Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-22
THE BEAR IN MANCHURIA
John Brisben Walker Discusses
 Russo-C Chinese Situation.

Greatest War That the World Has
 Ever Seem Now Predicted by. the
 We'll Known Editor Who Says
 That Either America and Southern
 Europe Must Fight Russia or Con-
 cede All Asia.
 a John Brisben Walker, editor of the Cosmopolitan, has contributed to the New York Journal an article on the Russe-C Chinese situation entitled "Will Russia Rule the World?'' MT. Walker spent two years in the Chinese military service, going from West Point naili- tary academy in 1868 at the invitation of Mir, Anson Burlingame, who was at that time in the United States on his mission around the world Mir. Wal ker accompanied the Hon. Ross Browne, who was MT. Burlingame.s successor as United States minister in Peking, and during his two years in China travelled over the northern DOT. tion of the empire. He had an oppor- tunity to study the Chinese as soldiers and to understand the geographical problems. He is familiar with the Manchurian and Mongolian character, and also had an opportunity upon the occasion of two visits to Japan to see and admire the character of the Jap- anese as soldiers.
 MT. Walkers article follows:
 We are probably on the eve of the AT,n% k !. seen. I am opposed to war; do not believe in war; hope there never will be another war. But if there can be just war it is called for now. Either America and southern Europe must fight Russia at this time or concede to her all of Asia.
 Few people understand how insidi- otlsly Russia has been moving her forces. up against the barriers of Per sia, India and China. Year after year Russian army posts have been advanc- ed, re-enforced, built into large com mands, until today Russia is ready to. attack not China alone, but along her entire frontier line in Asia, and is prob ably in position to capture China, India and even Persia unless deter mined front is put up by the rest of the world.
 It is astounding the lethargy which has been exhibited toward the occupa- ton of Manchuria. Every one in the least familiar with the situation has recognized that once Russia became intrenched in northern China, with the Transsiberian railway completed, her battle ships in sufficient numbers, it would be almost impossible to dislodge her. She came into Manchuria deliber-. ately; she never had any intention of, leaving it, and she is quite ready today, to begin battle.
 Probably she has counted most on the indifference felt in the United States regarding her occupation of Manchuria. During discussion with Russian who was visiting me several years ago asked the question, What part of China does Russia want?" He replied, Russia wants no part of Chi na,' then added after moment, "She wants it all"
 The Manchurians and Mopgols fur nish splendid fighting material, at least so far as private soldiers go. They can live on almost nothing, make long marches, sleep on the ground, obey or ders and learn to handle firearms with accuracy Tn other words, they have all the clements of first class private soldiers.
 The Russians have the officers ready to put over them. It will not be nec- essary for Russia to move vast num- bers of men from Europe. Russia is now established, it's forts built; its navies are in the eastern harbors of Asia, the officers have arrived, and vast quantities of stores and arms have been shipped in.. It only remains now to drill the natives in order to organize an army large enough to sweep down on Picking and over northern China.
 Whence will the force be brought to combat the army that Russia has even now on the ground? This is estimated in some of the daily papers at 80.O00. with another 100000 comparatively near by in reserve. The brave little Japanese have neither the numbers nor the wealth to combat a nation such as Russia. The Chinese are morgan iZed. The English will have enough to do to defend India.
 Meanwhile French, German, English and Americans are too busy with af- fairs to reflect that if Russia adds an- other 400,0OO,0O0 to her subjects and then with her low priced labor builds ornaments she will be a threat to the rest Of the world. Even America, vain as we are of our strength, might well find occasion in the future to regret our present indifference
 Manchuria is but stepping stone to China. China captured, the balance of power is forever determined. Napoleon said that in a hundred years the world would be either Cossack or republican. We have been so inteat upon our own little corner of the world that we have failed to reflect what a Cossack world would mean
 The Manchurian question is the most tremendous matter before the world &nday f,1+ it is on Sa dicfar,+ p1Yes