New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03

first flush of excitement we must not forget
that if urge her to withdraw, under Chinese
rule our merchants would not be permitted to
remain for a moment, except in the open ports of
which ask for two, of which, MOukden,
the capital, is a struggling city of 10000 per-
sons. hundreds of miles away from the sea
coast. and reached only by the Russian railway.
For Russia to retire from Manchuria is IN
practical. It would deprive American merchants
and manufacturers Of millions annually, and
would mean that the country would relapse into
barbarism and the hundreds of millions Russia
has expended would be lost to her for the Man
churians still successfully wayIay travellers and
even wreck trains. so that it is necessary to
guard the railway for almost its entire length.
Americans are welcomed in ManChuria the Rus
slams taking up eagerly our new inventions in
labor So wing devices: in fact, ii the adOp-
ton of one of these the American steam rock
drill. that brought about the first strike known
in Russian Asia. | had induced the engineers
to order a sample lot, and on their arrival we
started them to work. The Manchurians, who
had been accustomed to chipping away the rocks
and powders by hand, sullenly watched the Yam
kee machines humping away, guided by invisi-
BILE hands and then at the touch of a button the
charge of dynamite sent the powders flying III
every direction. 1t was more tnan they could
comprehend. so they threw down their tools. re
lis The engineers were annoyed, but, thoroughly
convinced that they could complete the railway
perhaps years in advance of the time hoped for
by use of the American steam rock drill they
refused to give way: the Manchurians returned
suenly to work, and from that day to this Rus
STA in the Far East has looked to US 10 help her
ont Of MANY difficulties The Manchurians short
" after became involved in the Boxer outbreak,
and many foreigners We're imprisoned in the lit
tie Russian cities already springing up the rails
We're torn up and the wooden bridges We're
burned by the Boxers.
Nor are the exciting times yet over. | have
representatives, in all the larger cities of Man
churia-despite the fact that there are no open
ports there-hut ] would not yet to cross
the country without the protection of Russian
authority There aye 20000000 Manchurians in
the 100000 square miles of Manchurian terri
tory The industrious of these prefer Russian rule
and the Chinese merchants pour in from beyond
Picking to escape the mandaIins. who are per
united to pillage them at will in every other
part of the empire: but there is immense
Iawless element that it will take all Russtas
mil tary strength IN Manchuris to subdue. and
il is on the natives she depends for the work of
draining extensive areas. reclainling waste
lands and build NJ towns for the incoming white
population. "onviota are 10 iC:lser sent IL ST
heri. II costs more to feed and house them
than to hire the Man, huriaEs. Russia welcomes
every one into Jan,hur.J :, no brings idea
that will aid her in the de, e.opmert of the land.
but she has many difficulties to OK =. ne. and
asks to no let alone unit. size complete her
work Already she ha= sp.-.; within Two YER
some $50 eta l2n "A a' ,, I'r.:,. a. ft'.'