Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-02
RUSSIAN ! VAR SCARE
Cars Activity In the Orient Great.
ing Uneasiness On the European
Continent,
Japan Also Disturbed by Russian
Aggression, but is Not Ready
for Hostilities.
South African War and Its Effects
on Great Britain's Politics
Foreign Gossip

has been the International factor of the
week and diplomatic functionalies at
tached to the court of st. James are
asking themselves, What does IT all
mean and Where will it end?' The Rus
sian ambassador smiles blandly and as
sures his dear friends that it means
nothing, absolutely nothing but, just
1.-The same, speculation is acute. There
are men Of fair standing and toera Bile
knowledge of International undcrcur-
rents who are willing to- say that War
between Russia and Japan las now
cone Within maasureabiesd distance. The.
Associated Press learns that no such,
view is taken 1.-The British foreisn Of
ice. which, during the recent troublous
times. has sized up the International
,situation With Wonderful correctness.
The next few weeks may, perhaps,
bring up a tremendous war scare, but
the salient fact remains that Japan is
rot ready for hostilities. Alarming tel.
tegranss from the far east may increase
! and multiply, and Korea may seem TO
be ell the Verge of annexation by Rus
STA, but the calm of Downing street is
mot likely to be disturbed. Korean mat.
Let's have been arranged by treaty, and
Lord Salisbury does not believe that
| Russia intends 10 break the treaties.
tho her relations with Japan may be-
come strained 10 a serious point. Esall,
this rulEpus in the far east had been.
postponed for another year there is.
| s'carcsiN any doubt ttat war Would be a
SERIOUS probability; but those having an
intimate knowledge of Japan's far-
reaching naval protects and her ,ecent
state Of orlpletsness do not hesitate
to say thai, Japan is not going to risk
Anything until her plans are nlatured.
Japanese n,aneuvers in the coming
fall are to be carried out on an unpre-
eeaented 3seale and viii partake more of
the nature Of demonstration than of
peaceful evolutions
As far rs Great Britain is concerned,
Russiafs military, rather than naval,
press is not vet allowed 10 take up Its.
cue in this ma tier. The foreign office.
While only family interested in Korea,
beng practically sure that no serious
treub VIII result there is devot!ng
careful investigation to- the warlike.
preparations occurring in south Russia.
There seems nos longer 10 b. any
doubt that Turkey, for her hardness TO
meet the Russian demands regarding
railway concessions, is being menaced
| by her northern neignbor; and many
signs point to the fact that Russia in
Lends 10 settle herself in the northeast
lof Asia Minor, unless Turkey CITES in.
.AlreaGy3ia quarte, Of a million of Rus
Issian troops are maintained on those
lsbordsrs While the Black sea squadron
Eis ready for business at a moments mo-
ltiee.
To what extent British moral assist
ance can be given to&Turkey in With.
Standing the Russian demands Is a
question which at the present moment
is Buccupying Lord Sails bury attention
to an even greater extent than the
South African War. In view of the
ttroublesS of Great Britain in South AZ
Irica. Is more than probable that Tur-
key Nil meet the demands, Al nd that the
Russian troops will be withdrawn.
I The scare anent Russian troops con-
Icentrating in Afghanistan apparently
lsarose from this movement in the oirec-
ton ct Turkey in Asia Minor and AZ
| CHA nistan has passed into the category
lsof peaceful. embarrassing spheres.
I With all these reports. TO say nothing
1of continued rumors of Bulgaria's de-
sire TO throw off Turkeys suzerainty
land become a 5Nassal of the czar. il is
evident that While Russia is observing
lin the lettcass her promise to England
mot to interfere in South Africa, She is
i not#idie in taking advantage Of oppor-
si.tunities in every quarter of the globe.
Y For the peace of the world Il is reas-
4 suring to rem ember that the fixed poll
st.ic. of Russia for years has been to take
SfmatteTs almost to the point of HOSTILE
tiles. and then to settle diplomatically,
1.-The only exception 10 this in modern
iitimess being in the Crimea, when the
4 tone of the peace party in England led
4 her to believe that the country would
mot Interfere. As a nation and as ndi-
4 viduals. Great Britain is Very wroth
lover the Delagoa bag railway award.
= The average opinion is that that Is
Enlerely the latest instance where the
lcountry has got the worst end by trust
ling to arbitration. 4An the high flown
prophecies that an Anglo German secret
Il African agreement would become oper-
Iative thru the decision have fallen fiat
4 because the damages against Portugal
y are SO small that she is amply able To
I pay them herself without giving either
4 party to the secret agreement their OPP
sEportunity Of bidding for Delagoa bay.
4 In the lack of all interesting develop
4 ments in South Africa except the death
iof Gen. Joubert which brought forth the
4 most generous tributessfrom all classes
4 in Great Britain, home politics have
undeservedly claimed a large share OF
sEattention. Parliament has scarcely been
as instructive and interesting as the al
4 dermanic proceedings Of the smallest
{ city Of the United States, its tremendous
4 mentality being largely confined to dis.
4 cussing the relative merits Of fioggine
and detention as punishment for juve-
Y nile offenders.
The meeting of the National Liberal
/; Federation merely served to show how
i hopelessly divided is the liberal party
a The substitution of Sir Edward Grey
for Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman as
Header. owing to the latter's illness, gave
the imperialist faction a great chance
and Sir Edward Grey spoke, as expected
i frankly in favorSDf the war and all il
J, means. The only surprising feature Of
!, the conference was Mr.. Herbert Glad
stones declaration. that the British flag
i must wave over the who;e Of South
Africa" and in other ways his folloss5.
4 ing in Sir Edward Grey's footsteps. Mr.
n Gladstone is the chief whip of his party
II and, n summoned tn some extent mirror