New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-20

Oscar s. Straus who twice Minister TO Iur-
key was asked yesterday to give his views regard
ing the relations between this country ana tsussla'
He said among other things:
Whenever Russian horrors reach American ears
constantly hear about the long standing TREND
look beneath the surface. which is SO necessary n
when Russia is concerned we VIII find that rnGeE
diplomatic professions of friendship, VIII pc t0uu
Let TT US for a moment See on what basis that
friendship rests and in what manner it has been
Under Catherine II a scheme was formed, in 177s.
Rhe M9 MsF war IN the fe G Tng eod Pe40
assistance against u.s. condition that the English
part of this programme that the island of
st9fion fof the Russian feet in the Mediterranean
and a rendezvous for the insurgent Greeks ,Ss,
adviser, the lcentious Count Potemkin, for pres
entation to the British Ambassador at 81 Fetefs-
GATHERINGS Minister of Foreign Affairs who "a
scheme fell through. thereby causing the Empress
t. ad9 at fhe reerred to By Sir EdWad Greasy In
his history of the Ottoman Turks well as by
The nature Of Russias friendship for this
period when we were most IN need OF the dTenay
Franklin, who was then in Paris as one Of our
ain He describes with what friendly satisfaction
Russia had learned Of the reeognti3n Of our inde
aas BqRa this time f our ae s5edf
tied Minister 9 Ru f9 Teednd bv
but the Empress refused to receive him or recog-
although nine months before the prelin1inaries of
peace had been signed. At last Dana in September,
1888. being unsuccessful in his efforts to Induce
Catherine to receive him the accredited repre-
recognize the independence OF country obtained
permission from Congress to return home.
a for gratitude the part of the United
States Russia is to be found arising out OF the
following circumstances: .
1t will be remembered that Russia was the
dominant power IN the sc-caed Holy Alliance
whose purpose to dominate the American con-
tinent and especially crush the spirit OF liberty
in South American republics. By reason Of this
Russia
the republics of South America and the United
States, indebted for our farseeing CONT
mental policy. known the Monroe Doctrine.
But we hear much of Russia's friendly attitude
toward us during the Civil War and of her send
ing several warships to the Atlantic and to the
Pacific with sealed instructions" Much has been
made Of this. That 1t benefit to US is quite
But has any one disclosed what those
sealed instructions were. and has any one right
to suppose that they were for any other purpose
than to offset England, or, in other words: that
her relations toward US, even during the Civil War
anything more than moves made by her upon
the chessboard Of European diplomacy purely and
The Russia Of to-day has nothing In common
with the United States and she would If she
could caviar our Declaration of Independence out
of existence and wipe liberty from the face Of the
lands greatest diplomatst, Stratford Canning, Is
verified in our day.
Rome of old extended its sway by conquest, but
wherever its eagles few the arts OF civiizatio
commission. 1t turns indeed toward the sun. but
the shadow of its wings is blighting and moral
desolation closes upon it's fight.
Let not false or misguided gratitude check the
humane Synpathies of America for the deSpoiled
Firms. the prosecuted Christian StundistS and the
oppressed and naSSacred Jews.