The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-04
HOW RUSSIA |S TO
 REGAIN PRESTIGE Persian Gulf Seems to be the
 Only Outlet FRIENDLY WITH ENGLAND Germany is the European Power of Today and Is Trying to Over shadow Greatness of Great
 Britain.
FRIENDLY WITH ENGLAND

Portsmouth, N. H., September S-Alex- ander Briantchainoff. correspondent of the St. Petersburg Slovo, writing regarding the future policy of Russia, says: Tt Is an axiom that a great country cannot consider its frontiers as definitely fixed until its provinces have obtained free and unobstructed acess thereto. Rus sia has her ports on the north seas Eng land the Atlantic o1ean; France the Att lantic and Mediterranean. while the United States, flanked by two oceans, Is in a better position than any European country and for this reason must cer- role In the worlds politics.
 Russia owing to this unfortunate and regrettable war and to the conditions on which peace have been obtained from Japan. loses her absolute perponderance ir the far east but 1t Is to be hoped that she will be wise enough not to recom- mence the badly begun adventure in Manchuria. She will have to be satisfied to regain through commerce what she has lost through the army.
 Frank Understanding Necessary. "Vladivostok, frozen for months every years, with Japenese sentlnels all around her, cannot have a sufficient political value to counter-balance Japanese ambi- ton, so that frank understanding be- tween Japan and Russia is necessary in order that the two countries shall be sure of each others good faith The maintenance of Chinese integrity cer- tainly enters into this programme, as it la only through peace being Insured In the far east that Russia can be free to confine her activities to the European state, where her presence will soon be- come Indispensable.
 No matter what the future of the con. trol of. the gateways to the Baltic may be. that sea will never be for Russia any thing else but a sea closed by Ice. So , 1t will be natural for Russia sooner or later to begin again her efforts to gain an open port to the southward. To at- tain this object, there are only two
 ways--the Persian gulf and the Bosphor- us. The first Is the easier, Persia being in state of disintegration, while the Jn- dian army although quite capable of de- lending India Is not in position to go to the defense of Persia
 Germany Would Help Russia.
 Germany would certainly help Russia's schemes In the Persian gulf If 1t were left free in the Bosphorus while If Russia tried to reach the Bosphorus she would have to face German opposition and hght Turkey which Is much stronger than Persia. England at most would remain passive. Still the conquest of Bosphorus would be the best Russia could do, as to reach the Persian gulf would neeess
 tate forcing way several thousand miles-it would not be dlssimilar to tn, index which took her to Port Arthur She would advance between two rivals.
 On the other hand, if she directed her efforts towards the Bosphorus and of fered some facilities to England in the south of Persia, she could be tranquil. On the east she would be In position to protect the Slav cause against German influence which is growing every day. On the western side she would prevent Germany from being paramount in Eu~ rope. Finally, there Is another reason for which 1t is time that Russia should understand that she must rely on Eng land and not on Germany Germany Is the power of today, and is putting
 ward every effort to make England the power of yesterday. and prevent the ris- ing of the power of tomorrow-Russa ai the head of great Sav confederation. France. which is undoubtedly the power of yesterday, has realized this and has entered into an understanding with Eng land while still an ally of Russia