The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-16
RUSSIA SOSURE OF MANCHURlA
THAT YEARS AGO SHE WAS CALL
ING SLAV COLONISTS THERE.

She Works All the Time. Not Showing Her
Hand TIL the Game 10 Sure. Says the
Slav0nic Society's Head Here-she'li
Get All the Balkans-How and Why.
Russia was 80 sure Of herself in Manchuria
as long ago as 1897 that her agents in this
country were instructed to induce the
Slavs In the United States to emigrete to
Manchuria as colonists, according to An
thony s. Ambrose, supreme president OF
the National Slavonic Society of America.
THE Bishop of Alaska Of the Greek Church
Of Russia predicted them" said Mr.. Am
brose yesterday, that within five years
Russia would be in practical control OF
Manchuria. It was desired that COLOMBIA
ton should be one OF the preliminaries OF
the movement and the Russian agents in
the United States were instructed to bring
it about In this city and other parts OF
the country Slavs we're offered free trans
portation to Manchuria free land, oxen
and farming implements and exemption
from taxation for twenty years If they
would make their homes in Manchuria.
But the movement met with no success
in this country. The Slavs are doing we'll
enough here. Why should they e'nierate?"
Mr.. Ambrose was talking about the
present crisis in Servia and recalled his
conversation with the Bishop OF Alaska
to back up his theory that the Russians
are working all the time under the stream
and not showing their hand till they are
sure OF their game
-The uprising in Servia," he said. "only
shows that the Slavs Of the different Balkan
States are moving toward consol idation
as a preliminary to being absorbed by
Russia. Servia, Bulgari Montenegro and
the rest will eventually be part Of Russia
for the people Of the Balkan States for the
most part belong to the Orthodox Greek
Church. The death Of the Emperor Franz
Joseph will he followed, sooner or later, by
revolution in Austria Hungary, and the
dual kingdom will be divided betw cen
Germany and Russia.
THE death Of Alexander was one OF
the many Balkan incidents that are play
ing into the hands of Russia. Whether
Alexander's successor is Prince Peter or
another. the new King is bound to be
mere agent Of Car and Ser las period
pends largely on the conditions in the neigh
boring States. When there Is a serious
disturbance in any Of them Russia will
take that disturbance as an excuse for
Interfering and taking seryia. Bulgaria.
to herself. In taking Servia alone she
would meet with as much opposition as
she would in taking Serya and the neigh
oring States at the same time, 30 she will
choose the greater reward for the same
inevitable amount OF fighting.
THE sympathy of the people of he
contested territory will be with Russia,
not with Germany or Austria. Things
are happening every day to bring that
about. For instance there was mas
sacre. in Croatia month ago, which
tho papers i'll this country all lost sight
of in their excitement over KishinefI
The Croatians were observing the ami
versary of the death of Gen. Jellachich
when Hungarian civil officer displayed
Hungarian flag on his house. He was
asked to pull it down and hoist the
Croatian colors. When he refused, the
people tore down the obier tionable flag.
soldiers went there and hanged sixty-eight
Of the townspeople, and several men and
boys we're shot down in the streets"