The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-20
BIT OF HISTORY.

Neychwang now Russian port. fortified by Russian guns
sixty stationary pieces Its occupied by Russian 1t
place where the Russians have had the remarkable sinking
Chinese merchant jnks and drowning their 1t the place
where when company Americans hired hall and hosted Amer
flag promptly hauled bearded boot
ed and insectiniected soldier Of the Gar
intended make Russian port neither the United States
the United Kingdom paid any heed the
warnings 1t was then pointed out that though the Russian Govern
might impose a tariff on goods getting into
military position which would enable do when pleased This
was in 1908 In 1904 Russia has proclaimed martial law at Newhwang
and she should successful in the present this
port will be virtually closed American and British trade
Newchwang estimated population OF 10000 souls, its
trade amounts to some and tonnage entered and cleared
100000 The Lao will allow draugh
Of Y feet inches at neap tides and 10 feet inches spring tides
makes the port especially important At aku for instance the draugh
of is only from feet feet.
The which Russia destroy British
trade she be minded forth by the merchants OF Newchwang
By prohbiory dues levied points pn
cipal land and river leading to Newchwang.
By admitting goods free of duty by rail into the three Manchu
rian provinces
BY granting drawback on goods Of Russian origin or passing
To make Newcwang Of any value open then, Manchua
has be open country and Russia before the present
open She doing 1903 what the Amer
and British merchants oaw she would do in 1885, and loudly
voiced their complaints documents show But would hear
In mercantile report Of the year pointed that
Russia openly Manchua Korea would off and left
y her mercy Mongolia would easily be absorbed and the
hoebreedng ground for the whole of China with it This the report
would Russia control the horde of irregular cavalry
olive them control Of hardy and saa population Of many millions
that would only need be drilled and disciplined make good sol
diers the Russians themselves
In part the prophecy outlined above has come about Russia has
practically September 1908 very
nearly her Her strategic railway through Manchur and into
China was completed and MONGOLIA was ready to fall into her hands
like when might choose shake the The coming
had their shadow before Russia counted upon the apathy
the United Kingdom sympathy
and the blindness of Germany One thing she did upon and
that the watchuness of the Japanese.
Without the interference Of Japan Russia would have carried all her
schemes futOn But what the great Western powers gave little
heed Japan paid the and attention
What the merchants oesaw from the trade point of view the Japanese
from political of They only negotiated contnu
ally with Russia upon the point of her Manchuran
territory but they also prepared themselves be position
should the Russians refuse carry their obligations The nior
ton upon which Japan has acedwas the property of the world far
1850 needed Japan 1t seldom that
clear diagnosis of the future is given forth in this six
years the goes OahoWy however that governments
we'll individuals horsged The might have been
there been united diplomatic pressure of all Western pow
brought bear Russia in 1882 Such pressure
brought of the Western powers may become in
volved.