtTor. Of experts VII require not III 2
Years. as has been asserted by the Muscovite
press but al least nine or ten years Ttv0 i'm,
,lsrsa sections n Western Siberia have no. Yet
ben begun. besides which there ar 134" Mills
between Khaberovka and Stre,ensk while the
svamps ard river Neds q Manchuria present
enormous and altogether undream-d . diff
CGi'ies. some II these. il Is true. might have
been avoided hv continuing the line through
Russian TERRITORY. keeping clear ~ North Man
churia and making th" only terminus ~ Nlad-
ivostock But tina; would have meant running
,na railroad through an absolutely deserted
country with ~ trade arteries. and terminating
g. por; hlch is icehCund for five months -
the year. while navigation is partially interrupt
81 f-r A further two months by hugo ice foes.
s. the trans Siberian railroad will have its ter
minus. not at Vladivos;ock bu, A. fallen Wan
and Port Arthur the harbors Of which are open
all the year round and free from icc. and as Is
he BE- vg-
Siberian railroad 10 is terminus Al the point Il
the Liao-TonE Peninsula will require a; tho
very leas, ten y"ar. time. until which period
Russia cannot afford to embark in war with
japan without running the risk Of sustaining
a defeat which would result; IN irrcparabe IN
Jury 10 her influence and prestige throughout
the length and breadth Of Asia
To gain time is therefore. the chief aim Of
Russia in her dealings with both China and
Japan and that IS why che has made this tenn
rorary Advancement with IN. Mkado. as 20
keep him quiet until she is ready 20 fight
When her railroad is completed. and she has
10 longer any object in refining the goodwill
OF Japan. she will have little difficulty IN GUST
ing the latter from Corea. The japanese are
10; colonizing nation. and have already man
aged 70 make themselves exceedingly unpopu-
lar in the Hermit Kingdom The dominant
that IS held in subsection. and Muscovi'e agents
vii ten years hence find II Just rs easy 70 fan
into revolution the discomfort # the Coreans
against their japanese protectors ~ masters as
they have done in analogous cases elsewhere.
Moreover. with Port Arthur converted into an
imprcsnabe stronghold. and with The trans
Siberian railroad IN working operation. and
pouring troops and war supplies in an unhroke-
stream into Manchuria. Russia IS convinced tina,
she VIII be able easily 10 drive out The Japan
csc from Corea and take Il for herself
JAPAN's EXISTENCE DANGER
Russia has no intention OF permitting Japan
% retain any foothold on the mainland in the
long run Indeed. She makes no secret II INC
FAC, that she looks for the eventual annih!la-
ton O: Japan IN the existence % which she per
celves a dAngc- She does not Year England.
knowing full well that all which the latter r.
CURES e freedom for her trade: and how litte
commercial jealousy Of Great Britain IS enter
taincd by Russia may be gathered from the
faci tha- Nth Tho ohtec, Of fostering British
trade in Siberia The Imperial Nuscovitr GOV
errmen, has abolished all import dues on Eng
hsh goods shipped 20 Siberia. Neither docs
Russia dread Germany IN the Far orient For
with that Power. as with England. commerce Is
becoming more and moe The main object But
with Japan he case IS entirely different she
IS an active. restless Power. possessed - DC
Sire e; conquest and fo- domination, fully alive
- The advantares 10 b derived from her posi-
ZION as the most advanced and enlightened ~
oil the races Z the Orient ana capable of FORM
Ing a. 4 given moment a combination - the
srea, nations or The Orient against those or INC
Occ.aent This Is a peril which haun's the En-
peror Of Germany. as wei, the car Z Rus
nd ~
nations The Kaiser has indeed gon" 90 far a.
10 draw and publish q species - symbplicai
picture entitled the yellow Peril" ard ~ al
mos; every civilized country one finds thinkers
siatesmen and people who are acquainted WIN