Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-03

RUSSIAN MINISTER'S VIEWS.
Count cassini Discusses Hostility I
Russia in America.

Count cassni Discusses Hostility &c
Russia in America.
| Washington. March Count Cas-
SIM, the Russian ambassador, has de-
clared positively that the relations be-
tween Russia and the United States
are of a most amicable character.
Have you noticed the hostile tone
recently employed by the Russian press
| in discussing the attitude Of the United
States on questions growing out of the
war with Japan?" Count Cassini was
| asked.
Il have noticed it with regret re-
piled the Russian ambassador. ut is
useless to ignore it. ] have also no.
| ticed similar hostile tone employed
by many newspapers in the United
States. This has had a tendency to
create among the people of Russia and
the people of the United States a feel
ing of distrust and hostility toward
each other, which every patriotic
American and Russian must deplore.
Something must be done to change
them. They must not be permitted to
continue The relations between the
two governments are friendly. So far
as ! know there is nothing unsatisfac :
tory. but this feeling which prevails
among the masses of the people ought
to cause great concern on the part OF
thinking men OF both nations.
You must remember the friendship
between Russia and the United States
was Of long and sturdy growth. 1t be-
gan with the erection Of the American
nation.
"Mr Carl Schurz. one of your most
distinguished writer's and statesmen,
in writing Of the Panama congress
which was held in 1921. spoke of the
part the emperor of Russia played as
the friend of the United States and
said that the emperor was one whom
American diplomacy had fallen into
the habit of regarding as a sort of
benevolent uncle.
Russa's Part in 1861.
You have only to refer to your own
diplomatic correspondence printed IN
1851 to learn from official sources on
which side the influence of Russia was
cast in your great civil war. The en-
peror of Russia at that time, according
to letter from c. NJ. Clay, your min
lister to Russia, said to the United
States diplomatic representative: SO
much more had he hopes Of the perpe-
tuity of the friendship between two
nations now that, In addition to all for
lner ties, we were bound together by
common sympathy and the common
cause of emancipation
among other things, according to
the letter of Mr.. Clay to Mr.. Seward,
he expressed the earnest wish that We
would speedily recover the integrity of
the union. And Prince Gortschakoff,
+ in a note which was communicated to
the American state department. sub
seribed himself as the representative
of sovereign animated by the most
friendly sentiments toward the Ameri-
can union and said:
This union is not simply in our eyes
nm element essential to universal e9u-
librium. 1t constitutes, besides, a ma
tion to which our august master and
all Russia have pledged most friendly
interest Tho rrece'4ng consid-
erations have no other object than to
attest the lively sclicitude of the en-
peror in the presence of dangers which
menace the American union and the
sincere wishes which his majesty en-
tertains for the maintenance OF tsat
great work so laboriously raised and
which appeared so rich in its future. /"
Russia Did Send Fleet.
ut has been asserted and denied that
the Russian government sent it's fleet
to America during the civil was as an
evidence of its friendly desire to have
the union maintained. Have you any
personal knowledge on that point?'
l remember the incident we'll. K
was at the beginning of my diplomatic
eareer was secretary to Prince Gort-
schacoff at that time when he was min
lister of foreign affairs. ! remember It
from conversations and discussions IN
the ministry, all of which We're in the
direction OF showing how absolutely
friendly we were to this country, and
how well we were disposed. undoubt-
ealy the fleet was sent to America for
the purpose alleged and because of the
hostile attitude of more than one other
European power"
kishineff Affair.
"To what then do you ascribe the
hostility voiced in various sections Of
this country and the deep sense OF in
fury and resentment that comes from
Russia?"
Il ascribe 1t largely to the outgrowth
nf the Kishineff incident and to the
Vaccinations of agents of other coun-
tries whose interests are best Servea
by creating distrusts between your gov
.Iprcapt and mine
In this interview l disclaim any in
tention of speaking for the officials OF
tie government of Russia or for Rus
SIAN society. l speak for the people.
Even the Jews in Russia have forgot
ten Kishineff and are aiding the COVE
eminent.
No Grounds For Hostility.
"The American and Russian people
never has the slightest motive for any
difference. Every man who mas gone
to Russia could see what feeling there
was toward an American. The Russian
knows of that traditional friendship
that has existed between the two coun-
tries for more than 100 years. His feel
ings toward Americans has been abso-
lutely different from that toward other
nationalities. This was cemented by
the fact that America, when we had a
famine, sent ships laden with -four and