Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
AMERICAN FLEET WELCOMED
admiral Badger and His Crews Given
Kindly Greeting.
NEWSPAPERS DRAW NFEREEcEs
Some Leading Russians stun Cherish
Hope for an Alliance vita the
United states. hut other-
Are Suspicious.


ST. PETERSBURG. July z2.-coz.-z at
an interval Of forty-fiv years after the re-
coutahle trip OF the monitor Anantonouoh
to Cronstadt, TO return the friendly cali
OF the Russian warships in New Yo-k IN
the critical times Of 1859. Admiral BAD
gers squadron aroused old memories Of
nearly century OF Russo-Amcrican his
tory. which had become a tradition in Rus
STA rudely shaken by events since io53
Admiral Badgers reference to the lIian-
tonomoh at a banquet rendered BY the i'm
perial River Yacht club was the KEYNOTE
OF the evening. AZ II flattered the pride
Russians take in having furthered the
fortunes Of the american republic. to
which they formerly habitually referred
as Our Transatlantic friends"
The lack OF adequate advertisement Of
the fleets coming did not interfere with
It's developing into fair success. Before
the week Of the squadron's stay was over
the emperor and his navy, with the peo-
pie Of Petersburg. had succeeded in max
Ing the guests feel thoroughly at home.
Newspaper Comment.
The emphasis laid upon the fact that
the squadron's visit was only a service
cruise may account for the scanty crop
metropolitan dailies published articles OF
welcome, combining themselves to gen
eraiities, and to reporting the yarious
fetes Offered 10 the visiting admiral. his
officers and men. Some, like the Russkiya
Vyedomosu OF Moscow, which is the dean
OF the Russian liberal press, did not print
q line of editorial comment upon the
visit Others took the view that its main
object was a bid for Russian support
against Japan. but opinions divided as to
what Russia's reply TO this bid should be.
The Petersburg Gazette declared that
the International situation furnished a
firm ground for a Russo-American APP
proachment The east brings Russia and
the United States together. just as Ger
many brought Russia and France. and
lately England, together stated the
Gazette. Russian and American inter-
ests cannot be secured better than by a
unity in their ASiatic policies The gen.
eral feeling that Russia should make good
terms is voiced in an interview with Ad-
miral Skrydloff who warns Russia
against selling cheap"
The same idea is urged by the
zemshtchina of Petersburg. a reaction
airy organ. which declined to believe that
the visit was destitute Of a political pur-
Pocct anu says MS WISH - y EtAitNAlou
Of a popular tendency in America in favor
Of seeking, in the shape Of an internal
tional political combination, counter
polse against the japanese danger. with
which America cannot think of coping I'M
assisted. But the sweet smiles and
amisbleness OF the Yankees ought not TO
turn the heads OF our diplomacy, and
Russian support ought 70 be accorded
only In exchange for real advantages 10
Russia, and not for the mere sake of
determination between two nations which
stand at the opposite poles OF belief, ma
tional spirit and traditions
Is Uncle Sam FIirtinEt
Finally, third view is that America
is acting in bad faith, flirting with Rus
STA, for the sake OF exciting the jealousy
of Japan, and Of driving a better bargain
with her. This view was defended at
length in an article in the Peterburgsk
vyedomosti. Prince Ukhtomski's newsps-
per The writer further develops the idea
that Russians and Americans are widely
divergent national and racial types, which
have scarcely a trait in common; but the
color of skin.
: A similar variety of opinion was mani
Tested by the press. in its treatment Of
inc ACNHa4 eilIaAloh III AAc - S@7hs -
affecting Russo-American relations. The
Novoe vremya, Russia's leading organ
sharply attacked American activity in
Manchur1a. during the squadron's stay,
undeterred by a possible charge Of dis
. courtesy. 1t proceeded to explain that
Nthe situation had nothing to gain by
vagueness on important outstanding ques-
tons In attacking and opposing the
American invasion Of Manchuria, Russia
was combating the same trusts and com
binations Of capital which the American
people had long been trying to control
On the onther hand, the Reich. edited
by Prof. Miiyukoff. took the opposite view
Of the matter. and argued that American
proposals with regard TO Manchuria are
not directed against Russia. and that Rus
sian diplomacy had missed notable op-
portunIty In not acquiescing IN an Amer
lean initiative in Manchuria which would
Fsuhf T2usSiata battles for her.