The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16
A RUSSIAN VIEW or ASIA.

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and IA regarded In his own country as one OF
the best authorities on that continent and its
peoples. Prince Uchtomski is the editor Of
the Pieterburskid Viedomosi ISL Petersburg
Neusl. When the project Of building branch
lines from the Trans-Siberian Railroad across
Manchuria to vladivostok and Port Arthur
was ready for constructive operations he was
chosen President OF the proposed railroad,
which Is known IA tho East Chinese Railroad;
and It was rapidly building under his super
vision when the work was interrupted by the
outbreak Of the recent hostilities, He h also
President Of the Board OF Directors Of the
Russia-C Chinese Bank, two or three branches
Of which he recently established in Manchuria,
His book l. entirely devoted TO the relations
Of Russia and the rest Of Europe with the Far
Fast. and It is being welcomed by most Of the
press and public in his country as a thorough
and faithful exposition OF Asiatic questions
from the Russian point of view, Some Of the
Princes ideas will impress Western readers
as quite original; and as one OF the spokesman
Of his countrymen. II will be interesting TO
summarize the bases upon which no grounds
the relations Of Russia " it'll the Asiatic world.
Prince Uchtomski asserts that the Western
nations are Inherently Incapable Of coming
into intimate relations with the peoples Of
Asia. The English have produced a vast litera-
ture devoted to India and have gone to and fro
among the millions there for many years. but
In all their intercourse with the East Indians
whom they govern they have never touched
their souls nor mot them on the ground OF a
single idea or sentiment held In common be-
tween them, Their relations with the natives
are Of the official, cut and dried. sharply defined
sort, The same description applies to the
relations OF France. the Netherlands, Portugal
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natives Of the orient. The more the West
comes into contact with the East the deeper
and wider yawns the gulf between them.
On the other hand. 10 Russian Central Asia
or wherever Russia advances. there Is no mis-
understanding between the conqueror and the
conquered. for q common national life pal
pilates through all like a spring Of fresh water
The Asian whom Russia assimilates Ia a brother
by blood. tradition and ideas. In our adj
vance through ASIA says the Prince. we have
only come closer to that which was always
ours" He admits that there are confusion
and lack OF system In the government Of the
Russian possessions; but II there be seeming
chaos It applies 70 the whole mass OF people
who are blending into a single body polite,
while the superior administrative faculty which
the English exhibit In their Asian possessions
applies TO two distinct classes. the conouerors
and the conquered. The blood relationship
which some scientific men have tried to estab-
lish, by a process OF complicated reasoning,
between the Anglo-Saxon races and the Any ans
Of India Is merely O sentimental fiction; but
the historical and chronological ties that unite
the Russian nation, a mixture OF many Asian
peoples as It Is, with the lrano-Turanians and
the Indian races from the Caspian Sea 70 the
Gauges and Deccan are absolute truth. He
speaks Of the cultural pecuiar1ties OF Brahmsn-
ism, Buddhism. Islam and the teachings OF
Confucius as utterly dissimilar from those OF
Western nations and points out their resem-
blances to those in Russia with its variety OF
creeds and nationalities.
1t Ia to the interest Of Russia that the Western
newcomers should no longer disturb the peace
In Asia. Russia neither asks for nor desires
any further political changes. But Asia should
not be made 20 suffer more intensely from tho
vast differences that separate It from Western
peoples. The Asiatic organizations, centuries
old. must be no further disturbed. The policies
OF France. Holland and particularly OF England
have no humanitarian aims. Burma, Cam
bodla and AMMAN have been the last TO fall.
China alone remains independent on the main
land. should Western Europe. and England
in particular. overcome and permanently control
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