The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-06-01
ACTION OF RUSSIA
IMPERILs EUROPE
Plan Is to invade China in All
tempt to Extend the
War.
TWO FFoRT FAILED
North Sea Incident and French Affai.
Regarded as of a Piece with
lt-spread May Involve
the Other Powers.

London, May 31.-There is only ono
opinion in diplomatic circles of Rus
sia's action in charging her field of OBJ
erations to Mongolia. 1t is officially
announced at st. Petersburg that by IS
special treaty arranged with China,
three weeks ago, Russian troops will
cross the Manchurian frontier into
Mongolia in order to prevent the jap
anese thanking movement to he vest
This is regarded as the gravest mem
ace to genera peace which has arisen
since the war began.
Taken in connection with the de-
velopments in st. Petersburg in the last
few days, it is interpreted as the DELHI
crate intention OF those in control of
Russia's policy to cover her defeat bv
embroiling the other powers. Such Ger
talnly has been the desire of important
leaders Of the Russian reactionaries
since they recognized the helplessness
OF Russian arms. They strove first to
embroil Great Britain by intolerable.
interference with British commerce.
Then they tried to compromise their
w ally by the conduct of Roiestyen-
sky's fleet. Diplomacy succeeded in do
1900 'OAiA n
dortf succeeded in gaining the cars
support in his pacific attitude, and the
mllltant party failed for the time being
in their nefarious designs.
Why Powers Are Alarmed.
NOW, however, the Russian foreign office
admits negotiations which will hardly fai,
to result in the destruction of Chinese
neutrality, the object which Secretary
Hay and the European diplomatists suc-
CBESfullE nraCprNG2 .1Jn ~ .tba -.
ment. 1t is not to be wondered that the
diplomatic corps in Pekln and st. Peters
purg are consternated by the situation thus
created. 1t was this development which
caused the interruption of the French am
p~assadors journey from ST. Petersburg,
ana which has now brought all the re-
sources Of diplomacy throughout the world
into action to combat the peril which has
arisen.
n foreign office at ST. Petersburg to-
Gay issued a statement to the effect that
the RUSSIAN armies, in making prepare
IONS for the forward march into Mon
coma, will avoid any acton that would
likely bring on a conflict with General Ma.
or necessltate the intervention Of the DOW
ers,i and that Russia is resolved to enlarge
the radius OF her operations toward Mon
Soiia solely Tor the purpose of defending
hefself against Japanese enterprise in this
region.
~ ut'elalce is as mGnQaclOuS and IN
Justlhaple as was any of Russia's declara-
tlons which led to the present war. 1t is
russia herseif, not Japan, which has over.
stepped the agreed limits of operations
during the war. The Japanese have kept
stflctly within the ring from the start to
the present day.
Plans 20 Invade China.
Russia now boldly and unnecessarily
proposes to invade China, not for a gen.
uihe nll1tary purpose, as every one aC-
Qualllted With the military situation recog-
hlZes. "A desire to raise international com
pilcatlonS is, therefore, regarded as Rus
STA $ obvious motive in making this move.
Inc lmf4;ediate effect will be to Jrcn1t pro-
TEST from the powers. Will this avail any
thlng! some opt:lnists thi :. or hone that
Russia will seize the occasion of such
protest to say she cannot hope TO waee q
successful war if her operations are cir
cumscribed in this fashion and must
therefore,, seek peace, not because she is
defeated, but for the reason of interna-
tlonal interference. This is such a trans
parent preteXt that Few see in it anv ser
lolks resort for saving Russian prestige.
Most European observers fear that Rus
slas real design is to destroy Chinese neu-
trality and generally to embroil the Dow-
erS.
Indirect light is thrown on Russian pur-
poses by the latest developments in the
domestic political situation. Everything
lndlcates that the car is completely con-
trolled by the reactionaries, whose nres-
eft program seems to include the tenn
porary pacifcation Of internal troubles
oS real or pretended reforms.