Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-02
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.

An announcement from London.
which deserves passing notice, is to
| the effect that Russia es seeking rap
| proachment to Great Britain. This Is
| inferred from the changed attitude Of
/ the Russian press In the matter OF the
foreign policy Of the country. The No
| voc Vremya Is said to have commenced
/ TO advocate an Anglo Russian under
standing with regard 10 Persia The
| paper is said to have gone so far as 10
chde certain hotheads who stil dream
OF Russian port on the Persian gulf,
which might become a second Port Ar
thur. The advances. II is said. are not
unfayorabiv received IN London.
II the Russian government Is prepared
TO give up. voluntarily, It's former poll
cy with regard to Persia, and TO enter
into an understanding with Great
Britain on that subject, the aim must
be to obtain some compensation else
where for the retrea, from the Persian
gulf. and II is natural to suppose that
the energy expended on expansion IN
Asia Will be concentrated nearer at
home. perhaps IN Turkey. From the
time Of Peter the Great, down TO the
present occupant OF the Russian throne,
every Russian sovereign has sought TO
enlarge his country's boundaries at the
expense OF Turkey. They have watched
the Sultan with eager eyes. Constants
nople has always been the ultimate
goal Of their ambition.
At present the Sultan Is reported as
being near deaths door. The nominal
heir is prince, over sixty years old,
who has always lived in obscurity.
Very little Is known of him. Recently
he had an apopiectic stroke. IL
Abdul fIamid should suddenly he
called by death and this weakling be
appointed to succeed him, the proba-
bilty IL that anarchy and chaos would
be the result. Various candidates are
supported by different cliques, and rev.
dictionary forces are at work I'm Tur-
key, as IN nearly every country IN tho
world. The time Is certainly opportune
for the Russian government to prepare
for an eventuality that may he near at
hand and 10 have an agreement be-
forehand with All influential power, like
Great Britain. MS to the best policy TO
pursue In case OF general confusion In
the Balkan States.
German influence has for several
years been almost paramount at Con-
stantinople. The Kaiser and the Sui
tan have exchanged costly gifts as to-
kens Of mutual regard, and as conse-
quence Germany has secured valuable
concessions and as valuable orders for
war material, and the policy OF the Sui
tan for many years has been shaped at
Berlin. Great Britain may have some
reason for accepting Russian PROPOSE
tions looking 20 an agreement between
the two as to the future policy of Tur-
key, since the British government nat
urally regards the growth OF German
influence with some apprehension,
Russia. however. should attend to her
own Internal AFFAIRS first. before looking
out for avenues Of expansion. AS long
as the Russian government permits Its
representatives and hired tools to stain
Russian soil with the blood OF inoffeu-
slve victims Of prejudiees and bigotry,
and as long as Il stubbornly refuses TO
listen 10 the Just demands Of It's citi-
zens for liberty and equality before the
law. Il can hardly expect that gov
eminent like that Of Great Britain will
join Il In an alliance. The time has
hardly come for the lion and the bear
to lie down together Russia should
attend to her internal affairs Hrst.