The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-18
ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS DISCUSS
THE ACTION OF RUSSIA WITH
SOME FEELING
LITTLE DANGER OF ANY WAR
NEWS SAYS RUSSIA is FIT OBJECT
FOR CONCESSIONS NOT SMALL
REPUBLIC
ALEXIEFF SEEKING TROUBLE
Report From Tien Tsin Shows No
Change Has Developed I'm the
SituatiOn-FOrces Have
Been Reduced.

TIEN TSIN, March 17.-There is no
change in the situation developed by the
Anglo-Russian railroad siding dispute.
The British and Russian forces are still
represented by small detachments with
officers encamped on opposite sizes of the
railway siding. The utmost friendliness
is exhibited towards each other by the
opposing parties, but as a measure of
precaution the guards have been reduc-
ed to twenty-seven on each side in order
to prevent any possible collision during
the negotiations.
A Russian general arrived from Pekin
last evening. Owing to the persistent
rowdyism of French soldiers in the Brit
iSh concession, the British authorities
have been reluctantly compelled to for
bid the French to enter the concession
unless on duty
Maj. Hockler, of the British force, was
assaulted this afternoon in the French
concession.
The Russians continue to purchase land
in their new concession.
A German accommodating party return
ed to Tien Tsin today with thirty cap
tured robbers. Count Won WaIdersee is
expected to arrive here Tuesday from
Kiao Chau.
ENGLISH SIDE OF IT.
LONDON, March 1S.-The Tien Tsin
correspondent of the Standard says:
The railway dispute here is another
of the attempts of the Russian Admiral
AleXieff to create trouble and unless he
is relieved there will be constant friction,
which will eventually lead to hostilties.
He loses no opportunity to thwart the
English
Commenting editorially upon it's Tien
Tsin advices, the Standard reminds Rus
sia that 'the British fleet is as potent
as ever, and Japan is burning to second
the efforts of any one ready to oppose
the annexation of Manchuria," adding:
"It is painful task thus to be COM
PEELED even to hint at contingencies so
vast and disturbing. but the perils of the
moment are more likely to be overcome
If it is thoroughly realized that we do
not shrink from such action as would
be best calculated to maintain our rights.
ADMITS ITS GRAVITY.
The other morning papers recognize the
gravity Of the situation at Tien Tsir,
and consult the government to be firm,
but they express themselves aggressively.
"A grievous blow has peen inflicted
upon our reputation in the far East
says the Daily Mail. "Our weakness
and unpreparedness for war are well
known to our enemies. and there is rea-
son to expects further surprises in the
diplomatic line. Before, however, we
can put our foot down the empire must
be placed in fighting ORDER
There is no fear of Lord Salisbury go-
ing. to war with Russia for a good or
bad cause says the Daily News RUS
sia is fit object for graceful concessions
and not small republic to be buIlied and
provoked
RUssIA's MASK OFF.
DR.. Morrison, wiring to the Tim IS
from Pekin, says:
Russia by her refusal to join the other
powers in their demand for the punish
ment Of the guilty officials, has finally
thrown off the mask. A plea fo leniency
is hardly serious coming from a power
whose troops last summer were guilty
of reprisals upon the Chinese scarcely
less ferocious than the acts Of the Boxers
themselves. Russia is only capable CT
private compact with Ii Hung Chang,
and is ready to throw the concert over-
board on securing her own CONCESSIONS
DIR. Morrison further says it is the in
terest of the powers to secure an out
ward show Of union He thinks France
can hardly follow her ally in this matter
Commenting on the Manchurian con-
vention IS giving Russia a privileged
position at Kaskgar and Yardhend; he
says:
Russian railway enterprise in China
means military occupation, and Russia
once installed in Chinese Turkestan will
turn the whole position which Great Bri-
tain has toiled to render impregnable on
the northwest frontier of India
in later telegram DR.. Morrison says:
Chinese officials say they have been in
formed from st. Petersburg that Russia
abandons her claims to exclusive rights
in Mongolia and Turkestan and consents
to modify the stringency of her control
of the civil administration of Manchuria,
agreeing that the convention shall be
published as soon as it is signed in ST
Petersburg a fortnight hence.
"This is the first check inflicted upon
Russian diplomacy in China since Lord
Salisbury was cajoled into the withdraw
al Of the British troops from Port Arthur
in 1898, and it can only hope to profound
~ modify the situation to show China
that there still exists international COM
hinations capable of maintaining the
equilibrium in the far East"