The sun., 1910-05-22
SVOLSKY BREWING TROUBLE
GRIBS ~ PERSIA AND WiN-
CHI RIA INPERIL PEACE.
aussla seems 70 Consider Herself lm-
pFeEnAble Win English and Japas
nese Alllanres-LIkely 10 Pteasr the
Mkado o-CEaFS Nealm Prosperous.


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ST. PETERsBURU. May q No sooner
has the chief patron and practitioner Of
European ententes disappeared finally
from the world's arena than his policy ~
developed into a challenge 10y the direc-
tors of Russias foreign relations. An
astonishing symmetry is observable IN
Foreign Minister lsvolsky's methods as
disclosed this week. Tie applies the same
formula 10 the Mauchurian and Persian
problems.
Turning eastward TO China ho declares
that the future Of her vast semi -dstachei I
provinces IL a matter for settlement by
Japan and Russia a. the sole parties 20
the Portsmouth treaty Persia ~ made
the suhisct Of a similar pronouncement
namely that the only outside arhiters Of
her future are Russia and England a.
signatories of the 1877 Central Asian
entsnte
This assertion Of intention 90 rely upon
exclusive dealings A. counter diplomacy
90 the open door doctrine for all neutrals
raises a gTaver international issuo than
King Edward svsr managed 10 smils
away In this new attitude Russia is
relying somewhat defantly upon her
geographical position. Her Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs calculates that with
Japan on one side and England on the
other nobody can interfere physically
with her chances az a biR next door neigh
bOr both in Manohuria and Persia
The business aud diplomatic worlds
here assume that Japan will be more
pleased than England with NJ lsvolsky'S =
ASSERTION oi spirit. The Mikado's Gov
eminent has every reason Ia cooperate
thoroughly with Russia in impTessing
China with the undesirabliity of relying
upon Warrington. Berlin Or any other
capital for an Interpretation OF the Ports
mouth treaty favorable 10 her sovereign
rights in Manchuria.
The Persian sntanglement - more
Immediately threatening Greed knows
no frontiers and the competition II loan
mongers will not he frowned down like
the Pskin uandarins. Russia = oWn rec
ord is Sufficient 10 make any German
or other financial group laugh at her new
claims for correct behavior
Il WAS IN 1000. when England was in
the difficulties n the BOeT war. that
Russia made her treaty with Persia 10y
which the latter - hound not 10 borrow
from any medium except RussrN for
five years Later. when Russia herself
was down and disabled and Persia WAnUed
money. the CAr's Government tried %
get money In France - lend a. Persia
but France refused unless Ru-sUt was
prepared ~ abandon her rivalry with
England for the chief influence IN the
ShAh's kingdom.
There II little wonder that Germany
bjeots 10 Persia. which after all h nomi-
nally capable of holding independent
relations with the outer World heing con
veTted by her political rivals into a piece
n diplomAtio glue ~ units them for
the purpose of depressing Germany else
where There are strong grounds for
expecting that IL will be- England mo-,
Russia. that will be made n feel the
brunt II outside pressure over both the
Manohurian and Persian deals
The Internal business position ~ Russia
has improved vastly during N" Tast
year There II again the prospect Il
great harvest These factors have
confirmed Finance Minister kokovtyeh's =
contention that Russian credit would
prove like sound spring when n" weight
n the war debt and internal commercial
failure was lifted M