Evening star., 1901-09-07
RUSSIA'S EYE ON INDIA
EUROPEAN COMMENT on POSSIBLE
MUsCOVITE AGGRESSION.
EnvIand.s Power to Resist Invasion
by the Armies of the
Gar.

From the Literary Digest.
A brochure entitled "The Probability of a
Russian Campaign Against India, written
in a bellicose vein by General SoboieH OF
Moscow, has again raised the question, Is
India prepared to resist invasion? The gen.
eraI outlines the whole course OF the po-
utical differences between Russia and Eng
land, and asserts that Englands intr1gues
in Europe against Russia have almost eX-
hausted the great patience or the Whlte
car and of his nation. Russia, therefore,
will soon be compelled, with sorrow IN her
heart. to invade India, if England does not
cease her aggressive policy in Europe. 1he
time is very near, he says, when Russia
viii anpropriate Afghanistan. Eve have
old accounts to settle with England, dating
from the Crimean war, from Wnich tinie
England has been trying, In all posslple
ways, to involve Russia in European po-
liticaI intrigues" He says further tnat
the campaign in India will be an unusually
easy one for Russia, and lin less than ten
wears she will add 450000,UO0 inhabitants
tO her empire
Views in Poland.
The Polish journals published in this
country, which claim to have INSIDE
sources of information as to what is oc-
curing in Russia, regard this brocnure'
published openly as 1t is, as partahlhs
of the nature of an official announcement.
Zgoda tChicago) explains why this view Is
held. 1t says:
"EIseWhere a brochure scribbled by some
erratic general has not the slightest poIltl-
cal Significance, but it Is d1Herent III rus
sia where the cenSorS pass only that Whlct
Is approved by the government. IL Is the
established practice of the Muscovlte gov
ernment in important ana irritating mat
ters to ascertain the disposition OF the ma
ton by the use of articles written deSlsneo-
lx- IN a{p pan
chures the authors of which are uSudlly
pretty authoritative personages. oucn i az
article, or brochure, appears uneApecteuly
and looks like the innocent production VI
some luXuriant imagination. But the cen
sor has already received directions 10 ne.
that production pass and not 10 pIoniui'
the press from commenting upon anu u
cIsing it. From the voice OF the press anu
the reports of the spies upon conversations
in public places the government conciuoes
whether or not the question raised Is d
popular ONE ,s
As to the subject or this paIhpniet' A6ouo
continues: ,,,,,-
ernment has recognized 1t as proper 10
set forth the question of India so distinct,
ly and intelligiby. England knows wen
the danger threatening her, but, In her
fashion, she is tarrying and putting OH en-
ergetic action from year 10 !ear. Eain -,
wear Russia is growing In popuiatloh' III
power in wealth; each year she is pecom-
ing a foe more difficult to overcome
1t is we'll that the voice OF Muscotite
soldier has reminded England ana the
whole civilized world with such absolute
sincerity of what awaits them In case OF
negligence and lack of courage. Russia mas
already taken Manchuria without OPPOSE
ton on the part of Europe. To let her take
Afghanistan and India would be SUICIDE Ior
all European civilization
Design on Persia
General Soboleff's brag that Russia will
soon seize Persia India and the Balkan
peninsula. says the Dziennik Narodowy
(Chicago), has been reflected with loud
echo" in many American journals The
Record-Herald (Chicago), however, recent
" remarked that, in the event OF an in
vasion of India. Russia would find herself
confronted by all Europe. Perhaps. says
the Dziennik Narodowy, referring to this
remark America, too, will come to know
the Muscovite, and cease to believe the va
rious paid .humbugs inserted in the Amer
lean press by Muscovite agents..
The Handelsblad (Amsterdam) believes
that India is in imminent danger from
Russia, and declares Tibet is the door
come. The Kreuz-Zeitung (Berlin) has an
article TO the same general effect. The
World (Toronto). however. believes that
India is quite able and prepared to take
care of herself 1t says:
The Boer war has demonstrated that an
army of 100000 men, acting the defen-'
sive. can keep in check an offensive force
of half a million men. India has regular
army of nearly 5000 men, which could
easily be raised to a strength of 25OOOO,
and with this force available the actual
invasion of India would be a difficult mat
ter. Besides, Russia Is always crippled
financially, and would not be able to sus-
tain a lengthy campaign, whereas Britain.
now stronger than ever before, and with
unlimited credit, could play a defensive
game until her adversary was exhausted"