The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
Is RUSSIA FR|ENDLESS
Papers at St Petersburg Talk
HarshIy
CANNOT QUIT CHINESE
Must Complete the Moral
Work Begun

St Petersburg. July 4.-The vestnSk Eu-
ropia views with deep concern the fact
that the foreign press is again largely
inimieal to Russia Even old friends
like the United States have lately dis
played In their press hostility such as
his hitherto characterized England alone. %
says this long established and dignified
review. which continues as follows:
Our policy In China scarcely justified
the reproaches which the American press
is heaping upon US. We suffered in COM
PARTIALLY more from the Chinese troubles
than any Of the other powers and never
the less we have taken far less thought Of
compensation and of the defense Of our
interests in the future than others have.
Under the compulsion Of events which we
did not foresee or which we could not
prevent We had to occupy Manohuria.
Once we had entered Chinese province
we could not leave it until order had been
restored
When this had been ACCOMPLISHED we
could not make up our minds to place
the results of our efforts in jeopardy again
and Sc we kept deferr1ng the evacuation
of the provinces that we had occupied in
order to give the Chinese government
some guarantee in the future In this
concentration Of circumstances one can
scarcely find traces of treacherous pol
icy Of conquest, which would properly
occasion the dissa tisfaction and the pro-
tests of the interested powers Sooner
could we be convicted of heedlessness
than treachery for the acquisition of a
railroad in foreign territory in reliance
upon all neighborly friendship was in it.
self a risky undertaking.
The vaccinations, contradictions and un-
certainties in our conduct and in our
declarations about the Manchurian ques-
ton ca neasily be traced TO causes which
are perfectly explicable to US, but which
do not exist as far as foreign cabinets
are concerned In Manchuria three sepa-
rate authorities are at work and each
has it sown views and seeking In it's own
way to defend the interests of the state
The ministry Of foreign affairs is natural
ly chiefly mindful to avoid all misunder-
standings and conflicts with foreign pow
ers and is therefore always inclined to
make peaceable declarations even in cases
where their fulfllment does not depend on
tn diplomatists alone. The ministry of
wa MS, for its part. unable to withdraw
troops for a region that still needs mill
tary protection and is therefore often
compelled to have recourse to measures
against which diplomacy has pronounced
in its declarations. The ministry of A.
nance keeps the great material interests
connected with the East Chinese railroad
mainly, and it is compelled therefore to
insist on great caution and the gradual
evacuation of Manchuria.
Where three independent authorities are
engaged one can scarcely expect uni
formity and consistency in the official
declarations and actions. Contradictions
between the conduct of the various au-
thorities are taken by foreigners as
proof of the disloyalty of our government
and as sign of ambitious plans which
are directed Immediately or remotely
against the interests of the powers.
The Svest EUROPA, however, regards
the ''insolent tone of the foreign press
toward Russia. as due to something bey-
ond errors OF diplomacy or weakness Of
foreign policy.
I'VE have to do here" it continues
with one of many symptoms of a deep,
fundamental antagonism, for which in
ternational questions serve only as a con-
venient pretext Foreign newspapers,
even those which endure the greatest au-
thority, more and more frequently draw
unseemly parallels between Russia and
Turkey, making use of matter which II is
not customary to treat in our press.
hypocricy, treachery and cum
ming in foreign politics, all that we are
with in our dealings with
China, are to a far higher degree char
acteristic of the English and in part Of
other nations also. We need here mention
only the conduct Of the Americans In
Cuba after the Spanish war, but partic- |
ularly their actions in the Philippines. |
How quickly the civilizing mission Of the |
degenerated here into an |
open policy of robbery and conquest"
London, July 4.-The officials of the !
United States embassy know nothing Of /
The ultimatum which. according to sd-
Tices from Japan TO the Sviet of st. Pc
ersburg, was presented recently by the
British and japanese ministers at Pekin.
% the Chinese government on the sub
ect OF Manchuria.