The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
IS READY TO FIGHT WORLD Russia Not Afraid Of
 Result. M. HARTWIG IS 0UTSP0KEN Says Great Britain'S Duplicity
 is Notorious. Czar's Country, He Declares, Does Not Fear War With Any
 Five Powers-could
 Crush Japan.

St. Petersburg. July 25.-Director Hart wig, of the Asiatic Department of the Russian Foreign Ofice, talked long, earn estly and frankly to a representative of the Associated Press today regarding Manchuria. He began by making the statement that the Russo-Chinese situ- ation was likely to remain unchanged ur- til the return to the Russian capital of War Minister Kuropatkin. Director Hart wig declared that he could not understand Prince Ching's statement to Minister Con. ger but he presumed the port question would be arranged. Russia, he said. ex. cluded Harbin from the port possibilities because of its railway importance. but he could see no objection to two more other ports being opened.
 Passing to the statement of American opinion regarding Manchuria, the Director made a remarkably outspoken attack up- on England. He said:
 England's Duplicity.
 'I do not comprehend how Russia, whose foreign policy is the most straight forward, can be accused of duplicity. when England's double dealing Is a ques- ton that should be apparent to every body. Here are two telegrams received from England today One relates to Lord Cranborne's statement in the House oi Commons July 9, saying that England
 
 covering the entire situation and that England recognized Russia's peculiar sit uation and special interests In Manchuria, The other repeats The London Standard's { dispatch from Tien Tsin July 24, regard ing Russian endorsements at Port Ar thur. This is for American consumption; it Is false, but I shall permit it's publica- tion here in order to prove that we do not fear war even with five powers. axf, ,,,I aAA AA Ao ....l ries, complaints or protests regarding Manchuria. She recognizes our epecia
 interests but continually incites Japar and America against Russia. The Eng lIsh dispatches from the Far East are fol | American consumption. Why does no | America see through the trick; why swal low the bait So awltwardly disguised Does America desire war; If so. win. does not anybody stop to consider how
 much the American-Manchurian trade | amounted to before 1899. Whoever heard l New Chwang mentioned before VI brought order there7
 10000 Miles of Frontier. "who is building Dalny as a free rort Russia has 10000 miles of Chinese from | tier. Shall we place ourself on the same | footing as others? When we saved Ad.
 miral Seymour from destruction why did not somebody protest against Kia Chow l What Is the outcry for? Does anybody
 suppose we are going to be compelled tC
 relinquish the railway to Hong Ponez ol | other maraudersY T repeat that we do not fear war ever
 with five powers. Our defeat in the Cri
 mea Is a glorious chapter in our history and I do not believe that any five pOweri
 desire to gather new lanrels like those oi the Crimea. What can Japan do? w could crush Japan to sand. Japan exists | upon Russian fish. It is our duty to ex pose England's dupllcity. It Is not re | cent phenomenon now: 1t Is a chronic af | fair. Some English dispatches surpasi opera bouffe. Here is a dispatch just re ceived stating that Japan is preparing | for war and that the entire Japanese squadron is now at Vladivostock, where foreign warships are not allowed at all. Director Hartwlg generally and specif | ically denied the reports regarding Rus | SIas mobilization of troops.