Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-28
SAYS KAISER IS HALF CRAZY.
Russian Prince Declares German
Schemes Hurt His Country.

Russian Prince Declares German
Schemes Hurt His Country.
Prince Hespere Ouchtomski, a member
| of the cars personal staff and editor OF
! the ST. Petersburg Viedomosto, recently
arrived in New York. In an interview
printed in the New York Times he says:
IT am president Of the Russo-Chinese
Bank, therefore I am going to China be-
| cause they burned our bank at Tien Tsin
| The money has been removed. don
know whether the bank in Pekin was de-
stroyed or not, but suppose 1t was, Tor IL
was near the Russian legation
"At the moment I left the government
was desircus Of being as peaceful as pos
sible do rot believe the report that nus
s,a has declared war on China 1t Is all
rumor. In general the public opinion was
full of discomfort that we had to SEND
troons There was strong feeling against
war and the dismemberment OF CHINA. Inc
government officials said: Since me minis
tiers are free, there Is no use OF remaining
in Pekin.
"But the German influence is very great
in China, and 1 must say 1t Is very oaa
influence, for the Germans nave NOT r mue,,
to risk there and everything to gain Ihey
began by taking the Bay OF kiao-Chou ana
threatening China. I was last IN fekin Ia
1897 on a special political mission, Wnen l
carried letters to the Emperor OF nina.
Tha chinese were SO peaceful, and they
told u.s. We know we must progress, DuI
if you push US too much harsh Things WILL
happen.' ,o ., K,ao-chou was
ono of the acutest movements. LII hung
Chang told me the greatest disasters wou Tt
follow If they did not cease. he salo: ~
vou destroy our government as the Ger
mans do the government will not be able
to hold in check the people; IA .,o
",They objected much to the visit OF the
Prince of Russia We were too ~ was The T
Chinese don't want to show their emperor
in public and in general the Chinese nave
been badly insulted by Germans since NO
IT don't think Russia seems to be at war
with China We are only fighting the Chln,
ese who are destroying our railways anu
orr generals are moving IN Manchuria we
sant our troops to defend the central gov
ernment 1t is a great fault, l fear that
VIC advanced toward Pekin. 1t will make
the difficulties greater. NOW the G tha ins
government will go somewhere INTO the N
terior of the land and it will be Impossible
to say who rules 49,
.The empress did her best to protect the
minister's If she would like to see them
daad che had only to tell her troops not to
defend the legations, and they would nave
been dead Az
other nowers She has only to protect her
Immense frontier and be on peace1ui Terms
with China We lose more by these oisor-
ders than all the other powe h a nninien are
t;red of everything that mas happeheu III
the far east in the last three or FOUR years Years.
ut is the object of Germany 10 "ea ,faai
puss;a- giving us many disagreeabie 9ues-
tions Before Germany's advent IN emma
we were great friends with the Cnlness'
We sent our officers to train them as SOL
diers and we. sent them arms hsr I tn Rus,
went to the far east to 90 harm TO rus
10 and co she created difficulties In Tur-
kew and afterward in the far east. ..
.rhat was the beginning OF new Pont ..
| @o~y NV
,bin,k she thought much then about doing
harm to Russia: the beginning was In con-
nnest. I am afraid she is doing much harm
| to Russia now, tor our predomInauhs III
Hnence was clear and now Germany COM
mands with her commandments ount
| Won Waldersee has been appointed since l
went away and have had no priv vat E ige-
neror of Germany asked If we had anything
| tC say against IT, -, rso-n,,n
"There was a very strong antl-GerM nan
| faeiinp in Russia when left, so strong tnat
manv newspaper articles were against
| Germany. But, you know, the press OF
Russia is not free. and the German am,
| hassador went to the foreign cfnce ana
osIed that it be prohibited from speaking
against Germany. Ihat aroused strohs
Feeling against Germany once more, De-
cause everybody knew tnat we couio not
speak ,,..aor. have dome this
IF something is disagreeable to Germany
they always ask that be stopped; Ia nG
but the English ambassador never asked
that they be stopped"
The prince said Russia would like to
have the United States keep the Philip
mines to counterfeit the advance of Japan,
which, he believes, means to take South
| Corea He said there was a greater posi-
| biiity of the "open door, in China If the
country were left intact than If it were dis
! menbered. The prince doubted II i.ussia
would allow this policy In Manchuria,
| though Ta-lien-W Wan might be a free trad
| ing place.
"The Chinese question cannot be settled"