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RUSSIA WANTS 10 GET I'M.
A Russo American ALIASES More Il
Her Liklso
THAN ADfAL WITH GREAT BRITAIN
ny the United states-The Novsa
vrcmya Points Ont where Russia
In Our Friend.
Especial Cable TO The Post and New York
Herald Copyrighted. 1925, by James
Gordon Bennett

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Especial Cable TO The Post and New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1925, by James
Gordon Bennett)
Paris. May 3l.--Everythlng goes to In
dictate that Russia Is trying to edge Into
| the Anglo American agreement. Russian
| public opinion is mostly concerned with
the war in It's bearing upon affairs In the
Far East, and consequently the Russian
! press Is striving with might and main to
show the impossihilty OF an Anglo Amer
| lean alliance, which would be calculated,
most of all. to affect the Far Eastern sltua-
tion. Thus the Novoe vremya says In
recent editorial:
The United States has been drawn out
of its completely isolated position BY the
war With Spain which In the end will
bring the great American Republic in close
| touch with Europe. This does not imply
that after the war With Spain the United
States will begin q fresh war with another
powe', but win proceed to give voice in
the matter Of old world policy in order to
defend its power In the new world and the
interests OF its trade aud commerce. All
European powers having colonies In Amer
lea. and, hrst of all. England. with her
Canadian possessions, Will feel the erect
among the ruling classes OF T5 900, 900 cit
liens of a rich Republic. During recent
years the United States has been In open
| conflict with two European States---with
England over the Venezuelan boundary
dispute. and with Germany over the tariff
question.
In the German and English press voices
were raised. calling the European powers
TO combine and offer resistance TO the
United States, because the latter was pre-
pairing TO ruin the old world with It's sys-
ten of protective duties Americans have
also become Interested in the Far East.
but II will be some time before the birth
of an Anglo Saxon alliance by means OF
which the English would like to force Rus
STA, then France and afterwards Germany
cut of China The Americans Will never
consent 10 pull the chestnuls out of the
IRE for England.
THIS much is true. that an end VIII come
10 the unconcerned attitude of the United
States toward events outside OF America.
The first difficult step toward an active
policy has been taken by America. Soon.
whether they Will or no, they viii have to
take second and then third.
The war with Spain will not last forever.
Ilostiltios Will cease and old rockonings.
now seemingly forgotten. viii be again
produced on either side. No one. therefore,
should he deceived by the assurances Of
the i.ondon press that the relations be-
tween England and the United States are
daily improving and the relations between
France and the American Republic n ore
strained
Naturally that is desired In London, but
not all wishes are realized 1t may sooner
be presumed that the United States. hav-
Ing become involved In whirlpool CT
worldwide policy, Will seek close union
with France and Russia for common ana
pacific struggle with other Western Euro
nean monorchcs.
| Paris Juno THE Figaro publishes the
following dispatch from It's St Petersburg
correspondent Public ettentios in Russia
| Is chiefly devoted to the Incidents of the
Spanish American war sympathy leans
rather toward Spain than to America,
| though there WA not much sorrow over
The naval disaster at Cavte and now there
| is rejoicing ut the small successes OF the
army in Cuba
Russia IS also discussing the future OF
the Philippines which Il is t-ared Will
fall entirely into the power Of the United
States or be shared between America and
England Regarding this the Russian press
thinks that a division of tho Island would
cause great prejudice TO the interests OF
Russia which could not tolerate such
step unless she were given her share IN
the archipelago. II such division takes
place the maintenance or peace would be
seriously throata ned, for II would be dill
feult to conciliate the interests OF the sew
eral great powers sharing In the division.
Nh Chambpriain'a speech produced a
very bad Impression in Russia In political
circles as well as IN tho press and among
the people OF ST. Petersburg. Happily tho
speech was soon smoothed down by the
attitude of Lord Salisbury and hat of the
large majority OF the English papers.
whose language proved that the chief Of
the colonial affairs. as usual. was present
Ing his personal policy, which Is only sup
ported In England by limited number Of
pariisans.
The United States has no more interest
In seeking conflict with Russia than has
Russia In seeking one with her. There Is
no antagonisp OF any sort between the
two powers Therefore, no matter how
one looks at Mr.. Chamherlains words. one
-" not see anything in them to cause
elarm.
All one can see In them IS an attemrt
made by this turbulent and ambitious per-
,sonage TO give moro prominence to his per-
snualiiy which he doubtless finds too much
cffaced by the imposing figure OF Lore
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