Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-09
rAE cHINEsE SITUATION.
1ias,ian Ambassador Makes rhing- Plain
from Iiis View Of Thinking.

1iussiHn Ambassador Makes rhings Plain
from His View Of Thinking.
Washington. March s. The Russian
ambassador. Count Cassini. who was
for many years the ears representative
az Pekn. and who obtained from China
the first important concessions regari-
ing the Siberian railway speaking u
the Chinese situation said
There are so many ways Of viewing
the open door proposal and 20 many in
terpretaiions to be placed upon &c. thai
Il is delicate subject 10 discuss took
issue with Lord Charles Bereford and
think made my position plain Now a
new aspect is presented and We are
faced with the proposition which ltalys
action in China has made possible Rus
sias attitude j. not changed by this ac-
ton We have never opposed the open
door and consequently we can take no
Other attitude than that which has been
officially announced from our foreign
Office many times
BRi We are wondering what our
great neighhor 10 the west the United
State, will DO in this emergency. Il
would seem now the United States will
be forced by the necessities of the case
% take part in the deliberations Of the
nations concerning Ctinas commercial
existence A. ia Russia. there are in
the United States. tremendous interests
at stake, world IN itself where the
wealth q large part OF the country
seeks an outlet
"Of course can speak only for Rus
sia, but there seems a similarity of in
tercsts 10 guard and 20 promote Russia
Is az the entrance of her industrial aud
commercial development and she will
endeavor 20 shield this development
from al that might retard H. We have
vast countries just awakening from the
lethargy Of centuries and becoming
grair lands and pasture countries and
from the outlet on the Chinese sea we
hops 20 enter the commercial world in
the four quarters Of the globe.
With our siberian railway we viii
carry 20 Europe the treasures Of India
and Of China. The tea product alone
will bring us an annual income Of 90.
900 rubles Other staple products yield
prop1rtiouate figure Thenit l. hoped
90 extend our merchant marine across
% your great western countries and
bring your oyeuhuudanccinio Asia and
Africa.
For this reason Russia would wei.
come the United States as % factor in
the councils of the nation. that must of
necessity govern the east We have
never officially unoficially. protested
against the American occupation Of the
PHILIPPINES On the contrary. We have
have welcomed the United States in
coming nearer 90 us. rs one friend wei.
comes another Il has been the source
Of much qualification o. me that Mr..
Hitchcock. late ambassador 90 St Pet.
ershurg has told the American people
about the attitude NJ Russia before and
since the Spanish war II would H. ex.
pectcd that Russia's ambassador here
would say that nothing hostile had been
done against your country hy his own.
His position would De- otherwise untena.
ble But Mr. Hitchcock is disinter.
e-ted witness and when ho has -o cor.
daily and oloquently reiterated what /
have said to the American people foF
many months lam. of course. deeply
grateful
There have been many 90 assert very
different thing, oi RussiBs feeling to-
ward America. and there are still some
who say that Russia has ulterior iutan.
iion- IN ouloayorIug 90 draw the United
States into tho Chinese question. Time
aud the authority of your own amhas.a-
dor to So Petersburg have proved the
talsity Of the first proposition. and Of
the second DO can boz said that Russia Is
notifying 90 draw the United States into
She Chinese question but II the United
Sntot 90 protect her vast commercial
interests. -ee. iIt to seek % voice in decid.
ing hisimportaut issue Russia will be
the first 60 welcome here aud 90 cooper
ate iu finding @ just and satisfactory so-
luton of is dinicultics.