The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-01

cSsaiS " 'h' pfotection OF It's >OWvp'Vto
| railroad.
Every right aud every privilege now
exercised orcontemplated by Russia IN
ManchOoria existed IN unquestioned
! treaty form long before the cause OF the
| present trouble. Russia is ia China by
the full and free consent of that govern
ment. and much az has been said 90 the
| contrary II is chns's friend. AZ would
| preserve the integrity OF that ancient EN-
| pire, and thus preserve the industrial au-
| tonomy OF the civilized world
1t wants neither its people nor it's
land. Although its present occupation OF
Manchoorla Is peaceful having been af-
fected by lease of ninety years for
railway and terminal purposes. Russia
would not be there now even under these
conditions IL Turkey, at the instance Of
| England, had not denied II an ocean out
let in the Mediterranean
las the result OF this compact Russia
was forced 10 build a railroad nearly 7Ooo
miles in length ia reach an ocean outlet,
and now that n has secured one at Port
Arthur England would defeat it's peaceful
occupation. our chief commercial COM
petitor sees in the early completion OF the
Trsns-Siberian railroad new inlet TO
the markets of Europe, one which threat
ans the prestige OF the Liverpool gate
way, where American products have been
manipula ted, and It would defeat its con-
summation at any cost.
And hence this talk about open doors
Russian treachery,' and the common in
terests of a common tongue and such
rot AS daily comes from London.
ENGLAND's rNsINcERE POLICY.
I'm proof OF the insincerity and the in
consistency OF Englands course In China,
IL IL onlyn ecessary 10 say that IL holds
Hong Kong. taken by seizure because
.l.l
sale of opium in the empire, while Rus
sia occupies Port Arthur by the free con-
sent OF the government for railway ter
niinal purposes
One power is there by force, the other
by favor. One sought the sale OF the
most banefpi drug in the world, the other
sought the use OF The high seas for the
transportation OF legitimate products.
Count csssini, the Russian Ambassa-
dor at Washington. who was for num-
ber OF years minister to China, and the
guiding spirit In the settlement OF the
Japan-Chinese war, IN naturally the CEN
trail figure I'm the present battle OF diplo-
mats.
1T would probably be rejecting no dis
credit on other representatives 10 say
that he il one OF the best informed men
on the Chinese questions in the diplomatic
world. This Is shown daily by his clear
and concise presentation of the issues
involved
"lf he enjoys the confidence OF III Hung
Chang 10 n greater extent than Sir
Claude Macdonald, the English represents
stiye st Pekin, as the London papers say.
IL is because he has proved himself
worthy of that confidence. IL Il Is wrong
TO do right. then Count Cassnl In at
fault for he has certainly acted honora-
bly, with China.
For ten years he gave the Chinese the
benefit Of his counsel and then i'm It's hour
OF national peril not only saved IL from
complete destruction at the hands OF
Japan. but furnished the money TO pay
the war indemnity. and thus saved IL
from the serfdom OF London Shylocks.
For this piece Of disinterested friend
ship he earned for his government the
good will Of China and the envy OF Japan
and England
And while that friendship was srfong
enough TO have secured valuable and ex-
elusive fsvors, Russia has never sought
them. So far as the designs OF the Mus
covite government arc concerned, a 100
foot right OF way through Msnchooria
and dockage room upon the Yellow sea
would have answered all its purposes
but owing To the disorganized conditions
existing after the war with Japan, the
temporary possession or the MGnchoo-
rian province became necessary for it's
own protection.
I'm terrifying Port Arthur Russia took
only such precautions as were necessary
for the safety OF it's $500 900 0oo railroad
But In doing this IL never attempted
20 close any doors or disturb any treaty
rights. as IL alleged but on the contrary
IL threw those doors so wide open that
American goods 10 the amount of $780,
100000 have gone into the heart OF Sibe-
ria absolutely free OF duty"