The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-05
A FOOTHOLD IN MANCHURIA Russia Again Schening
 in the East. .vLADIvoST0K AS THE PORT Benefits Will Accrue to the United
 States. csar's Government Has set About ts Repalr the wreck of its
 Commercial Interests
 inc Orient.
vLADIvosToK AS THE PORT

Washington. March 4.--Russia's re- newed attempt to establish . perma- nent foothold in Northern Manehuria by making vladivostok the port of en- try. thereby offsetting the loss of Dalny and Port Arthur. Is described in an ofificial report made public at the State Department today, which report recently reached Washington from one of the departments in China
 Fhe report expresses the belief that this will rebound to the development of American trade and will result tn a great curtailment of the importanca of 1 Shanghai as a disturbing point The extract made public at the department says;
 Since the conclusion of peace be- tween Russia and Japan. there has been much speculation In the foreign c0rn- munity of Shanghai as to the future l opportunity for trade ard deveiopment In Manehuria. and. therefore, the reia- tions between Japan and China on cne hand and the diplomatic moves of kus- sia at Pekin have been watched with | the closest attention. As soon as the 1 way to Vladivostok was opened. there ensued q rush of steamers from Shan ghai. Tsingtao. Chefoo. Tientsin. Nag asalI. Kobe and Yokohama and as A consequence the immediate demand for
 
 Then came the riots at both vladi~ vostok and Harbin. followed by the ice closing the port of entry. These discouraging factors drove many of the traders away and left market which. while we'll supplied with such luxuries as are intended for the Rue- slams, is still demanding staples for the natives and is offering great chance for development Such fs prac- ticaIly the situation today and period of three months from this date will see Manchuria eager for that which Is now the beginning of an era and which will last few years at least. Japan'a Imtentionn unknown.
 "No one knows what Japan Intends
 to do in Southeastern Manchuria. el- Liner in the way Of trade or develop
 nsent in connection with her portion
 of the Chinese Eastern Railway ard
 the new line which is to . built there
 to connect with Korea. Russia, for
 the benefit of her portion of the Chl-
 nese Eastern Railway, for her own
 political affairs in the Beast and per-
 haps for the sake Of affording ocn-
 trast, is letting everybody know what
 her aim and ambition Is
 Tt may be well to point out what
 is the field for the development now
 being advertised by Russian agents.
 The Chinese Eastern Railway, which leaves the old and original survey ot
 the Trans-Siberian Railway at Neert-
 chinsk, crosses the Mapehurian border at the station since called Manchurla i: ana then by a southeastern course runs
 through one of the mos' fertile areas
 on the continent to Harbin and from
 thence to Poyranitznaia (borderls thus
 reaching Siberia again and joining the ousuri Railway (aIpart of tn" originai
 Trans- Siberian route and now running to Khabarovsk on the Amur river9s } goes to Vladivostock.
 'sThrough this Manchurian section there are vast stretches or rolling ana
 level land, great forests or me tina } her of merchantable kind and rich mineraiized areas, To the south oi sne } line lies the practically unexpicred : broken country. while from the North
 arn Korean border, to the north Hes tha Anour river country. a land pr I snlendid possibilities for asrtcuiture | i ana Iumbering, and hanked by streams { which are remarkable TOT shsr nsn.n, .,,,,
 lea: to the west Is that which mAny ,. .hintr ia the best part of Siperia- since . | st contains what has made trkutsk tne s great commercial center.
 T .sTbe railway itself still remains eff f hcient in spite of what mas oeen upon ' st The rails gre light (sixty-nve 2 nourds to the yard) from the American tandnojnt but they are said to DO m road condition. The bridges are of
 Smerican construction and the road
 he'd ls solid. That portion of the Ina
 from Harbin, south. need not pc con-
 siSered here, as Russia's portion only sytends to KIrin and of course tt is
 greatly in need of re-constluction' 2 Now Government Owned. [ "Rut Russia Is now apparently | through with this railway company
 (for 1t is now government owneo.l ~. tempting to establish permanent
 soothold in Northern Manchuria and to ' alter things to such an extent tnat re~ lapse will be difficult
 "p,ven while Vladivostok and Harbtn ] were burning plans were hastening For
 the coming campaign Of development
 The scheme advertised contemplated the establishment of service Wnich
 would make vladivostok the home port.
 tbe welcoming and the protection or
 invested capital the invitation to use
 the railway as the means or trans } portation 10 Europe for the products or
 China, and especially or tea Lhese are
 in a general way said to be the plans
 and the foreign agent has been given
 a free hand to put them Into efrect as far as the outside world is concerned.
 Tt Is the purpose evidently that tho government and Russisn owners or tnis railway property are preparing to oo , a.eood deal towards making VladiYos- , tot the port of entry. and thereby max , ing up for the loss of Dalny and Port , Arthur. The docks are to be enlarged, } they say. godowns built ana carse
 Inndlng facilitated. This means com , | retition with the Japanese, and an in- teresting condition will arise.
 , sThe Japanese merchant marine has
 apparently recognized this, and while Japanese affairs are being adjussss in the former war zone it's steamers are n getting ready to enter Vladivostok
 trade also. If therefore the ports of
 Southern Mauchuria sht ulo De forsaken
 ana there should be e reversion to
 VIadivostok, 1t would seem that there % should be a much better future for a Q rractically discarded port
 Q with the assistance of fee breakers. . which are to be maintained by the gov - ernment. there would be more nearly = ,,avigation for all the year than could @ cbtain at Dalny. IL Is aioo argued by b those who are interested in Vladivostolg Q that 1t is naturally the port for Amer 2 icun- -Maachurian commerce., being clos