Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13

Trans-Sberian road are rapidly grow
ing Indeed there are towns along
that road which have better depart
ment stores than Washington city,
THE GLARS MANCHURIAN ARMY.
How many troops have the Russians
In Manchuria9'
only the Russians know" replied
Senator Beverldge. THE soldiers have
been brought I'm In small parties but
they are everywhere 1t was estimat-
ed there were G0,O00 In 1900. When |
Travelled over the Chinese eastern rail-
road I'm 1901 | was told by n high mill
tary authority that the soldiers num-
bered 10000. and they may have 200
600 or even 100000 there today with
the new railroads thousands more can
he rushed In, AS you know, every man
I'm Russia is a soldier. and the cars
available army numbers millions,
THE WAR a RELIGIOUS ONE.
at the same time the japanese
troops are thoroughly well organized.
There are no better soldiers anywhere
and no Drawer on the one side the
japanese are fighting for their homes
and on the other the Russians are
fighting at the orders Of their father
the car, and at the same time in the
belief that It Is their duty to carry the
cross into China and thus Christianize
the far east. That Is a point that Is
not generally considered, but | am told
the Russians believe that It Is their
destiny to spread their religion over all
Asia"
UNCLE SANS POLICY.
I'm the trouble between japan and
Russia, what should be the policy Of
the United States?'
1T should be that OF a friendly reu-
trality," replied the senator I'VE are
In the happy condition Of being the
closest friend Of each nation. The Rus
SLAMS have sentimental as well as
q real friendship for US and so have
the Japanese Russia was our friend
AZ the time OF the revolution, II aided
us during the civil war, and 1t sold
Alaska to us In preference to any other
nation. In return we have done many
things TO cement this friendship, and
especially so during the famine Of q
few years ago. The Russians are APP
preciative, and today, Notwithstanding
the efforts OF other nations to make the
United States Russias enemy, We are
It's strongest friend.
1T Is the same with Japan. Commo-
dore Perry, one Of our naval officers,
opened up that country to modern civil.
izatlon and since then We have always
been fair and liberal In our dealings
with il, In our diplomatic negotiations
We have asked less than other nations
and given more. The result is that
Japan regards the United States as her
friend, and II the fight between her
and Russia is carried to a finish we
shall be in a position to take advantage
of the situation then, whatever 1t may
be. II any nation is to receive any
thing from such settlement we at
least shall not be left out
ITO AND WITTE.
"You have met both Count Ito Of ia
pan and Sergius Witte Of Russia, the
greatest men Of the two nations, Sen
ator Beyeridge? Tell ME about them?'
physically they are az far apart as
the poles replied Senator Beyerldge.
Count Ito Is dark short and stocky.
Mr. Witte is rosy checked, tall, but
broadshoulderd. Both men are very
great and very quiet. | should say that
Ito Is perhaps the greatest Asiatlc now
living, and think one might say that
Witte Is the greatest Slay, Ito is the
creator Of modern Japan. lie wrote the
constitution, and he has been the ad-
wiser of the mkado since It was enact
ed. He is cool, calculating, conserva1
tive and perfectly fearless At the
same time he Is as simple as child.
"Sergious Witte is also simple In
fact all really great men are unosten-
tatlous. II Is only the little fellow in
big place who puts on airs. Mr.. Witte
makes you at home and talks to you In
low, quiet way, which is very impress
sive, You cannot help seeing that he is
great, nor feeling so when you realize
what he has done. He started life as