New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
.RUSS|A'S POWER WANING.
democratic Leader OF Douma
Bitterly Attacks Her Diplomacy.
SCANDAL IN THE FAR EAST
rxa,.ed Persons Involved, He
ssys-Expected That China
Will Yield to Demands.

E. Petersburg March l5--Professor Mill-
-. leader OF The Constitutional Demo
- made bitter attack on the Foreign
,,,.i.,-v to-day IN a debate in the Douma
,he budget Of the Foreign Office. He
.,..,ed sensation by asserting that the
...s.,. affairs in the Far East again In
,.o,ve exalted persons
:, = brillian. speech upon Russian d
.,or,acv OF the present he drew pessim's-
.. Conclusions Despite the gravity OF the
,,-e-al situation in Europe and Asia.
-,,,h demanded 2 public explanation ~
,,,s,a's attitude The FOREIGN off1ce had
.,,.o-e6 ths former irresponsible regime
- abandoned former Minister Iswolsky' :
..o-,ie,ng Initiative in taking the nouma
80 ,,s confidence on foreign affairs.
r.. meeting between Emperor Nicholas
I'D Emperor William al Potsdsm. he de-
s,(,s~ed had affected fundsmentallv the
.,,,re entente reducing Russa's alliances
,.s agreements - merely ones 81 defense.
p-ssia thereby had Lost her old friends
-,.bo1+ gaining new ono. II the asser-
a., ~ the German Chancellor. DR. Won
ps,trsnn. Eollveg. regarding the mutual
,,uga-iou not 10 enter hostile comhina
.,ors of the powers. was correct. Russia 8
,sius 70 her allies and partners was greatly
diminished
Critioises Jumps" AZ China.
~ ,rukoft sharply criticized IN. "tunps''
.. Pssslas attitude toward China. This
government should have avoided the sud
i.- excessive and insistent demand China
uss 10 longer q more photographic mass.
sn4 the Russian attitud. toward the new
China should be marked with good will
ard not by haughtiness
IRE speaker concluded At the present
moment g IS difficult 70 say what next
,prinr will bring forth. We are pursuing
three oontradictory and mutually exclusive
roli.ies IN The Near. Middle and Far East
We are afraid OF German invasion more
han ever We are hopelessly stranded in
ire Far East We have lost sight Of the
Near East. where critical events are pre-
-s-inz Apparently Russian diplomacy has
sunk ~ The cd setting which led 10 the
Eusso-lspsnese war
Thers are unconfrred runlors that the
interview which ". Korostovetz. the Rus
san Minister AZ Feking, had with the prince
regent yesterday. made more probable a
peaceful outcome Of the associations be
tween the TWO countries.
pshne March 16-Tha Russian Legation
.xps.ts the Chinese government 70 Weld
-sluctantly, first offering 70 compromise,
tu, fnaly accepting in full the demands
Q. the Russian ultin1atun- The Chinese
Foreign Board. cha grined over the situa-
ton. IS arguing that ths Russian note was
~, pererptory tut, on the contrary. ras
ros- friendly.
lrcsrsoity ~ China.
Ire -ap-icioUs behavior N the Foreign
roard indicates 70 lookers-on here an in
capgcity on The part OF the government 70
deal strongly with the situation. The Is
sa,ion quarter appears 70 consider that the
legal aspects OF the case are more favor
able 20 China. end there seems 70 Re no
.vr,pathy Nth the Russian contention that
Russian traders should Re exempt undsr
ne free trade clauses from even local tax
suon N Chinese territory. At the same
tine there is criticism Of China's diplomacy
IN that she seeks 70 gain BY trickery points
which she is in no wise able 20 dispute With
arms.
When inundated b. the thre7t con
tansd N rhe original Russian note. China
replied apparently acouiescins in the de-
nsrds that she adhere more closely 70 the
treaty OF 1881 affecting Russian consular
End commercial privileges in Iii province
snd Mongolia. Russia thereupon stated
that the reply was generally satisfactory.
hut asked for more explicit declarations
m certain points In the mean time The
chinese sovArnment. encouraged by com
rsnts IN TIE foreign press. had grown
holder and us second r~e stated that the
Russian charges we're groundloss IN de
olaring that Russian traders did not enlov
the treaty ght - trade freely except in
foreign goods. contended other points ard
declined . permit the establishment Of
the consulate which Russia demands
Russla's many grievances arouses the
suspicion here that she POSSIBLY rs play
ing for tir1e ard Is also preparing the
world opinion FOR an act of aggression
BAL oNt t1l