Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
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and the Liaotung peninsula, But the
Russian sphere Of influence, so far as
! China Is concerned, extcndg, as was
said above, far beyond the confines OF
Manchura and the peninsula. The
Russo-Chnesc bank, FOR one thing. has
secured a concession for building d RAN.
way from Chengtlng, IN Pechli proy-
ince, to Talyunn, In Shansl province.
with the privilege of eventually extend
ing the road to signanfu, the terminal
point in Shensi OF the caravan route
from the interior BY this concession
Russia secured for It's railways central
not only of the empires entire tee
trade, but also of the mineral ana ayr.
cultural development following In tho
wake OF the railroad. Those who 70.
member the attempts England has
made to'entcr China's mining territory
will appreciate the bitterness which
sprang up in the lions heart as he
watched the bear thus forestall him.
But this IS not all that Russia has ac-
complished in the way Of extending her
sphere of influence.
II has been tentatively proposed to
construct n railway from Peking to
w
eastern const OF the tlaoting gulf. and
Russlo has wrung from China the
promise that Il the road Is built It win
be constructed under Russian auspices.
This means that Russia win lie In n POI
sltlon should the need arise. to pour
her hordes into the Chinese capital IT.
self OF SIN greater Importance TO
Russia, however, IS the concession
granted I'm the face OF tho most heated
protests from Great Britain and Ger
many for trunk line from Picking In
the north TO Canton in the south, thus
bringing Russia into direct contact
with the French sphere OF influence. The
length of the road will be about 1850
miles, and Il will traverse some OF the
richest agricultural districts OF the em-
pre. 1t is Of interest 10 note that the
northern section, from Picking to Han
kow. a rich river port on the Yangtse-
ldnng was originally conceded to n
Chinese syndicate. which found itself
unable TO carry out the work without
foreign aid, A Belgian syndicate then
secured the concession through French
and Russian influence and with the as
sistance Of the Russo Chinese bank.
The southern section Is OF more espe-
cial moment TO Americans. inasmuch as
;he concession for constructing Il was
obtained by an American syndicate.
known as the American China Develop
ment company This section win be
about 1000 miles long with terminals
at Hankow and Wuchang at the one
end and Canton and Honekong at the
other Thus will be brought into close
contact two interests that have hitherto
been widely separated American and
Russian.
These various roads viii in the very
nature of things spread the influence OF
Russia from one end Of the empire 10
the other north, south, east and west
That they VIII ultimately mean the
Russlani2atlon OF China by no means
follows but that they will give the
government OF the czar an ever increas-
ing prestige throughout Asia cannot be
doubted Not alone Japan. but all the
powers. are thus vitality interested In
the problem which ia daily becoming
more and more complex as the yenrs
roll blythe ultimate destiny Of the vast
congerics known as the Russian en-
pire. ALEX c. DILwORTH.