New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-05
POLICY IN MANCHURIA.
Reasons GiUen for Delay in EUacu-
alton of the Province.

ST. Petersburg June N.-The "Vestnik Europy''
views with deep concern the fact that the foreign
press is again largely nimical TO Russia. Even
old friends like the United States have lately dis
played in their press hostility such has hith-
erto characterized England alone" says this re-
view, which continues follows:
Our policy In China scarcely justified the re-
proach which the American press is heaPing upon
Chinese troubles than any of the other powers.
ests In the future than others have " der the
which we could not prevent We had to occupy
Manchura. Once had entered a Chinese prov
inee We could not leave 1t until order had been re-
stored and the operation of our railroad had been
insured. When this had been accomplished we
could not make up our minds TO place the results
of our efforts in jeopardy az lln. and so we kept
had occupied in order to obtain from the chinese
Government some guarantees for the future
traces of treacherous policy of conquest which
would properly occasion the dissatisfaction and the
we De convicted of heedlessness than treachery,
for the acquisition OF TaT9ad In foreign feE
was in itself a risky undertaking.
The vacillatiOns. contradictions and uncertainties
in conduct and in declarations about the
Manchurian question easily be traced to causes
exist far as foreign Cabinets are concerned.
In, Manchuria three separate authorities are at
work and each has it's own views and seeks in
its own way 10 defend the interests of the State.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is naturally chiefly
mindful to avoid all misunderstanding and con-
ficts with foreign powers and Is therefore always
TO MAKE pedCedple ueCldIdtlOHSI even III
cases where their fulhlment does not depend on
the diplomatists alone
The Ministry of War is, for It's part, unable to
withdraw troops from region that still needs
military protection and is therefore often com
PEELED to have recourse to measures against which
diplomacy has pronounced in its declarations.
The Ministry of Finances keeps the great mate
rial interests connected with the East Chinese
Railroad mainly in view. and is compelled, there
fore, to insist great caution and the gradual
evacuation of Manchuria.
Where three independent authorities are engaged
scarcely expect uniformity and consistency
in the official declarations and actions and thus
explained many pecuharities in the course of
our Chinese affairs Contradictions between the
conduct of the various authorities taken by
foreigners proof of the disloyalty Of our gov
eminent, and as sign of ambitious plans which
are directed Immediately remotely against the
interests of thu other powers.
The "Vestnik Europy." however. regards the in
solent tone of the foreign press toward Russia" as
due something beyond errors of diplomacy or
weakness of foreign policy. 1t says:
We have TO do here with of many symptoms
of a deep fundamental antagonism for which in
terna tional questions serve only a convenient
preteXt Foreign newspapers, even those which
enjoy the greatest authority, more and more fire.
quently draw unseemly parallels between Russia
II is not customary to treat in our press. Diplo-
matte hypocrisy, treaehery and cunning in foreign
politics all that we are reproached with in our
dealings with China TO a far higher degree
characteristic of the English and in part of other
nations also. We need here mention only the con-
duct the Americans in Cuba and after the
Spanish War but particularly their actions in the
Philippines. How quickly the civilizing mission of
the ernancipatOrs degenerated here into open
policy of robbery and conquest.