The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-12
IT'S Up TO The JAPS.
George Moy Sing Says Cinnamon
Aren't Interested in Russian
Entertainments.
M. Winthrop Says Russia Wants
Manch uria for the Prospective
Soldiers There.

III up to the Japanese, says George Moy
Sing. Ordinarily, being chiefly interested
IN the mysterious composition Of cl1op sue,
ana kindred delicacies at the Shang Ha
10 restaurant on First avenue S. Georg,
| Is not particularly concerned in any ques
ions OF International moment Being {
graduate OF the Boston high school. ant
being fairly conversant with what is eoins
on IN the great world outside of the United
States, he admits that he takes more thar
passing interest in any subject which II
any wise Affects the celestial kingdom
Inc trouble Is, said George, that my
Fellow countrymens in China don't bother
themselves much about any designs which
the powers may have upon such remote
part OF their country as Manchuria Ir
thls particular case, I don't think it cuts
much hgure, as you Americans say, be-
cause the Russian occupation of Man
eI, as understand it, doesn't near
the partition Of China.
The Russians know that China doesn't
care particularly what happens to Man
churia. All that Russia wants at present
Is TO control the northern half Of Asia, SC
as to present a formidable front to Japan.
From the Trans Siberian railroad terminal
at Port Arthur, Russia is chiefly inter-
ested IN running an extension into the
Korean peninsula, SO as to be able to es-
tablish an immediate base of operations
for campaign against Japan in the event
of war. = a
Russia knows, as well as you or I
know, that Japan is the only great power
that really seriously threatens the inter-
ests OF the great bear in the orient. Eng
land and America have enough interna,-
t1onal problems Of their own at present.
CHINA is not to be seriously considered.
There are plenty Of fighting men in China,
millions Of them, but when it comes to
the munitions Of war, China is found
wanting: There are no great arsenals
there. Cinnamon are grown-up children.
They have to rely upon the other coun-
tries for their supplies in wartime, and
there Is no genius for military science
When 1t comes to mapping out campaign
and meeting an aggressive foreign foe.
Japan will be at the mercy of Russia when
that railroad extension is completed and
China will make no attempt to head Oft
the Russians at present because she has
too many troubles Of her own"
TO illustrate what he had to say, George
here hurriedly sketclled a map Of the
northern half of the Chinese empire.
showing how easy it would be for Russia
to construct a branch. from the great
Asiatic transcontinenta1 railroad, SO as to
afford quick and convenient access with
Manchuria, and so menace Japan, that
the men who are now directing the for
tunes of the land Of the mikado would
think twice before they would dare af-
front the car or dispute the triumphant
march of his minions across Asia.
Here's 4 Russian View
Russia wants fighting men and her real
design in occupying Manchuria is to an
mex several million tartar ninions. This
is the Russian view of the situation taken
by M. Winthrop, special officer at the:
municipal court, Who until few years
ago was resident Of Odessa, Russia
The tartars make best soldiers in the
world. Z said Mr.. Winthrop t.and It is the
czars dearest ambition at present to build
up the largest standing army In the
world. He knows Sfat in order to protect
his vast domain froPa The athreatenink en-
croachments Of other powers, notably
Japan, he must thoroly police his whole
frontier. and the ferocious tartar f1ordes
are just the fellows he needs. Japan is
Russia 3 only formidable rival in the pro-
posed partition of China and the opening
UP Of Manchuria to commerce. Russia
has stolen a march on all the other powers
and Is in Manchuria to stay. She cannot
be ebluffed out and with the extension of
her great railway system turnout Man
churia, Japan will cease to be as aggres-
sive q foe as at present.
It will be In vain for Japan to appeal
to the other powers either England or
America, to intervene, and it Is in such
concerted action of the powers that she
now places her main reliance for defeating
Russia's ambitious plans for the conquest
of Manchuria.''