The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
MUCK. DEPENDS ON RUSSIA.
HER SECRET PLAN THE MAIN
rlCTOR nv GENERAL CRISIS.
No Moro sneers At Amestca's"shirt sleeve
Diplomacy -Its Effectiveness Gains
Observation-Disclosures ~ buiea'
riaU Cabinet Adds 10 tine danger.
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| ,sp,cta, Cable Dsspa!eh - Tns sun.
LONDON, May le.-No definite indioa-
| ton has come az yet Of what the ansct
| will be Of the important recent develop
| ments In the complicated situation, wmoh
| Ia best described nv a general political
crisis. There Va not the slightest sign OF
what Russia will do In the Far East. and
| il IL impossible 70 estimate how serious
| will he the spread Of the Balkan troubles
The American suspicion, which Is re-
Elected in two or three kilograms from
Washington, that Great Britain has made
some secret deal with Russia whereby the
latter will retain Manchurta, finds no echo
In English public opinion. On the other
hand, 1t would b. resented more strongly
than any mistake OF foreign policy that the
Government could commit.
The position taken by the American
Government in regard to the enforcemehe
OF R,s,sia's pledges In Manchuria has inc
heartiest support in this country. on1ciaiy
~ well al popularity. Snsers are no "neert
heard In England or on the Continent agsihst
the nav diplomacy OF which America ID
the chief exponent.
The wholesome discovery has been made
that there Is orle nation which Will no
tolerate deception or evasion OF pledges
by any Power with which 1t has dealings.
Certain countries. even the greatest. have
been weak enough TO submit to imposiuohS
OF this kind because they dreaded the danger
of enforcing their simple rights. This mas
40 enooura gei one or two Powers to pront
by chicanery that they actually feel ag-
Rrieved when called TO account.
It h safe to prophesy that the United
States will not be compelled to draw the
sword to support the demand for the e1
ecution OF R,,aeia's plain pledges In regard
to Manchura. II may be asserted with
equal confidence that America will secure
the promised trade rights IN that PROVING
ONLY with infinite difficulty and by stern
and repeated insistsrsce. There will be
no genuine evacuation OF MAnchurta by
Rrssis She has abandoned for the time
being the policy OF bluH. It In probable
that she win presently make . virtuously
indignant declaration In regard 10 the
omen door at all ports, but her open door
will he found with barn across It in the
shane of sanitary regula tons. customs
rules. &C., which will make trading i'm
practic able.
The resignation Of the Bulgarian Cabinet
raises another serious difficulty for Russia
in the Balkan situation The Dane6 Ministry
has acted virtually under Russian orders.
II has certainly shown great skill IN
holding the principally we'll in cheek
although the population Ia overwhelmlnGiy
in favor of open cooperation with the
Macedonian insurgents. Prince Ferdinand
whose position ia most dficut, Ia consulting
the leaders of the Stsmboulo6 party. which
stronrlv resents Russian domination. II
would not be possible to avert for iong
time an open breach between Turkey and
Bulraria with such . Ministry In power
Russia declares that she would not raise
a finger in t,ahsH Of Bulgaria under such
circumstances. ....
II is certain that she would not allow
the Sultan to annex the province II IT con-
ouered 1t, a. it certainly would do. The
whole situation In Macedonia. Bulgaria
and Turkey is well nigh intolerable, and
unless the strain h quickly relieved serious
bloudshed cannot be avoided
The decisive element in the crisis b Rus
sia's secret design. and. a. said at the outset,
there is nothing to indicate what this may
be. 1t is possible that Russia herself does
not know. Tho dstracting conditions OF
her internal affairs may we'll give her pause
The massacre Of the Jews, which was with
out efYectual interference, seems to be
regarded by the Government an . convent
ent escape valve for popular passions.
| which might otherwise explode in insur-