New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-24
WARNING FROM RUSSIA
DANGERS OF AN ANGLO-AMERICAN A.
LANCE.
ENGLAND'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN SEEK.
ING IT. FROM A RUSSIAN POINT

up by Russian papers in connection with n.
present crisis ir your hemisphere are calculated
to call forth "A most indignant protest. will
nevertheless refrain from such proceeding n,
the English people are 50 used to protests tina,
they have grown quite to disregard them. VIVA,
they have dread of are revelations Of tha,,
ultimate designs and Of their foul play in car.
rving them out. | therefore deem 1t my duty
as a Russian patriot and a wellwisher Of m.
great American Nation 10 break up the issu.
of falsehoods to dispel the evil charms which
the English papers nave 50 successfully en-.
deavored to create IN order to call forth feel
nss OF anlmosiy between two dsinerestea
traditional friends Of such long standing as the
Americans ard Russians.
Being on the staff of the "Petersburgskv
Wiedomostl," the leading Russian paper who's.
manager is the well-known Prince OuchtomsN
the companion Of the Car In the latter's trim
over the Fer Eastern regions have no tina
at my disposal for writing To you lengthy ar,i
Gle on the situation. | will only sum up briefly
nv views. and give you some additional in.
formation I'm order TO show the Russian point
Of view.
To begin with. the Russian press. before the
war broke out. was unanimous In denouncins
the barbarous Spanish regime In Cuba, and
could not find enough words Of blame for this
monster of humanity. General Weyler The
disgrace Of Spain"-such was the title Of ar,
cles dealing with the unfortunate "reconcen
trados." and it Is not taking too much to ones
self to say that the Russian press was chiefly
instrumental in the downfall Of the conservative
Ministry Of General Azcarraga Canovas's sue.
cossor. and in handing over the Premiership By
the Queen Regent to Senior Sagasta.
/ .ba Itch
During the last month before the outbreak Of
hostilities when matters were growing hot in
America. the leading London papers and, among
them. first and foremost The Times"-wera
hoaplng abuse on abuse in denouncing the Amerl.
/ can Senators and Congressman. calling them cor.
rnpt and abject politicians without patriotism,
6frnitv education etc. 1t was not friendly III.
+ moro so as II meant that England did not wan,
war. + O.. did not want to Cuba in Amer.
can hands II was mischevous. as 1t tended
/ 10 create in Europe certain reserve IN deain3
/ with American matters.
Seeing the Americans quite resolved 10 fight
/ for cuba. the English were quick TO perceive
/ how matters stood and changed their attitude
If cube was TO pass over to the United States
/ England meant to reap where Americans would
SOW England's marked friendly attitude means
participatior IN Americas victories. It binds
! the neople of the United States hand and foot,
as the committee for the readJustment OF ds.
/ nculties between the Republic and Canada am.
/ nlv demonstrates This attitude means even
great deal more as IL binds the Americans e.
10 their future disposal Of Cuba; for with
Canada's difficulties with the United States car.
ried TO a successful end and the Dominions
PREDOMINANT international position thus assured,
Great Britain will have her hands free 70 en-.
force the Clayton Bulwer treaty. and will -
render frultess Americans present efforts Ia
the waters of the Antilles. That IS. all the blood
shed Of the war shall not give the United States
an absolutely free hand in dealing with isn
vast scheme Of canal on the isthmus. IEM
go even further and say that Englanfs pro
posas 10 Germany TO join in an Anglo-Ameficsa
alliance Will only restrain the liberty OF acuon
Of the United States in this respect
Very mischievous likewise is the idea ned
out by the English papers OF An Anso-saxon
antagonsm 10 the Latin races II no DOUBT
makes more possible an Anglo-American au'
ance as il tends to screen the fact that 10
7 Pan British federation the United States VII
I've relegated To a second place. surrounded Is
it is by Great Britain. Australia and Canada
and being tied by bonds of friendship with Eng
land in the south.
But. apart from this the idea Of such an N'
tagonism. with England thrown into me o1'
ance places the United states in most un'
friendly attitude toward Europe
That may profit England; il will not proht ~
Americans, 1t creates in Europe an eslans'
ment. feeling Of uncertainty and dis"u" "
the United States. however friendly 10 'hsa
might be the former attitude ~ the peope"
our Continent The idea Of such an antason''-
gives England a valuable friend on WHICH
reckon I'm pursuing her policy Of hostility 70 ol
Continent but in the mean time. II depriVes ~
United States OF its European friends
In particular. as to Russia. the policy OF 81
/ Anglo American understanding. as adVoca7'
by the English press. Is extremely mischie'0A
for this understanding is persistently SAID 0"
aimed At thwartirg Russas progress ana is'''
tating Englard's predominance in the Far h''-
Now. it would lead me too far away rom ~
principal object il were 10 attempt 10 Wv
cate Russias policy in CEine,e affairs. ou' ''
! may say: The open door policy when
Threatened by no one. profits only Ensann "
the English press wide The Pail Mail 20
zette" February i 1888 admits that WIN u"
exception ~ such ports as Hankow ard sH'Ns
hal all competition with English comn'e''"
establishments in other parts Of the Celes"~
Empire has proved and continues 10 pro'e
utter failure. yen the thrifty German nrm' a.,
obliged 10 close and withdraw after brlei DE
/ and unremuneratiVe existence NeVer'"
even this open q 0or" policy which proh's OD|
England is nothing bu, an imposture. as Il '"..-
Cd by the fact that The Times always
Gates In China as elsewhere the eNpahs""
the British Empire; CO by Backwoods "' "r.
zine" comparing the loss of China to Enea To-,
loss OF American colonies. 90 by The " r.,
| Quarterly Review assuring its readers
China. with her 35O0Ho0o inhabitants
natural inheritance OF Great Britain ="
The Pail Mail Gazette" advocating Ieas
ports by England on the Yang-tse..
(Which Is halng nnoned u the conlmeloe " :.