Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25

ne f.ngllsn gam tne nhtred oil
Asiatics by treating them like chill
dren; the Germans use the sword
frst. and then the whip never letting
,ue people down al all; the French
os,0nies in Asia are hells paved with
good Intentions; the Dutch in Java
are greedy and tyrannlcal The Rus
SLAMS alone know now to handle Asia
tics properly. and obtain the best re
suits from conquering them. That is
why we have been able TO march right
across the continent from the Urals
and the Caucasus to the shores of the
Pacific. We conquer and then we
make the people glad they were con
quercd'
Foreigners are surprised at the
quickness with which Russia lays
down the sword and offers the lump
OF sugar TO vanqulshed orientais,
Makdum Kuli, a warrior chieftain. was
the heart and soul of the defense OF
Geek Tepe In the Turkoman campaign
of the early eighties. The ashes of
Geek Tepe had hardly grown cold. the
bodies OF thousands Of is--massacred
tribesmen were still unburied when
kakdum kuii was visited by Rus
sian secret agent. who found him in
the midst of the army he had rallied
for another stand against the Russian
invadors. This agent persuaded him
10 give in and go to Russia as the
guest Of the czar, whose coronation
was then due at Moscow
The untu,ore1 Turkoman chief.
tain.' said an Englishman who met
Makdum Kuli at tHat city. was the
honored guest at the coronation fes-
tivities. Greater attention was paid
to him than TO European kings and
princes. 1t was master stroke of
policy. When he got back ~ his own
country and told Of the 1nderful
sights he had seen. of al power
and splendor of Russia thee was no
more talk OF fighting His account of
The size oil the Russian army convert
ed the war party, but far more potent
were the handsome Russian uniform
he wore and the stories he told of the
great iavors conferred upon him by
the great white czar All the other
rurkoman chieftains became keenly
anxious to make the acquaintance OF
such a generous master"
General Skoboleif. famous Russian
soldier. compared English and Rus
sian administration in Asia In an ar.
dele which he wrote for the Russ in
January, 1885. His views were. of
course. prejudiced. but they were in
terestlng.
England lays heavy hand on her
dependent people" he said she re-
inces them to state of slavery, only
that English trade may profit and
Englishmen grow rich The deaths
of millions in India from starvation
have been caused Indirectly by Eng
llsh despotism. And the press oil
England disseminates far and wide the
idea of Russia being "A country of bar
barians. Thousands of natives in In
lia only await Russias crusade Of de
liverance
"If Englishmen would only throw
aside their misplaced pride. and Study
4 little deeper the foundation OF Rus
sia'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 ma
lives OF India hate the dominion o.
England and set their hopes of free
dom upon Russia.
Russia gives fun liberty to native
manners. and not only does not over
burden her subjects with fresh taxes.
but even allows them exemptions and
privileges Of most extensive charac-
ter, England. on the contrary, is
vampire. sucking the last drop OF
blood out of India"