The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
JEALOUS RUSSIA.
She is Not Pleased With German
Actions in China

| Actions in China
New York, Aug. 27.-Prince Hespere
| Oukhtomski, gentleman-in-waiting to
his imperial majesty the car Nicholas
and editor in chief of the Viedemosti of
| ST. Petersburg, the chief government or
gan of Russia, who arrived in this city
on the steamship L'Aquitaine, is on his
way to China as a special commissioner
| from his government
| Prince Oukhtomski declared last even
| ing that Germany was doing her best to
| hamper Russia and destroy her influence
/ in the far east. Bewfeen Russia ana
| America, he said there was not the
| slightest ill-feeling, and Russia was rath-
| er pleased than otherwise to see America
| taking a hand in the Chinese imbroglio.
Russia was not in favor of dfsmember-
ment, he said, and all stories to that eff
/ feet were entirely untrue
| Prince Oukhtonszi conversed freely on
| the eastern situation
| German influence is very great in
/ China he said, land I must say it is
very bad influence, for the Germans have
not much to risk there and everything to
gain. They began by taking the Bay of
| Kioa Chou, and they have ever since
| been threatening the empire. The Chi
nese objected strongly to having the
| Germans so near their capital and Gag
| erly offered the invaders land in the
| southern part of China. The Germans,
| however, refused to go south and insist
| ed on taking Kiao Chou. despite strong
protests.
Lii Hung Chang. who is great friend
! of mine, told me at that time that the
| greatest disasters would follow immedi-
| ately if Germany'S pernicious activity
| did not cease If you destroy our gov
| eminent as the Germans do, he said, the
| government will not be able to hold in
| check the people,
| Il do not believe that Russia is at
| war with China. We are only fighting
| the Chinese who are destroying our rail-
| way and our generals are moving against
/ these rebels in Manchuria.
I'VE have sent our troops to defend
/ the central government, but am afraid
| 1t was great mistake for the allied
| troops to go to Pekin at all. 1t only
| win make the difficulties greater.
| ."Now the Chinese government will go
| somewhere into the interior of the land.
| They viii continue to fight the foreign
! ers and it will be impossible to say who
| rules. The empress did her best to pro-
| tect the ministers. If she had wished
| to see them dead. she had only to tell
/ her troops to cease defending the lega-
| tons
Germany went to the east to do harm
/ to Russia, and so she created all those
| difficulties in Russia and afterward in
| the far east 1t was the beginning of
new political era for Germany. 1t may
| be that she did not think SO much about
doing harm to Russia when she seized
| Kiao Chou. as she did of conquering for
| herself
AT any rate I am afraid she is doing
much harm to Russia, for we had the
| predominant influence in China. Ger
many could not harm US in Europe for
| there her geographical position between
/ Russia and France was bad, so she went
| elsewhere, where we were more vulner-
able.
Germany will have some Importance in
| China so long as the powers keep to-
! gether, but Germany alone can do moth
| ing at all Waldersee is coming to Shang-
| hal in three weeks. and if he comes he
viii want some great and glorious de
| already saying we want to push forward;
| We don't want to remain in Pekin.' The
| opposed to ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Now they are
! strongly in favor of it.
Russia has only to defend her interests
| in Manchuria- She does not seek to an
! mex even q small bit of territory, because
| it would be a great burden to her. know
| memberment of China is not the wish of
I'VE could have annexed Manchuria
| long ago, because the Mongolians hate the
subjects Manchuria. however, would be
| a heavy burden.
Il mean to say that the awakening of
China is a dangerous thing, both economi-
cally and politically: There is not. how
ever. a yellow peril, in the way y. the Ger.
| very good people. and I think the danger
is more economic. than military z.,,,
native troops. and that will be great
danger for ! am sure that e In time ne these
body of hostile native army
Russia does not care very much nae1
| ippines or leaves them, but think Russia
| would prefer TO have America keep the
islands as q sort of counterbalance or Off
set to Japan. who will be our great enemy
| of the future Japan will not only be the
enemy of Russia, but of all the European
powers.
This Chinese question cannot be set
tied. There are too many powers in it.
| Why, even Austria and Italy are sending
a few. dozens of men over there. The
| struggle viii be of endless Duration
| Russia has no objection to the Ameri-
| can nag in Asia. As regards trade. Ia
| Lien-Wan will be an open door in Man
churia, but it is difficult to say whether
| all of Manchuria will be open door
If we make a great railway and then
use it only for foreign merchants to bring
/ goods into our possessions it would Ger
! fainly be to our disadvantage
| Il am sure America would have more
| trade in a united China than in a dismem-
bered one. In fact, it would be better for
all trading nations. If Germany seized a
part of China the United States would
/ have less chance to trade In that section
| than in the Russian spheres of influence
| We are not at all a trading nation as the
Germans are