Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
The Cars Policy of Expansion In the Far Eas

ince OF Manchuria. but OF most impor-
tant provinces stretching from the Pa
cific far inland. Whether or not this
belief is a deluson the future alone can
tell ana 1t may be that fate has re-
served for Japan the task of enllghten-
Ing the world on this most important
point. The possession Of Korea Is UNI
doubtedly indispensable to the suprem-
acy OF Russia in the far east. since the
continued independence of the Hermit
Kingdom would act as a buffer bet ween
the pretensons Of the cars govern
ment and the aspirations OF ambitious
and progressive Japan, the harblnger
Of our western civilization TO that por-
tion OF the world.
Viewed in this light Manchuria be-
comes but one link I'm great chain but
a most important link, giving ingress
from the vast expanse Of Siberia and
covering n territory OF 362,3l0 square
miles In extent. II was in 1901 as di-
rect result OF the Boxer uprising that
Russia first clearly made manifest her
designs on Manchuria by throwing into
the province 10000 troops. Prior to
this however. she had secured by se-
cret treaty the right to exercise polit-
zeal and military authority In that part
OF the Chinese empire and had also az
an outcome of the Chino Japanese war
Of lS9i-95 eainld n foothold In the LAO
tung peninsula as far south as Port Ar
thur.
The Importance of Port Arthur rs a
naval base IL manifest from glance at
the map of China, and its value TO Rus
STA was greatly increased by the con-
oessons previously obtained from the
emperor 1t was in 1896, two years be-
fore the leasing Of Port Arthur and the
important harbor OF Talienwan, that
China entered into an agreement with
the Russn-Chnese hnnk-that remark
able creation Of Russla's finance min
isteE Witto-tor the establishment Of
| the Eastern China Railroad company to
make n connection through Manchuria
with the Siberian railways terminal
section at Nladyoatok, at that time
Russia's sole naval base on the Pacific
by a secret treaty Russia also OBJ
tanned the privilege of carrying a
branch Of the rnus-Manchurian rail-
! way through the Liaohng peninsula
| Finally, with the leasing OF Port Arthur
| and Talieuwan in 1898 she obtained per-
mission to connect these two places
with Pe'una, on the trans- Manchurlan
| road by way OF MulSden, IL Is thus ev-
ident that long before the Boxer rebel
lion she was in a position 90 honeycomb
Mauehuria and the peninsula with Rus
sian settlements
There are those who hold that the
money spent by Russia IN the develop
ment Of VladIyostoh. which has now
been virtually ecipsed by Port Arthur
and the recently created city OF Dalny,
proves that Russia originally had no
intention OF anneNng Manchurla 1t
can hardly be said that the point is
we'll taken. An Niadiyostok proves is
that at the time that port was devel-
! oped Russia did not see her way clear
TO acquiring q more southcrly naval
base and therefore was content 10 up
build and strengthen as rapidly MS pos
slble the port, which although It was
practically Ice bound for two to three
months I'm the year. at least afforded an
ocean outlet Tor Russian traffic Until
then n Russian or his exports could
only leave the country through the
courtesy Of other nations. and II was