Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-25
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more or less distinguished individual
Ike Michael Dayitt or the German
baron yho has been paying a yssit
70 Albuquerque. Who expresses con
Germ that America and Americans
should be- inclined 10 manifest sym
pathy for the Japanese In their pres
ent struggle There ID no cause for
concern on the part Of visiting
friends. The American lore 81 air
play lmpels her people To side with
the Japanese rather than with the
Russians
Wien Russia, Ia violation Of inter
national principles. look possession
gf Manchuria. she made repeated
promises which she never meant 10
falfil. thai she would eyacuate the
oosntry as soon A. her interests per.
rpsttsd. she act several specific dates,
but Va eyer ready xith one prctert
for ignoring her promises. Every ma
lion In Europe, except, possibly.
Francs. protested against the course
" Russia America protested China
protested Japan protested, All 10
no avail Russia MOI only declined to
withdraw from aanchuria. but she
reached out and menaced Korea. With
out doubt Intending To occupy that
kingdom. II was the interssss III
Japan that were. perhaps. most ds.
rectly a. stake. Bat American inter-
ssts ID both Manchurfa and Korea
we're menacsd directly and are still
meracad BIZ the Russian propaganda
Americs supplies more than half the
cotton used in sfanchuris. Her trade
with Korea is large and important
The Russian policy 81 forcing ali 9th.
er nations out of her markets and
the markets of her colonies il veil
known Russia wants Korea and Man
churia. and much more o. Asia. for
thar matter. In order 10 extend the
power on tie car IN opposition n the
rest IN tns voria american. and Iii,
glsh and French. and japanese. and
Chinese. and Dutch. and Swedish, and
Danish. and. in fact, practically every
interest 81 Europe. Asia and America,
cxcep'. possibly. thar of q rniafg.
endangered BY the selfish aggression
Of Russia.
Russia wants 10 extend her p0wsr
70 include EGropcan Turkey and fhe
nee hafhor of ths Golden Horn. she
wants 10 dlsmeuher China and force
upon her people the ~onexidsd. mar.
rox. selfish. but none the less yirsle
civilization of the Siay. Her success
would mean the commercial death IL
Japan, just nov expanding into i
great and powerful nation. Russia
would contrul the trade OF the Orient.
which In large part belongs Of right
70 Japaa Russia and the Slay civil
iza,ion would crash China and aonl
nate the world.
Ever since the days Of Peter he
Great Russia has advanced steadily
along such Inca Did tho open door
system u The colonies D, America and
England prevail. tbs menace to The
World would not be 80 serious. Bu,
wherever the foot Of the Great Bear
Tx the north is placed tha areas Il
come ISOLATED from the rest of he
world As far a. commerce and trade
and business are concerned.
Frenca interests are directly opr
posed n Russian aggression. Ger
many would prova 4 much more likely
ally for Russia than France. because
Of The similarity Of her colonial poi
Icy. but sser Germany can NOT afford
~ subscribe 70 4 campaign III Kus
sian aggression III the past ii has
been oai, the nrm stand Of England
and France that has kept Russia from
dominating Europe. Russia ID The
Mediterranean. exclaimed Napoleon.
she would conquer tie world
Greek. Latin. Gaui. Teuton Of sar
on. they have had their day In turn
Each has reached Tho acne az esstll !
ration They haye had their day. i'll
has been the half civilized. expanding
nation o. usaay that has become the
sorid power Of tomorrow To cease
expansion Is 10 become srfietea with
.dry rot There II no standing stu.
Russia occupies he position * the
Roman Il the conquest Of Greece. the
Teaton hofdes al the coa7sssi az
Rome Shall history repeat Itsslfi The
advance q Rnssia II l-rreprcssible and
memorable
But historic conditions have
changed Russia has not 70 contend
a. did the earlier expanding peoples.
18th . great power she nCst face
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