The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28
A RUSSIAN MANCHuRIA.

There can b. 10 doubt thar whe-
Russia mad her lease - the vast prov
i-e- " AiansGur.a she mean 80 say
there Since then au her 'rH -s.i.I,-
accent that purpose. <It only are cost
Iy railroads being built and strong d---
fences going up. but permanent j. aX-
pressed lu the RusziIuization 81 Man
rhur54. a work that is pro ts"iia.r IN
the practical way which -h- complete
absorption of other provinces ANA Peo-
Pies IN times past has revealed and enl-
phasiz.d. Il is the habit n Russia
when taking over new countries a. iirsi
crush all disrezpect 0f her authority
and then. By kindly miaIsl-.rt ms and
cornpani1nsh.p. Ito max, foes friends
"a process. as F;icheiieu san. 10y Whi-h
great men gain dOubly." Observers in
ManchUria say that there is the friend
Hest possible feeling now among me
/ Chinese for their captoTs. Even Box
ers. with the forehead scar. Vhirh Is
the sign Of ultra principles. may be
found elbow u elbow with Russian
vorkmen building churches If the
Greek faith or kneeling with he wpr-
Slippers. For all the work they 20 tnese
people are well-paid in money; - aus
STA once her rule has been accepted,
scatters prosperity wherever she adj
vances. Russian villages are goinS Gp
next TO ma tive villages: Russian schools
are being operated while the Gar .
soldiery. no longer &menace. are work
ing with pick and shovel TO max m
prOVements in the benefits Of which all
races in the land will share. Taking
these tokens together with the affinity
which exists between the semi oriental
Russian and the Tartars of the north
and a racial amalgamation cannot be
far or 1t will be FASTENED by the o.
ganizatiOn Of a Chinese army a der
Russian cOlors.
We are not among those who regret
the accretion of territory which the
Cars empire thus receives Manchuiid
in the hands Of its native inhab'tants
was practically unutilized and unim-
proved. Its people tiled the worn OUT
soil with ancient implements for the
sake OF "A bare living: and because Of
the squeeze" of the mandarins they
did not go below the surface for the
sake Of getting at the merchantable re- !
in useful and precious metals |
that would have made them the vic |
Tins Of official greed. The main indus |
try OF the north was the trade in dog |
skins and what the industry Of the south |
was. expressed itself in a sordid strug- /
gle for existence. Such a state Of things !
made "A wide area of the earth's sur |
face "A mere grazing ground for human |
lutcasts; whereas nature intended it
Tor one of the worlds chief sources of
wealth. In Russia's hands Manchurid
sill come To life. II will show it's iron.
'oaI gold and silver; it will be grid
roned with railroads; its people viii
develop new wants for the west to sup
by; its development will be fsit, in
way. In the most distant !
.rteries Of civilized trade.
Incidental to all this. but by no
means Of secondary value to mankind.
: the guarantee which Russian Man
huria gives To the worlds peace. The
-reater an empire grows in geographic
I area. the less likely il is to take the
isks OF war. Russia now has vide
rontiers TO defend. more vulnerable
Oints to look after. more responsible
ties 10 bear. more expenses to meet.
he is becoming like Great Britain
er empire is too vast to defend. Hence
re may be sure that she will not 90
ut Of her way TO pick quarrels. 1t
you'd be a blessing to the world if
were in similar position.
Ter concentration OF interests is more
anEerous even than the lingo spirit
her chief.