The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-02

,r,rvr,rh, 1900, by Associated Press).
LONDON. March si.-RussIan activ-
f.. has been the International factor OF
w. ,.o,s. and diplomatic functlonarles
,,,,bod to the court OF st. James are
a. .Sirg thenselvess what does It ali
1, and where viii 1t end?" The
Dnaslon ambassador smiles blandly
a a assures his dear friends that It
~,,S nothing. absolutely nothing"
w., h,st the same speculation IS acute.
,rrcre are many men Of fair standing
- tolerab!e knowledge Of interna-
,'arol undercurrcnts who are willing
- say that war between Russia md
T,,an has now come within measur-
MI. distance. OF these Henry Norman,
,,bo has Just returned from a trip to
prussia, is one. But the Associated
prcss learng that no such view is taken
~, the British foreign Office. which,
during the recent troublous times has
s,ed Up the international situation
with wonderful correctness.
The next few weeks may perhaps
hing M n tremendous war scare, but
tho salient fact remains that Japan Is
"a, ready for liostilltles. Alarming telc-
rrams from the far east may increase
and multiply, and Korea may seem to
no on the verge OF annexation by Rus
,a but the calm Of Downing street is
not likely to be disturbed.
England Not Alarmed.
vorean matters have been arranged
nv treaty. and Lord Salisbury does not
believe that Russia intends to break
tho treaties, though her relations with
Ignap may become strained to a SER
laws point. If all this rumpus in the
for east had been postponed for another
ysar there is scarcely any doubt that
war would be q serious probability; but
mos, having any intimate knowledge
n, .Iapan's far-renrhlnG naval projects
and her recent state Of incompIetenees
d, not hesitate to say that Japan is not
going to risk anything until her plans
are matured.
TIE naval maneuvers In the coming
nu are to be carried out on an unpre-
ccdsp,ed scale, and will partake more
al the nature of a demonstration than
that OF peaceful evolutions. Forty or
more war vessels are expected to be
present An Japanese water5. The NOR
ale Of such an aggregat{oai upon far
eastern questions is causing no little
comment
As far as Great Britain is concerned
RussIas military rather than naval ac-
tylty is chiefly interesting, though the
press is not yet allowed to take UP its
cue in this matter. The foreign office,
while only family Interested in Korea.
being practically sure that no serious
trouble will result there, is devoting
careful investigation TO the warlske pre-
partitions occurring in South Russia.
Turkey Menaced by Russia.
There seems no longer to be any
doubt that Turkey for her hardness to
neat the Russian demands regarding
railway concessions is being menaced
by her northern neishbor: and many
signs point to the fpct that Russia In
tends to settle herself in the northeast
Of Asia Minor. unless Turkey gives in.
Already quartet. million of Russian
troops are massed on these borders
while the Black sea squadron is ready
for business at moments notice.
To what extent British moral assist
ance can be given to Turkey in with
standing the Russian demands is n
question which at the present moment
Is occupying Lord snllsbury's ntten-
ton to an even greater extent than the
South African war, IN view of the
troubles OF Great Britain in South AfrI-
ca, Il Is more than probable that Tur-
key will meet tho demands and that
the Russian troops will be withdrawn.
The scare aucnt Russian troops con-
ccntratlng in Afghanlstan apparently
arose from thls movement in the d.
Eeeton o. Turkey IN Asia Minor, and
AighanlstGn has passed into the cate
CORY Of peaceful, embarrassing spheres.
Bulgaria Prefers Russian Bear.
With all these reports, to say nothing
Of continued rumors OF Bulgaria's de-
sire to throw of Turkeys suzerainty
and become n vassNl Of the car, it is
evident that while Russia is observing
in the letter her promise to England
not TO Interfere in South Africa, she is
not Idle In taking advantage of oppor-
tunlties in every quarter OF the globe.
For the peace Of the world It is reas-
surfing to remember that the fixed pol
ley OF Russia for years has been to
'ake matters almost 10 the point Of
h9stlliuas and then to settle diplomatlo-
ally. the only exception to this in mod
ern times being in the CrImea, when the
tone Of the peace party In England led
Nor to believe that the country would
not interfere.
as nation and as individuals Grent
Britain Is wroth over the Delagoa bay
railway award, The average opinion
SHAT this is merely the latest instance
Where the country has got the worst
end by trusting to arbitration. All the
hgh'aown prophecies thnt Angio-Ger.
man secret African agreement would
become operative through the decision
nave fallen fiat, becauge the damages
against Portugal are no small that she
" amply able to pay them herself
without giving either party to the Sc
GREY agreement their opportunity OF
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