New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-04
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
TWISTS AT THE LIONS TAIL.
Writer Thinks That Russia Will Modernize
Manchuria

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Noticing the letter of Mrs. J. B. Campbell
| in yours OF to-day, please allow to say in
your columns that although the lady may say
that Russia, with all her warlike preparations,
shall not and cannot take Manchuria any other
place in which the great (sic) British Empire has
an interest the words of this no doubt estimable
lady will not alter the fact that Russia has never
yet been known to relinqush any place she has
| taken
Whether for good or for i'll, Russia keeps all she
ever grasps. the great British Empire notwithstand
ing. Witness all the portions OF Europe and Asia
| she has annexed and kept from every country ad-
joining ner boundaries. She has never relnqulShed
an inch, in spite of all the buster and cackle OF
| the great British Empire. No will deny that
| the area OF Russia is to-day double what 1t
hundred years ago. and that the increase Of terri
| tory has been at the expense of every one OF her
| boundary neighbors. the great British Empire in
| Guided as the. part OF Asia known the Pamrs
! was not very long ago under the wing of Great
| Britain as Afghanistan is to-day; and when Rus
| slanizing the Pamirs being accomplished pro-
| tests and assertions of all degrees of strength
tending to the effect that Russia dare not interfere
with the great British Empire being made by
millions perhaps, of Mrs. J. B. Campbells But
| the Pamlrs were RusSianized notwithstanding; so
was Herat, so was the greater part of what was
once Asia Minor, Turkestan and part Of Persia,
| etc So, If these facts. Russia again. with or
without her warIike preparations, will and can
take or, rather, keep Manchuria in spite Of to
| spite. the great British Empire.
ANY unprecedented person of any nationality who
| has happened to read the official account OF the
departure OF the British East Pacific Squadron
| from Port Arthur when Russia took possession of
that place, although the British fleet was there as
the guest, mark you, Of the nominal owners of the
port-the Chinese-wiu learn at once whether Rus
STA Is SO much afraid OF the great British Empire
that she will not cannot keep Manchuria- In
my opinion If ever great power kicked out
other so-caled great power, it happened just at
Port Arthur, and the British, kicked out. have
stayed kicked out since. More than this, it
may be taken as Incontrovertible that the great
British Empire has had quite enough OF with
white men to last the empire for fifty years,
matter what Russia does or keeps-Manchuria
Pecally Let me say here that the very great Brit
ish Empire which, to all appearances. dared not
tackle alone little Venezuela but had to accept
the aid of Germany, and dare not make any show
against Russia, but accepts the aid OF Japan,
VIII get out OF the scrape if possible, at the
expense Of Japan. Britishers had quite enough
war to last for long tine-at least in my opinion.
Another thing that might be mentioned: Russia
WILL to some extent, modernize Manchura, and will
ior parts of India, the French for Cochin China.
ce % as t J tnree powers Is malng huge sue
WI9 docs not dispute the rlshts Of the French to
wei dispute the right of Russia to Manchuria-to
modernze the country" Russia is going to
will afterward modernze Corea and all Northern
9 p0w no E9R her to a appear
opinion. because the British Empire is now enter
All It's power to keep Itself joined even in name.
10 snow what | mean: Australia and Canada, the
two chief colonies, to-day imposing almost
prohbitive tariff duties for against Eng
sacrifice something to show She belongs to the en-
pre, she requires from the mother country in re-
whole thing will fail fat, / think. AS spain lost
to run quite near to losing hers through her nabi
Ivy TO tax all her old suppiiers to please her chill
people are very poor Sir Henry Campbell Banner
the Of the British fses we're eT 9ne GI
Le6 ana always o.. the verge of starvation" and
as my opinion the division of British population
as REGARDS paHPersm as follows: Thirty per cent
actually starving, 80 per cent very poor and poor
" per cent in comfortable circumstances, and 20
per cent actual or prospective paupers, SO that
at 9r q 9 other the nfed not feel any fear
quite enough work at home to do without minding
AS regards .Armstrong's guns found in General
Lees possession In the Civil War. / respectfully
published during the Civil war and # my m e4pery
them ht 9b ne aor bbn a15 oRS
home We nope the South viii win but anyhow we
Won't be s SdpP o Hand GT He m
hnglish papers at the time openly advocated Eng
the protest of Seward the American Administration
Gent to prove the pon{hat E9gan9 S 5Ei
The hstoran S5 5nf south and not the North
B EnI built manned armed and tagged war yes
England might just as well have supplied guns to
General Gem Lee as to the Alabamas owners. whoever
As regards Mrs. J. B. Campbelrs words that ''the
9,I-Hpplnes letc) are by the Pacific too" Does
M wish Russia to take these?" I will say in re-
Ply Sussa sold Alaska to the United States willing
y ana at a very moderate price, knowing that the
united States would treat the country fairly and
SQudreIy: Contrast this with the conduct Of the
Englsh Government, which still keeps an important
part or the United States-the top end of Maine
Gd!Ied Nova Scotia, etc, with the only object Of
2eng abe to land an army if necessary prac-
uCdiy the United States. Also contrast their con-
Duct over the boundaries at different times Has
any Spark OF friendship kindIed TOWARD this
country? l never heard Of it. J. p O'HAGAN
Haverstraw N. Y, July 81, 1903