Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-12
GREAT RA|[RAOD
TRAEs-SIBERIAN ROAD CAUSES
RUssIA,S ANXIETY.
RA'DED BY ROBBER HORDES
Had to be Protected in Manchuria by
Vast Army-Protection, Not
Annexauie n.

Now York. April IA recent arrival
from China is Ralph Jones. who for
1.ear.y fifteen years has been extensively
eus,os;ed in mining at Nalsan, near Pc
hin. and in Siberia. Since his arrival
he has placed orders for machinery to
cost nearly 100000.
In an interview.he said:
Il Nave just returntd from a iong so
joura on Russian and Chinese soil: 1t
is nay Opt. nion that Russia Will never
take Machuriia. or permit others to seize
it.
Russia and the Russians are misun-
der TODD. The evil Of the misunder
standing is easily traced. 1t is due II
the diplomatic use Of newspapers by
4. Great Britain. The latter is q Jealous
ration with a powerful navy. Her great
factories have lost the trade With Rus
STA and America has gained it.
In 1898 the Russian government first
received concession in Manchuria from
China. Russia made a formidable fort
out of Port Arthur and constructed
railway across Manchuria at a cost of
over $50, ,0G0. Last summer. during
the troubles. over $50 900 900 damage was
done this railway by the Boxers. In
order to save her property and preserve
it from entire destruction. Russia sent
1851 soldiers along the road and the
Chinese. who had become rowing bands
Ct outlaws and thieves. We're driven al
most entirely from the country.
The emperor of Russia is a home-lov-
ing man and his subjects who are now in
that Manchurian army. are of the farm
ing class of Siberia and it is the emper-
or's wish to have his army sent home,
where they are needed to prepare for
the coming crops. Still. Russian prop
erty must be protected and with such
purpose in view, Russia tried to gradu-
ally withdraw from Manchuria maxine
terms with Chinese officials to protect
the great railway.
The Chinese are we'll aware of the
friendship of Russia. They know tina t
in 1898 the car prevented Manchuria.
Mongolia and Thibet from revolving
and raising the Russian flag over their
countries. The highest princes and
priests of whose three countries have
Visited the czar every year. praying for
permission to raise the Russian flag over
them, and every time these representa-
tiives received the same answer:
Russia Will never permit her flag to
be raised over your countries. We want
your country peopled by its present citi-
Gens as great open field and barrier
between the populatd districts of China
proper and the borders of Russia
Had one gone along the line of the
TranS-Siberian railway last fall which
! did. during the illness of the ear, there
would have been a sight worthy the at
tention of other nations to behold and
ponder over. All the wa, from Vladi-
Vostock in the east to Moscow in the
west. men, women and children were
kneelinS in the streets in prayer for the
recovery of their father, the car
The recent troubles in st. Petersburg
We're not of a serio'Is nature and were
magnified by the press, particularly by
the English. All this talk about the
cars iron and steel house is bosh. The
cabinet officers can be seen of an even
ing at hotels and restaurants"