The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-12
RUSSIA STAYING
For GUARANTEES
Newspapers of Russia Give the
Other Side of the Matter
TOO MANY MINISTERS
Cause Conflicting Reports,
America Roasted

st. Petersburg. July 1.-THE Vestnik
Europy views with deep concern the
fact that the foreign press is again large
ly inimical 10 Russia. Even old friends
Ike the United States have lately dis
played in their press a hostility such as
hitherto characterized England alone, p"
SAYS this long established and digni1ied
review, which continues as follows:
''Our policy in China scarcely justified
the reproaches which the American press
is heaping upon US. We suffered incom-
parabIy more from the Chinese troubles
than any OF the other Powers, and new
srtheiess we have taken less thought OF
compensation Of the defense OF our in
terestB 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 Manchuria-
once we had entered a Chinese pro-
vince We could not leave il until order
had been restored and the operation of
our railroad had been insured. When
this had been accomplished We could
not make UP our minds to place the re-
suits of our effCr IS in jeopardy again, and
go we kept deferring the evacuation OF
the provinces that we had occupied in
order to obtain from the Chinese gov
eminent some guarantees for the future.
THE yacillations, contradictions and
uncertainties in our conduct and in our
declarations about the Manchurian ques-
ton can easily be traced to causes which
are perfectly applicable to US, bur which
do not exist as far as foreign cabinets
are concerned. In Manchuria three sep
arate authorities are at work, and each
has its own views and seeks in its own
way TO defend the interests of the state.
The ministry of foreign affairs is, natur-
ally, chiefly mindful TO avoid all misun-
derstandings and conflicts with foreign
Powers, and is therefore always inclined
to make peaceful declarations even in
cases where their fulfllment does not
depend upon the diplomatists alone.
lie ministry Of war is for its part
unable to withdraw troops from region
that still needs military protection, and
Is therefore often compelled to have re-
course to measures against which diplom-
Rcy has pronounced in its declarations.
The ministry of finances keeps the great
material interests connected with the
East Chinese railway mainly in view and
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, and thus are ex-
planned many peculiarites in the course
OF our Chinese affairs. Contradictions
ha-r of ha rio
thorities are taken by foreigners as a
proof Of the disloyalty of our government
and as d sign of ambitious plans which
are directed Immediately or remotely
against the interests of he other powers.
The Vesnik Europy, however. regards
the ''insolent tone Of the foreign press
toward Russia" as due to something be-
yond errors of diplomacy or weakness Of
foreign policy.
we have to do here it continues,
''with one of many symptoms of a deep,
fundamental antagonism for which inter
national questions serve only as a con-
venient pretext. Foreign newspapers.
even those which enjoy the greatest au-
thority, more and more frequently draw
unseemly parallels between Russia and
Turkey, making use withal of matter
which it is not customary to treat in our
press. Diplomatic hypocrisy. treachery,
and cunning in foreign politics. all that
we are reproached with in our dealings
with China. are to a far higher degree
characteristic of the English and in part
OF other nations also.
I'VE need here mention only the con-
duct of the Americans in Cuba and after
the Spanish war. but particularly their
actions of the Philippines How quickly /
the civilizing mission OF the emancipators
degenerated here into an open policy of
robbery and conquest