The sun., 1912-08-15

companied the present Car OF RUSSIA.
then Heir Apparent. on his journey to
the Far East Prince Ukhtomsky is a
director Of the Russo Asiatic Bank and
also the editor Of a journal called the
Peterburgskyd Vedomosh. And TINS is
sample OF what the Prince writes;
For some years past the Japs. who
are astuta diplomatlsts and politicians
have been moving every lever TO cause
Russian public opinion. which ls short
sighted and soft. not merely to torS"t
the war hut to believe that Russia and
Japan possess cultural and economic
interests in common. With this objec,
in view they are founding in Russia special J
Journals and R,isso-Japanese commercial
museums, they are prOpaEatnR the
.Japanese tongue and getting together
Russo ia panese societies and CIRCLES Tor
the purpose of becoming acquainted
with each other and dra wing more closely
together. But the two countries are essen
tiailv such strangers To each other. SO Tar
removed one from the other. so little
interdependent that all these Japanese
endeavors are doomed 90 tailuve.' Eat
while Japans Offers are 10 he rejected
it does not follow that China's interests
are TO he flrthered,
Says Japan Needs Russia.
Prince Ukhtomsky is a businesslike
politician and while he deprecates rap
prochement with Japan he is ready and
VA ger to get all he can from China and
10 make the most OF every opportunity
which japanese diplomacy may furnish
1T should not be forgotten. he writes.
that .Japan il now the friend Of incipient
imperiallsm and that her aim ia 10 take
over the South Ussuri territory and gen
orally part of the Amoor district, TO extend
her rights real and legal, over the fisher
k,- 4 shAt " n " VpNOh
and az far as possible to extend her sphere
Of influence in Mongolia. At present
Japan looks upon Mongolia a. ownerle..,
territory, res nuili,ls But Russian diplo-
macy should bear in mind that as things
now are it is Japan who needs Russia,
and not vice versa. We ought not there
fore TO show ourselves too accommodate
ing. for Mongolia is in virtue of many
causes the natural sphere of Russian
influence"
Turn whithersoeNer you will and YOU
will hear the same opiniors fine
is certain to transform them into yolit
zeal acts Ja,an will move first Russia
will feel "bli,ed in self protection ia
foil,w suit an" China must make .h,.
best Of a bad bargain hat in brier is
the course which far Eastern politics
are certain 10 taNe.
Chinese Employ Boycott as Weapor
That China can do something to de-
fend herself is clear from what has been
happening on the Russo 4 Chinese from.
I tier Russia recently made a new reun-
lation compelling all Cinnamon who
cross the border TO pay tax of ~ CO.
peks about 81 cents As the object
Of those struggling tradesInen who cross
and recross me frontier ia to buy and
sell this tax il felt rs a heavy burden
and also as an act of rank injustice. And
the Chinese resent II Their method OF
paying out tho kussians IL to boycott
them, And the process has already been
begun. Al first the talooed district was
limited in extent, Now II extends TO
nearly all the frontier line on the Amur.
None OF the produce exported from Sag
halien to Blagovestchensk is being for
warde(i since July ~ Large LOSSES have
accrued The RIssian importers tried
to break the boycott by Offering a pre-
MUM OF 5, 50 and s. vi for every head
oi cattle entering into Bla lagovestchensk
Rut the Ce'est ials would not l,e tempted
4 few days ago the Chinese a,lthor,-
ties were approached on the subject
and requested To intervene. hut they
answered that they could not force pri-
Nate citizens to do business against their
will And now the thinese are about to
refuse to supply f,le, tn Russian steamers,
which will then bp tOrcsi 10 give up ply.
inx to Harhin and back 7 he Mayor of
Harhin is peiitiOning the Russian au'hori-
tic~ to give way and abOlisl, the neN Tax.
The re,uest N under consideration. Mean.