Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13

nans usS the sai Word "a ART H. sn1 than as
whip never letting the people down at ali
with good lntsntiens; the Dutch IN java are
s o% saa g handle Has vrops sns
obtain the best results from oonquering
them. That ID why we have been able to
march right across the continent from the
Pacific we conquer. and then we make
the people glad they were conquered.
When Russia does go to war In the Tar
east, many Asiat'cs will hold commands IN
the cxar's armies, and they will be trusted
Just as fully as they would be II they had
been born In Moscow"
Forgets Quickly.
Foreigners are surprised at the quickness
with which Russia lays down the sword
and offers the lump of sugar to vanquished
orientals. Makdum Kuli. a warrior chief
tain, was the heart and soul Of the defense
of Geek Tepe in the Turcoman campaign OF
the early eighties The ashes of Cock Tepe
had hardly grown cold, the bodies OF thou
sands of his masSacred tr1besmen were sun
unburied, when Mekdum Kuh was visited
by Russian secret agent, VINO FOUND MIN
In the midst of the army he had rallied for
another stand against the Russian invaders
This agent persuaded him to give in and go
to Russia as the guest OF the car, whose
coronation was then due at MOSCOW.
1.-The untutored Turcoman chieftain, said
an Englishman who met Makdum Kuli at
that city, was the honor ed guest at the
coronation festivities. Greater attention
was paid to him than to European kings
and princes. It was a master stroke OF
policy. When he got back to his own coun.
try and told of the wonderful sights ne nad
seen, Of all the power and spiendor OF rus
STA, there was no more talk of fighting. HIS
account of the size Of the Russian army
converted the war party, but far more po-
tent were the handsome Russian uniform he
wore and the stories he told OF the 1avots
conferred upon him by the great white
czar. All the other Turcoman ch1eftafns be-
came keenly anxious to make the acquaint-
ance Of such generous master
A Familiar Story.
1t is familiar story to students of Rus
sian conquest. Schamyl was the foremost
foe of Russia in the Caucasus for gen.
Grafton. Today Schamyrs sons are officers
in the Russian army, treated with especial
honor by the car
After the blood lust of the troops was
over at Picking the Russians did all they
could to save the lives of Chinese residents
officials. The Germans declared that no
protection could be given to Chinese,
whether they had been implicated in the
attack on the legations or not; the Rus
SLAMS protected them. When the Russians
left Picking the Germans occupied their
quarter of the city. Immediately this hap
pened all the Chinese who had settled there
scampered Off into the adjacent Japanese
quarter. They had felt they were safe
under the Russians. but they would not
trust the Germans. Yet both the Russians
and the japanese had been guilty of
slaughering defenseless Cinnamon to a de-
gree unequaled by the Germans, any
other foreign soldiers-the Russians in that
very campaign. the Japanese in the Chino
Japanese war.
kill me in time of war" says the Asiat-
10 NI,of
can kill you. But in time Of peace let me
live in my own way, and treat me as a
man and a brother
Russia comedies this demand as no other
western nation does. That is why there is
no nihilism in Asiatic Russia There could
be little excuse for it. since the cars
oriental subjects are treated infinitely bet
ter than those IN Europe.
Gen. Skeboleh, famous Russian soldier,
compared English and Russian administra-
tion IN Asia in an article which he wrote
for the Russ in January, 1885 His views
were, OF course, prejudiced, but they were
interesting. 90 %
Increasing Her Wealth.
England lays a heavy hand on her de-
pendent peoples he said. '.she reduces
them to 2 state OF slavery, only that En-
giish trade may pront and Englishmen grow
rich. The deaths of millions in India from
starvation have been caused indirectly by
English oespotism. And then the press
Of Engla1d disseminates far and wide the
idea OF Russia being a country of barbar-
ians Thousands of natives in India only
await Russia's de of deliverance.
~ Enslishmen would only throw aside
their misplaced pride. and study a little
deeper the foundation of Russia's power
In central Asia, comparing it with their
own. they would soon see plainly why the
name of Russia has such prestige In Asia
and why the natives of India hate the do
mfnion OF England and set their hopes OF
freedom upon Russia.
Russia gives full liberty to native man
ners and not only does not overburden her
subjects with fresh taxes, but even allows
them exemptions and privileges of a most
extensive character. England, on the con-
trary. Is a vampire. sucking the last drop of
blood out of India"
Russia suffers no permanent drain upon
her military resources by reason of her con-
quests. On the contrary, she can be taught
nothing in the art of raising native levies
and making them loyal. She can raise and
does raise. far greater number of soldiers