The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22

is never supposed to set. When 1t
comes, it will be nearer to universal
strife than any event known in the
century, for all of the great powers in
Europe will be drawn into 1t, While
even the United Staets is likely 10 be
involved, politically and commercially,
If not in military way.
Whatever may be demonstrated by
such war, at this time there is no
question that Russia is an unknown
quantity. Since she figured last in any
important European contest she has
developed amazingly in all her re-
sources and in her military strength.
Within the last twenty years progress
has made more rapid strides through
out the empire than in the preceding
one hundred years. Her population is
greater thar, that of any two nations of
Europe. From the gigantic numerical
strength of her army alone she must
necessarily prove a colossus in war.
But the number of her soldiers is by no
means her only strength, In mill
tary power. discipline and equipment
she has latteriy taken her place among
the first of the great powers in the
world.
1t may be easy to dispute this state
ment, but it is not easy to disprove it.
Like every other nation, Russia does
not tell everything she has up her
sleeve; but what she shows to the
world in her open hand is quite enough
to hint at her recent growth and her
present stupendous force. She shows
just such an open hand here at Paris,
and unless the observer is willfully
blind, he must realize that the Russia
of today is no element to he despised
by any power or combination of powers
on the earth.
Eussia's Open Hand.
Nations that have made less i'm
posing display of their military force at
the Paris exhibition, may possibly re-
gard the Russian exhibit as ostenta-
tiouS in its extent and completeness,
and perhaps as something of a bluff,
The man without prejudice, however.
nay read the lesson as a sort of "Nolle
me Fangere" warning to the universe;
a hint that the great white bear wants
IL be let alone, but is able to take care
Of himself If disturbed.
The showing is an extraordinary one
along the lines of military develop
ment. What is a particular revelation
to the expert is the marvellous eXpan-
sion and thorOughness of the Russian
navy, as well as the vast progress
achieved in the way of scientific and
inventive construction of all the i'm
is one of the most remarkable ever
shown in any country at an interna-
tiOnal exposition
France has been particularly cordial
towards her great ally in the allotment
of space. Though you miss a Russian
pavilion along the Street of the Ma
tions-that unique thoroughfare where
nearly every country in the world is
represented by a characteristic edifice-
in another part of the grounds, over
by the Trocadero, you see the towering
spires above an enormous structure
the architecture of which proclaims il
to be Russia's national building. And
as YOU survey its immensely, you real
ize that a place apart from the other
countries was given to Russia because
she required an infinitely greater space
than was available along the Street o.
Nations. Well, the same idea of vast
ness is the characteristic keynote of al
of RuSSia's exhibits.
The ministry of war of the empir,
has sent to Paris an exhibit so extern
sive that il was found necessary tc
construct separate building for those
materials which We're crowded out OF
the general grouping in the big palace
Of Land and Sea Armies" This annex
conspieuously indicated by the i'm
Derial standard floating above il, mus
stTikingly impress the passer-by witt
REssia's military strength, for over thu
door of the building is the simple no
tIce, supplemental Artillery Exhibit.
The Growing Russian Navy.
The Army and Navy palace is al
enormous pavilion facing on the Seine
Just in the middle of its interminabl,
length is the space allotted to Russia
which, by the way, chances to be tn
next door neighbor of her best friend
France. Two capaciOus stories house
the general display On the lower floor
are the exhibits of the Russian navy
and the military engineers. The nava
exhibit has proved a revelation to ex.
peTts. and it is obvious that hereafter
the Russian navy will be spoken Of al
one of the greatest in the world. Al
around YOU, you find models Of vessels
that have already rendered high serv
ice TO the empire, and of others tina
are in course of construction or are jus
finished. One of These models is tn
protected cruiser Bayan, 1900 tons. sha
was launched this week at Toulon. An
other represents the Variag construct
ed at the Cramps shipyards in Phila
delphia, and which will make it's frs
trip TO Europe this month. The Bogatir
built in Germany and Just about com
pleted. IS the third of Russia's newes
acquisitions in the way of armoreC
cruisers. All these cruisers carry fift,
guns, and have a speed of twenty-on'
knots. Though built IN different part
of the world, the models show them t,
be uniform in general design. demon
sJratlng, as was remarked by a vel
known naval expert, that though
Russia goes here and there to have he
cruisers built. they are distinctly ant