The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-12

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 holding and controlling this tremen-
 ana thae aor our pose. Is a little patieift, courageous and intelligent concert of action on the and manufacturers, our aggressive shippers and business mon. The scheme Of securing foreign mar
 anS Isaon. sss ,s Pssss questions worthy of our profoundest consideration.
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 rswh ney iwsys o Sa n gs r.ss sS w hs De created across the Pacific analogous to that which now goes back and forth across the Atlantic. There is no doubt mighty industrial opportunity. and the by the development which she will set
 aThe Light of Asia.r
 The question of more markets and better traffic facilities should be con sidered in non partisan spirit and in sitsan who hepss a se 0s sss sySsg Nogg.R asuD Asr powers of the earth. Through tho, soisn as sw Tnss Dass 2Is ae Of Mon Asa to be: ''on to the tropics!' Under as to s ees's ss opusn 5 ma Canal is completed sonneesius com the sserase ras as. or abont sooo 1liese0 mies on an
 If we take advantage of our conn manding geographical position, we shall ours the far-famed Eldorado, for which the Spanish conquerors and early ex- piorers sought In vain; a region abounding in glorious sources of enter prise: a land full of golden opportu- mites for the acquisition of wealth; land possessing the tabled mines of King Solomon laden with treasures hidden
 srSm sSs ihs es sass s sse Ge land ass as rich as the spiendors "by the. sun beams spun;' land as roseate in beauty as the picturesque gowns of with % health. sin happinsss u and i prosperfty; y land good enough for the Angels of Heaven to dwell In.
 A little over a half century ago Rus- sia acquired v1adivostok from china--- | XnnHnr mast pnkin the nnFfh~ ern capital beyond the Yellow Sea, in the direction of the frozqa regions of Siberia. She expended millions of dol, ficent fortress. At that time she had only one water route to this port. and that was through the narrow strait lying between Japan on the south and Under a previous treaty obligation the southern part of Sakhalin had been ceded to Japan; but Russia, naturally.
 that her svai Jss1z IT both sides thereof. would fortify this strait. arbitrarily and ruthlessly refus- ed to surrender any portion of that is- land to sss sea: sagsasss Eaasss. snRsss mEsssry.
 The name of vIadivostok Is sfgnifi- cant. It means athe rule of the East To reach this port by land Russia was Petersburg through Manchurla. 5000 miles long. She discovered, however. that for six months in the year vladi- vostok was ice bound. The grip of all commercial intercourse by water communication with the outside world, during every half year. was necessarily
 In the years iss4-5 Japan, in her war with China, took possession of Korea and captured Port Arthur. Russia in- tervened, and refused to allow Japan to enjoy the fruits of her victory. Weak, defenseless, with an exhausted treasury. with only small army ana without a navy. Japan was compelled to accede to Russia sp demands, to wit: to accept the island of Formosa and a Chinese indemnity in lieu of Korea and of Russia and his cabinet entered upon a piratical scheme of national aggran- dizement, more audacious and far reaching in it's consequences than was ever before dreamed of in the state- craft of the world. Russia leased Port Arthur from China for tenure of years and constructed railroad line Tn southerly direction and in a zigzag fashion. through Muden and the Liao. miles connecting her two great fort- resses Port Arthur and Vladivostok
 East of Port Arthur. lying between the Sea of China on one siae % ana tne caliy situated the Island of Kofea. Tho Hermit Nation The great White Bear" had deliberately put his strong arms around this coveted domain. to crush. out her national life.
 As the next move on the political chess board Russia would have con strueted an impreRnable fort at the southeast corner of Korea; over-iooking in view, she had already sold Alaska to the United States. With the enormous trade of Africa and Asia
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