The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-28
RUSSIA"S INTENTIONS.


has been opened by the Siberian railway not desert land
covered with pmeva ice and oreathers thought 1t
country wonderful possibilities AS agricultural country has
fertile SOIL and produce similar grain crops to those OF
Canada Now the Canadians claim that they will have the graay OF
flour hard and we doing very neat trade in flour with
we think we shall have monopoly cotton posses
sons in Central Asia will undeceve The yield from khva Syr
aa BoEhara and other states was 1z6o8 300 pounds in 1902 and
of this nnetyseyen and hall million pounds was
Our trade with the Orient has been growing rapidly but the
day will when Russian and Russian piece goods will drive
the market So with oil In 1902 Russia shipped foreign
386S852o gallons of this millions and half OF gallons
The mineral wealth OF the Russian Aatc possessions has barely been
marbles and precious stones abound Given the impetus OF market
and Russian manufactures will flood the OF the Pacific and
come in contest with our hardware
In occupying Mancria permanently the ruling powers OF Russia
acaed by land hunger and the desire They
Washington the arbitrary fist that will Manchua and
the mailed hand which will terrorize China
Whatever bait Russia hold her intention
low the bait with reality The policy OF Russia and will be close
the open door and keep all the good things for herself Russia
greedy world Turkey the sick man OF Europe
Viewed this light Rusas occupation OF Manchuria only
States. ''' o'''u
This commercial view OF Russia usually sight
policy laid down by Peter the Great and uou followed by his
Bab his book published OF ago
showed the irresistible trend of that policy When remember that
Peter the Greats sole port Archang closed with
ice during eight months of the and then minds
down the stream of and the foundation of ST. Petersburg
with the creation OF the port OF Cronstandt the acquisition OF Riga
the Baltic OF Odessa and other the Black eSa realize
how that policy commenced The giant there but he needed
racial and religious grounds coveted giving absolute freedom from
pote ports and the western Turkey while the
the Levant would inevitably follow.
In day Caspian tributary
completely under Russian control Vladvoock in far Eastern Siberia
but another Arange but Russia has crep down steadily till
has reached the practically ports OF Arthur and Dany Shut
Europe and vigorously guarded by naonae
RusaS hope lies the commercial command the North Pacific
is likely that after having acquired strong foood Manhu
that She should dream OF giving up taking step
That Russia and the United States be friendly
That they eventually become
equally There dislike
be the keene commercial jealousy jealousy
followed by national jealousy dstrust and final hatred That
world drama which OF this will live
be played upon the theatre OF the Pacific
tering How magnificent the
will be and how absorbing its interests only family The
clash OF es of such giants the United Russia
clash OF civilizations Oriental and Occidental AngoSaxon Sa
Monaghan and eman give food for speculation scope the
flight OF eNuberan Imagination nothing
picture will equal approach reality
The subject mighty and dimly
less the the Orient mighty need
much astutenes the part of outted by
the willy a and lose the first tricks the great game whose
tends to a remote fuury