Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09
RUSSIA IS DISTURBED
OUTLOOK IN THE ORIENT VIEW.
ED WITH GRAVE CONCERN.
Result Of Recent Investigation of
Russian and japanese Frontier
Territories.
Special Csblegram to The Star.

Special Csblegram to The Star.
ST PETERSBURG, January S.-The
most influential circles in Russia arc
again regarding the outlook in the orient
with the gravest concern. They are pro-
foundly disturbed by the long confiden-
tiaI report prepared by NJ. Glesmer, a
member of tho industrial delegation in
the council of the empire, who made a
tour of investigation in Japan and Rus
sia'S eastern frontier territories.
NJ. Glcsmer went to the orient some
time before Finance Minister kokovtzeff
for the purpose of acquiring Independent
information in case the government
should launch policy involving the in
terests of the Russian business world.
number Of friends In the council of the
empire and the duma represented the
situation as SO dangerous that Premier
Stolypin asked him to postpone its cir
culation until Foreign Minister Isvosky
could issue a note on the satisfactory
state of the Russo-Japanese diplomatic
relations, which was launched u fort
night ago.
Japan Is Aggressive.
The report of NJ Glesmer, which comes
successful business men of Russia. main
tains the view that Japan Is again bent
on taking the aggressive. He says her
economic position is perfectly sound.
There will be no japanese loan in the
vests yearly. She has an annual food
supply enough for 100000 population,
though she has only 55,OO0,O0O and is
preparing a military transport organi-
zation of 10000 rickshaws and coolies.
which will be much more efficient than
horse transport. The spirit Of the peo-
pie is still reSolute.
NJ. Glesmer is convinced that the Japa-
nese will use all their strength to drive
Russia back from the Korean frontier
The Anglo-Japanese alliance will be- OF
no avail to stop this.
Alliance With Germany.
Japanese statesmen are already turn
ing their minds to an alliance with Ger
many. Their two young navies could CO.
operate on opposite sides of the world,
the German fleet holding the English in
European waters. The attitude taken by
the United States, writes NJ. GIesmer,
will be a decisive factor. He believes
that the American government will adopt
passive role.
neutrality of America an alliance be-
tween Japan anu Germany would have
such significance that it would change
not only the political map of the orient.
out also OF kuio pe. Russ.as position, ne
maintains, is very unfavorable. even
critical. In order to maintain effective
connection with her European base she
must begin Immediately to double tracn
the transsiberian railroad, which will
cost l16,OOO,OOO roubles.
She must build line through Russian
territory to ChabaIovsk. Blag- vestschensk
and N.colaievsk, which Will reuui. e an
additional 100000 roubleS. Russia,
further, must build docks and foitresses
on her Pacific coast and maintain there
a garrison of 100000 men. Japan's only
present weakness is the Chinese boycott
of japanese goods and japanese shipping.
If the boycott is persisted in, NJ. Glesmer
admits, Japan will be seriously Grip
pied.
Japan is most likely to attack in 1872.
he concludes. 1t is important and relevan-
to the contents of NJ. Glesmer's conf
Dental report that it is in the st. Peters
burg Zei.ung, which has regular rela-
tons with the German embassy here, and
not in the national Russian newspapers,
they are first made public.