Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-04-06

All Eyss o. Russia.
London. April 2.--Russisn activity has
been the intsrna tioaAl Acsor u the past
week and diplomatic fune,ionasiss q.
iached TO the court Of 81. James ars ak
lug themselves, "what doss il all meant
Where will II end.'
The Russian Ambassador smiles blandly
and assures his dear friends that It means
nothing, absolutely nothing" but just
the same. speculation 10 acute. Thess
are many men VI fair standing and to-
cradle knowledge Of international under.
currents who are willing 10 say that was
be,weea Russia and Japan has come with.
in measurable distance. Of thess Hsory
Norman, who has just returned frosn
| trip to kdssA. u one. hut tho Associated
tscss learns that NO such view IL taken
BY the British foEcign oticc. which, during
the recent Troublesome times, has siiesi
up the international situation with Won
derful correctness.
Tho next few weeks may. perhaps.
bring up tremendous war scare. but
| the salient fact remaIns that japan IL
not rsAdy for hostilitisA Alarming tsls.
ysams from the fAr east may increase and
multiply and Korea may seem 70 b ON
the verge VI annexation By Russ;s. bat
the calm Vi Dow ming strsst 10 mot likely
10 h iistsrtst. Korean matters are ar
ranged BY treaty and Lord Salisbury dOas
not believe than KuasiA intends to break
the treaties. though her relations with
Japan may become strained to . serious
point II all this rumpus in the far east
had been postponed for year there Il
scarcely 4 doubt that the war would Be
. serious probability. but those having
intimate knowledge Of Japans far reach.
ing naval projects and her recent state
Of Incompetence, do not hesitate to aAy
that japan 10 not going TO riAk anything
until her plans are maturcd.
| Japanese naval Maneuvegs in the cnni-
ing fall are to be carried out ON an nm.
prcceiented scals and will paTtake more
u tho nature cs . demonstration than e9
peaceful cvolutions Forty OF more war
vessels are expected 70 be present in jap
anese waters.
There .e.sns no longer to bs any doubt
that Turkey for her tArdineas to mSst
the Russian demands regarding railroad
concessions y bsing msnAced by her
northern nsighbc: and many s's~- ,-iss
10 the fact that Russia Intends 10 ssttle
hersali in the northsast of AsiA Minor
unlsss Turkey give in. Already . quar-.
ter Of . millioH Of KussiAa tyoops ars
maintained On tAoss borders. whiis the
| nt..L Ia - (ns Anala~an
III = moments notice.
To what extent British moral aaaistancl
can be given to Turkey in offsiandinS
the Russian demands Il q question which
At the present moment 10 occupying Lord
Salisbury's attention 10 an even greaiA
extent than the south African war. In
view Of the troubles Of Great Britain IN
South Africa II 10 more than probable
that Turkey will meet the demands and
that the Russian troops will b with
drawn.
The scsrc snent Russian troops con.
cenirating in Afghanistan apparently
arose from this movement in the direction
of Turkey in Asia Minor and Afghan.
is,an has passed into the category oi
peaceful. unintsr-ting spherea
With all these reports. TO say nothing
oi continued rumon Of BulgariA's desire
to throw off Turkeys suxersinty and BE-
come . yasSal Of the cxAr, 1t 10 evident
that while hus~iA 10 observing In the
latter her promise TO England not 10 In.
terfere in South Africa she 10 not idls
in taking advantage Of opportunities In
every quarter VI the globe. For the peacs
VI the world, II IL rsAasuring TO renm.
ber that the axsd poi'cy Of Russia for
Year, has been to take matters almost
TO the point u hosiilities and tnen tu
settle diplomancsly, the only excsptio.,
Of this in modern times being the Cnmea
when the tone Of the peace party in Eng
Ian led her to believe this country would
not interfere