The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-05
RUSSIAN PRESS ADOPTS
MARKED CHANGE IN TONE
Now Regretting Ill Feeling in
America, Instead OF Tanning
Animosity Flames.
SAMPLE OF COMMENTS

ST. PETERSBURG, March 4-The Rus
sian press halls with great satisfaction the
American dispatches Of tie last few Gays
as indicating a change in the disposition OF
the Washington government toward Rus
ria. The Bourse Gazette and the Novoe
vremya this morning disc-ss IN a SOBER
minded fashion RGsso-Amerscan relations
and the danger OF a permanent estrange-
ment.
The Gazette says: There IS something
profoundly regrettable in the present rela-
tions between these two world powers. They
transcend the bounds of common logic. The
position taken by America since last June
and the snti-Russian newspaper campaign
in the United States are inexpIeahle
that they seem like u nightmare. Since the
beginning Of its history. America has in
spired the nvel:est feelings of friendship
and admiration among Russians and diplo-
matte and political expressions OF these feel
ings have been continuous and constant. In
Russian social circles there has ever been
a veritable worship OF the classic land of
liberty and the Americans have always
heretofore made Russian friendship the cor
nerStone of their foreign policy. Suddenly,
as If an evil spirit had broken loose, the
%ittcllcdIS, Neepltc lncir pIdCttCal turn or
mind began TO do everything TO stimulate
Japanese aggressivepess, and seem now TO
be anxiously awaiting Japanese victories IN
Asia, where important American CONNER
cial interests are centered. As a matter OF
fact hostility between the United States and
Russia would be as great q misfortune TO
civilization in the twentieth century as was
the rivalry between France and Germany IN
the nineteenth. The duty Of every right
minded man is to arrest the growth of this
animOsity. Russian diplomacy owes ID TO the
Americans and to the whole civilized world
to do its utmost. We are not called upon
TO re-eCho hostile sounds coming from be-
yond the Atlantic because unfTieady senti-
ments do not exist among us The latest
advices permit the belief that It will be
much easier to remove the misCnderstand-
ing than the enemies of Russia may think"
The Novoe Yremya says it does not know
whether the Washington Cabinet Influenced
such incidents as the gift of 10000 by
Charles n. Crane OF Chicago to the Young
Czarinas fund for Russian soldiers and
sailors, the pro-Russlan Irish demonstration
In New York and the quieter tone of the
British press, but the paper believes it notes
an important change in American official
tactics. beginning with a disinclination to
favor the japanese cable project, followed
by the report of Secretary Hays dssatisfac-
ton with the anti Russian press campaign
which disposition was further proved by his
not insisting on dispatching United States
consuls to Antung and BIukden at this
time, which quite agrees with President
Roosevelt's decision to allow Mr. Morgan
Dalny) to remain at home for the present
and not to send the battleship Kentucky to
the scene of the hoStilities in the far East
The paper adds: We are certain that this
change is as agreeable to the Americans
as IL is 10 US. The antagonism of Wash
ingtOn distressed but did not brighten us, nor
things could not come to a rupture as
prudence must end always in dominating
impulses, there being no good reason for
war The practical Yankees must realize
that the telegram OF the American consul
at MOSCOW to Chicago to the effect that
American business In Russia was suffering
by reason of the anti-RGssian feeling said
TO exist in the United States, illustrated the
feelings not only of the Moscow merchants.
but of ali branches of Russian trade. What
he predicted happened in the case of Eng
land after the Crimean war. Germany
stepped into the British shoes"
In conclusion, the Noyoe Vremya says:
All is well that ends we'll If the
light, cool feeling which has been hang
ing over Washington is dfspelled and the
good old feelings return, we shall be the
first TO welcome them"