The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-24
EUROPEAN WAR COMMENT.

EUROPEAN WAR COMMENT.
From the New York Globe.)
One war will not settle the matter, az
England and the United States are behind
| Japan.-Bihzheviya Viedomosti. ST. Peters
burg.
| 1t Will be of no more advantage 10 tho
U1ited States. which governs a people be-
/ longing to the yellow race in the Phil
ippines. than it will be TO Great Britain.
which is in similar position. IL Japan
emerges from the present conflict with an
| increase of authority.-Novosti, st. Peters
burg.
The Russian soldiers bear hardships bet
ter than any European troops. and the
siberian forces are even harder than the
rest of the Russian army. but in ST. Pc
tersburg it is well known that the Siber-
ian stand far below the European army
as regards tactics. rapidity of movement.
and MISUNDERSTANDING. ST. Peters
burg
1t astonishing to watch the attitude of
the populace in Japan. They suppress
every expression of feverish excitement
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part from their sons quite coolly. and
mothers say "sood-by' without tears or
visible emotion. Yet there is a general
determination, if necessary. to shed the
last drop Of blood for Japan.-Lokalanzei-
| ger, Berlin.
| Thief rank action of the English has on
/ ly shown US once more how hopeless are
I
| It might some day be possible to enter
| into actively friendly relations with them
Their instructive hostility to the growth
| of the Slav has taken too deep root in
/ the envious hearts Of this people for US
ever again 10 cherish any illusions what
! ever on this point-St. Petersburg Ga
| zette.
The attitude of Germany continues to
be the maintenance of the most complete
and straightforward neutrality, which. so
far as Russian is concerned. is very ma
terially facilitated by the fact that as
has frequently enough been declared in
| Germany no real incompatibility Of in
terests exists between Germany and Rus
sia. People have more important bus-
ness than to puzzle their brains over the
question of Northumberland Ga
zette.
History teaches US that everything
yields to first successful effort, so that !.
We hope Japan will have the same good /
fortune to land as she has had on sea, /
and make Russia retire within her limits. /
which are already sufficiently extensive. /
Roma, Rome.
The masses long for the golden oppor-
tunity when their ruler may find his peo-
pie can be made use of. 1t would be the
right moment. The czar, society, and all
classes of the population are all in the
same mood, all patriotically aroused. and
eager to do their best for the greatness
and dignity OF Russia.-Neue Freie Presse,
Vienna.
Russia has no friends abroad except
perhaps. the German emperor who has
sent the car the historic tin skull OF the
old Prussisn Guards as nexpression OF
his sympathy But al home she may win
back the good will of all those whom the
autocratic system alienated; and the sore
trouble imposed upon Russia by her land
grabbing may have the salutary conse-
quence that the Russian people can see
the coming Of liberty, and who knows. II
not Of a constitutional regimc?-Die Zeit,
Vienna
France. who knows her duty. viii re-
main faithful ito Russia. who represents.
in this conflict which she has not pro-
voked, the interests Of Europe The vic
tory Of Japan would in a short time be
the occasion Of new and terrible conflicts.
What would then become OF our Indo-
Chinese possessions? - La Republique /
Francaise. &.
European opinion IS completely upset
by the events OF the past fortnight Even
our ally herself. who foresaw that she
would be forced. perhaps in a given
time to show her great white teeth in
order TO arrive ar Il settlement of her diff
ferences with the empire of the rising
sun-eyen she was far from foreso-iue
that which has actually come 70 pas--- ,
lie Figaro. Paris.
II is worth while TO observe that th1
German railway advance fu Shaatung has
elected heartfelt congra tulatiors 10y cable .
from the Kaiser Russlos ultimate hold
upon Manchuria Is not likely % be any
more tenacious than that - the TeG;ons
upon the country rounabout Kachow-
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