New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-04
RUSSIA'S FUTURE.
St. Petersburg Correspondent Offer
Fec Guesses as to Pollen,

Portsmouth, n. H, Sept. 3.-AIexander Brlaat-
chaninor. correspondent of the ST Petersburg
'Slovo' writing on the future policy of Russia
It T an axiom that great country eanno. cor
inces have obtained free and unobstructec access
Sea- England the Aan1c ocea1 France the Al
i l and the Mediterranean, while the Unitea
Sn than than any GGnn5 ana for this Tea
great role in the world $ politics '',''
Russia; owing to this unfortunate and regrcttable
been obtained from japan loses her absolute pre-,
ponderance IN the Fa: East. bus II is to be hoped
the badly begun adventure in Nanchuria She "a
Wha she p has o thr % eg h
frozen TO- months every year, with japanese SEN
Itical value to counterbalaEce japanese ambition,
japan is necessary in order that the two countries
shall be sure of each othe S good faith.
enters into this programme. as It is only througa
peace being Insured in the the Far Fist thai Rgssa
pean stage. where her presence will soon become in
troll Of the gaicways to the Baltic may be- that sea
will never be for Russia ANYTHING else .l but a sea
later, to begin again her efforts to gain an open
pe o NJ two wavsthe Persian Gulf and the Bos
porus
The first is the easier, Persia being in state Of
capable of defending India is not in a position to
tainly help Russias schemes in the Persian Cult
If ii were left free IN the BoSpofuS, W!lue, II
Russia tried to reach the Bosporuss she would
have to face German opposition and fight Turk!y,
which is much stronger than Persia. England, at
nos mo a .0on woIid he the hest Russia n9nId DO
reach the Persian Gulf would necessitate
forcing a way several thousand miles-tt would not
rt61r sbe Would no fe ADVANCE Between two rivals
on the other hand. if she directed her efforts
toward the BosDorus and offered some facilities
to England in the south of Persia she could be
tranquil She would be in position to protect the
Slay against German influence. which is
growing every day. On the western side she would
Finally, there is another reason for which IL is
time that Russia should understand that she must
is the power Of to-day. and is putting forward
every effort TO make England the power of yester-
day ard prevent the rising of the power of to-
morrow Russia, at the head of great Slav
federation. France which is undoubtedly the power
of yesterday. has realized this and has entered
into an understanding with England while still
Alexander III realized 1t when he Joined hands
with France but after him clear political object
toward he Slav brothers was abandoned was for
gotten. S:d the country. with eyes closed, threw
herself into the hazardous game which naturally
ended IN a catastrophe. II now Germany succeeds
in pushing Russia into the Persian Gulf the adj
venture Will mean a quarrel with England cool
ness toward France and the sacrifice of Inc Slays
btion. 1t viii finally mean new confagration
with Japan and England combined. with Germany
looking for her own interests, most neutral
II, on the contrary. 4 quadruple understanding
could be reached between the TWO dual alliances
France and Russia side and England and
Japan on the other. having object the pro-
lection of their Asiatic. African and Australian
possessions. Russia might easily reach her object
on the Bosporus and support Italy and the Siavs
when the inevitable question of the Austrian sue
cession arises. IL this way the threatening i'm
per!alism of Germany would be quenched and the
shich is necessary for the influence of the United
States in the Pacific.