The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
Agitation by Newspapers Against
Cars Policy in Manchuria
Brings Explanations.
-AEvENTs HELD RESPONSIBLE.
New Statement of Doctrine of
Manifest Destiny" - Excuse
Found in Americans Action
in Cuba and Philippines.

ST. Petersburg, July 4.-The vestnils Eu-
ropy views with deep concern the fact that
the foreign press is again largely inimicai
to Russia.
Even old friends like the United States
have lately displayed in their press Los
tfity such as has hitherto characterized
England alone" says this long-established
and dgnifed review. which continues as
follows:
Our policy in China scarcely justified the
reproaches which the American press is
-heapng upon us We suffered incomparably
more from the Chinese troubles than any
of the other Powers. and nevertheless we
have taken far less thought Of compensa-
tion and Of the defense OF our interests In
the future than others have.
Under the compulsion of events which
We did not foresce, or which we could not
prevent, We had to occupy Manchuria- Once
we entered a Chinese Province we could
not leave It until order had been restored
and the operation of our railroad had been
inzUres.
When this had been accomplished we
could not make Up our minis to place the
results of our Efforts in jeopardy again, and
We kept defcrr.ng tho evacuation OF the
obtain from the Chinese Government some
guarantees for the future.
TRACES OF TREACHERY.
I'm this logical concentration of circum-
stances one can scarcely find traces Of a
treacherous policy Of conquest which would
properly occasion the dissatisfaction and
4 the protests Of the interested Powers. Soon
er could we be convicted Of heedlessness
Than treachery, for the acquisition of a
r-aifrood IN, forefp, sp rail- q
old neighborly friendship was in itself
risky undertaking.
The violations, contradictions and I'M
certainties in our conduct and in our dec
larations about the Manchurian question
can easily be traced to causes which are
perfectly explicable to US, but which do not
exist as far as foreign cabinets are con-
cerned.
In Manchuria three separate authorities
are at work. and each has its own interests
and seeks in its own way to care for the
interests of the state. The Ministry of For
eign Affairs is naturally chiefly mindful to
AVOID all MISUNDERSTANDING and conflicts
with foreign Powers and is therefore al
ways inclined to make peaceable deciara-
lions even in cases where their fulfillment
does not depend on the diplomatists alone.
The Ministry of War is. for its part,
Unable to withdraw troops from q region
that still needs military protection and is
therefore often compelled to have recourse
10 measures against which diplomacy has
pronounced in its declarations
The Ministry of Finance keeps the great
\ material interests connected with the Eas,
vCAinese Railroad mainly in view, and is
compelled therefore to insist on great eau.
ton and the gradual evacuation of Man
churia
DIFFERENT INTERESTS.
Where the Independent authorities are
engaged one can scarcely expect uniformity
ana consistency in the official declarations
and actions. and thus are explained many
pcculiarities in the course of our Chinese
affairs. Contradictions between the con-
Huet OF the various authorities are taken
ny foreigners as a proof Of the disoyalty
o. our Government and as a sign of ambi-
ucus plans which are directed Immediately
OF remotely against the interests of the
other Powers"
The Festnik Europy. however, regards the
insolent tone of the foreign press toward
Russia as due to something beyond errors
of diplomacy or weakness of foreign policy
We have to do here it continues, with
one or many symptoms of a deep. funda.
mental antaeonism for which international
questions servo only as a convenient pre.
text Foreign newspapers-even those
whlch enjoy the greatest authority-more
snd more frequently form unseemIy paral.
lels between Russia and Turkey NATIVE
use OF matter II Is not customary to treat
IN our press. Diplomatic hypocrisy, treach.
ef! ana cunning in foreign politics. all that
we are reproached with in our dealing
with China. are to. a far higher degree
characteristic of the English, ana I'm mar,
Of other nations also. pa
We need here mention only tho conduct
OF the Americans in Cuba and after the
Spanish war. but particularly thor actions
IN the Philippines. How quickly the civiIiz.
Ing mission of the emancipators depenerated
here into an open policy Of robbery and
conquest" oiu