The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-27
RUSSIAN
VIEWS GIVEN
High Official Defines Empires Posi-
ton In the Orient
GREAT BRITAIN ATTACKED.
Director of the Asiatie Department
Declares the Cars Government -
Prepared to Fight Five Powers.
aWonld Crush Japan TO sand"

st. Petersburg, July 81. Direetoi /
Hartwig of the Asiatic department OF
the Russian foreign Office has talked
long, earnestly and frankly regarding
Manchuria. He began BY making the
statement that the Russo-Chinese sit
uation was likely to remain unchanged
until the return to the Russian CAPT
tai Of War Minister Kuropatkin. Di'
rector Hartwig declared that he could
not understand Prince Ching's state
ment to United States Minister Conger
but he presumed that the port question
would be arranged Russia, he said
excluded Hardin from the port posi-
bilities because Of it's railway impor-
lance, but he could see no objection TO
two more other ports being opened.
outspoIxen Attack ON England.
Passing to the statement Of Ameri
can opinion regarding Manchurla, the
director made a remarkably outspoken
attack upon England. He said
II do not comprehend how Russia,
whose foreign policy is the most
straightforward can be accused of du-
plicity when Englands double dealing
Is a question that should be apparent
to everybody Here are two kilograms
received from England One relates 70
Lord Cranborne's statement in the
house of commons July %, saying that
England desires an Anglo-Russian
arrangement covering the entire situa-
ton and that England recognized Rus
sia's peculiar situation and special In
terests in Manchuria. The other re-
peats the London Standards dispatch
from Tientsin of July "a regarding
Russian re.enforcements at Port Ar
thur. This is for American consump-
ton 1t is false, but | shall permit its
publication here In order 10 prove that
we do not fear war, even with live
powers. England never addressed to
us inquiries, complaints or protests re.
garding Manchuria, She recognizes our
special interests. but continually in-
cites Japan and America against Rus
STA. The English dispatches from the
/ far east are for American consumption,
Why doesn't America see through the
/ trick? why swallow the bait 50 awk-
wardly disguised?
sDoes America Desire ware
tDoes America desire WARP If So
why does not anybody stop to consider
how much the Observation-Disclosures
trade amounted to before 1892 Whoev.
er heard Newchwang mentioned before
we brought order there7 Who Is build
ing DaIny as a free port? Russia has
10000 miles Of Chinese frontier Shall
we place ourselves on the same footins
as others? When we saved Admiral
4 Seymour from destruction, why did
Nobody protest against Kiachowi Whaf
10 the outcry for?
II repeat that we do not fear wal
even with five powers. Our defeat il
the Crimea Is d glorious chapter in pni
history, ana / do not believe That any
five powers desire to gather new laurek
like those Of the Cfimea What can Ja
pan dot Suppose Japan defeated th'
, / Russian army. we would crush japan
to sand. Japan exists upon Russian
, fish. 1t il your duty to expose Eng
! lands duplicity It Is not recen
phenomenon now; II IS a chronic affair
Some English dispatches surpass oper
bouffe. Here Is a dispatch Just receives
stating that Japan is preparing 70
war and that the entire Japanes
squadron IS now at Viadiyostok, wher
foreign war ships are not allowed 3
all"
Director Hartwig generally and spJ
! officially denied the reports regardin
Russia's mobilization Of troops,