Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-13

Bear VIII Never Take Naueburia Nor
Permit Others to seize It-Nisunder-
standing Due to British Jealousy of
American Trade.
New YORK, April IA recent ar
rival from China is Ralph James, who
for nearly Is years has been extensively
engaged in mining at Kalganeb blear Pc
king, and in Siberia. Since his arrival
he has placed orders for machinery to
cost nearly $4oo. 00o In an interview
he said:
81 have just returned from long So
journ on Russian and Chinese soil It
is my opinion that Russia viii never
take Manchuria nor permit others to
seize it.
Russia and the Russians are mlsun-
derstood. The evil Of the misunder
standing is easily traced. IC is due to
the diplomatic use of newspapers by
Great Britain. The latter is jealous
nation, with a powerful navy. Her
great factories have lost the trade with
Russia and America has gained it.
" nat Russia HAS Done.
'In 1898 the Russian government first
received a concession i'll Manchuria
from China. Russia made a formida-
BILE fort out of Port Arthur and con-
structed a railroad across Manchuria at
a cost of over $40, 000, 600. Las summer,
during the troubles, over $50, ,000 900
damage was done this railroad by the
Boxers. In order to save her property
and preserve it from entire destruction,
Russia sent l25, 600 soldiers along the
road, and the Chinese, who had become
rowing bands Of outlaws and thieves,
were driven almost entirely from the
country.
1.-The emperor Of Russia is a home
loving man, and his subjects who are
now i'll that Mauchurlan army are of
the farming class Of Siberia, and it is
the emperor wish TO have his army
sent home, where they are needed to
prepare for the coming seasons crop
Still, Russian property must be protect
ed, and with such purpose in view, Rus
sia tried to gradually Withdraw from
Mancburia, making terms with Chi
nese officials to protect the great rail
road.
Evidence Of Friendship.
''The Chinese are well aware of the
friendship of Russia. They know that
in 1898 the czar prevented Manchuria,
Mongolia and Thibet from revolving and
raising the Russian flag over their prop
erty. The priests Of those three coun-
tries have visited the czar every year,
praying for permission to raise the Rus
sian flag over them, and every time they
received the same answer, tO-wit: Rus
sia will never permit her flag to be
raised over your country's We want
your country, peopled by its present
citizens, as q great open field and bar
rier between the populated districts of
China proper and the borders of Russia.
Loyalty 80 the Gar.
"Had one gone along the line of the
Trans Siberian railway last fall, as I
did, during the illness of the czar, there
would have been a sight worthy the at
tention of other nations to behold and
ponder over, All the way from Vladi-
vostock in the east to Moscow in the
west, men, women and children were
kneeling in the streets in prayer for the
recovery of their father, the czar.
''The recent troubles in st. Peters
burg were not Of a serious character and
were greatly magnified by the press,
particularly by the English All this
talk about the czar's guards and steel
houses is bosh. The cabinet officers can
be seen any day riding along the Nevsky
prospect and are seen Of an evening at
the hotels and restaurants.