The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-16
Pretentious Posing.

ish premier, at the annual Guildhall
banquet, contains some very absurd
statements. For example, he spoke
east, declaring that he based his hopes
ION the passionate desire of the Gear
of Russia to promote the general
peace and because Japan, as Brit
aims ally, would be certain to show
moderation, discretion and judgment
in its demands, as we'll as firmness in
enforcing them.
We have all heard the car credited
with a passionate desire for peace"
many times He protested such pas
sionate desire" when he sent forth his
proposition for the disarmament of
Europe and suggesting an interna-
rtional peace conference, which was
held at The Hague. Altho Nicholas
had passionate desire for peace
during the whole of his posing as a
peacemaker he was engaged in the
most serious business of naval con-
struction Russia has even undertaken.
He has kept up these war prepare
tions ever since. and, having by bru-
tai bullying of China, stolen from her
and occupied the three northeastern
provinces known as Manchuria, he
began further land-grabbing by or
dering his troops into Korean terri
tory.
Japan naturally regarded the Man
churian job as a menace, pointing to
a further advance of Adam Fad, the
when Korea was touched. Japan is
now credited with withdrawing her
opposition to the Russian occupation
of Manchuria, on condition that Rus
STA will keep her hands off Korea
The czar, in the fervor of his pas
sionate desire for peace" sent a big
segment of his navy into Korean wa
ters to bully-rag Japan into conflict.
Having obtained by as mean process
of lying and bullying as was ever con-
ceived by any ruler, all Manchuria,
| the car poses once more as a peace
maker s-s,s.. - .@1ss@ -: '
| The observing outside world per-
| ceives.rin his acquisition of Manchu-
| ria, by force and chicane, the inevita-
| BILE partition of what remains Of
China. Neither Germany nor France
cares a farthing for maintaining the
territorial integrity of China. Both
are ready, at the next favorable OPP
portunity, to occupy their claimed
Sphere Japan and Great Britain
will do likewise, and the United
States, which is in very decided.
officially stated way, pledged to main
tain the integrity of China, will have
to undertake the serious job alone,
or be menaced in her ambition to get
dominant commercial hold upon
China.
| Russia's felonious operations i'll
| North China since 1894 have placed
her in a position, after she has
strengthened her manufacturing pow
| er, to compete with us for the trade
of the Pacific ocean littoral. 1t is
| just here that Russia is weak and as
sailable. She is far behind us in
dustrially, and, by the time she can
boast of manufacturing power suffi-
cient to supply the needs of her own
people, we shall have, if we display
the mighty business energy character
istic Of Americans, aggressively, dis
tanced our rival and secured our inn
pregnable commercial superiority in
| Asia and along the whole Pacific coast.
| 4. NV l;o O., 40 ma ohino oe
the Chicago papers now call the gopher
football eleven. was not once deraled on
Saturday. There will be moro obstruc-
tions on the track at Madison on Thanks
giving day, however.
! An IJnreadv Nation.