Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31

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ESSS.rrSsSIa OF Russia to extend
~ N M her far east sphere Of
kN I'M sa influence into Korea
a. ~ IL but the logical out.
Es IA a come of the policy
Eilll,. s, J. ,Inia,,. pursued during the
past FIVE years by the
government OF the czar In the matter
OF outstanding the great Chinese en-
pire. II is an open secret that ever
since the Boxer uprising Of 1900 Russia
has had Manchuria by the throat. but
what is not so generally known is that
Russia some time ago obtained from
the Chinese emperor concessions call
culated ultimately to give her sole con-
troll of the great tea trade OF the coun-
try as well as of the vast mineral re-
sources of the interior, Again, since
the Boxer instruction Russian infiu-
ence has become well nigh paramount
In Mongolia. and relations which may
some day count for great deal have
been established with the native au-
thoritles Of Tibet, that great inland
principality about which comparatively
little is known owing to its prejudices
against the admission OF foreigners
within its borders even for a visit, but
which would be OF far reaching impor-
lance to Russia In the event of de-
scent upon India. AT the present mo-
ment however, Russia's influence is
seen most prominently IN that portion
OF Asia designated Ms the far east and
II Ia against the growing aggression Of
the bear, palpaby threatening not only
the commercial interests, but the polit-
cal life OF Japan, that the fiery little
kingdom has been so theoretically pro-
testing.
II Is difficult to fix with exactness
the date upon which Russia first began
to get the upper hand in Manchuria and
to adopt the policy which has become
so menacing to the integrity OF Japan
as well as OF China, So far back as
the seventeenth century Russia OBJ
tained n good slice Of Manchuria, but It
is absurd to suppose that ut that time
she even dreamed OF taking the course
she has SO successfully pursued during
recent years II Is safe TO say how
ever, that even prior to the conception
OF the idea of the great railway which
she has thrown across Siberia there
came to her Visions OF an ultimate
greatness in Asia transcendlng any
thing that the world had ever known
Before this, Of course she had had de-
signs upon India. but the policing Of
the approaches TO that British colony
rendered II patent that she must bide
her time before striking this blow at
the integrity OF the British empire.
With China, on the other hand, the
situation was different Russia there
had the advantage az a long, contiguous
boundary imperfectly guarded and,
provided she could make n gradual adj
vance without exciting the suspicion OF
other powers, she might hope ultimate
ly to establish herself so strongly In the
Celestial Kingdom that she could hid
defiance to the world should the at
tempt be made to eject her Recent
events have shown concluslycly that
she now deems herself in an impregna-
BILE position so far as Manchuria Is
concerned, and from the same events
II may not ilogically be inferred that
she Is convinced that her relations with
the Chinese authorities are such as to
give her control not only OF the prov