The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18
CONTEND ABUSE Of
RUSSIA |LL-T|MED
Diplomats Assert Gar Has No
Eagerness to Acquire Mon
golian Provinces.
PERSIA FAST RIPENING
St. Petersburg Has Only to
Wait for Process of Ma
tural Evolution.
PERSIA FAST RIPENING
BY FREDERICK WERNER.

BERLIN, Feb. 1!,---1here is no small
amount OF i'll will against Russia fe,5
in this country, as, in fact, all over
Europe, because of tha.. country's pol.
Icies In Persia and Mongolia. but Il
Russian diplomat. with whom | had a
talk at reception in the Russian EN-
bassy few days ago, convinced me
that, as often before. Russia is being
condemned without having been given
any opportunity Of stating her side OF
the case.
Mongolia iS n long way off and the
maps readily accessible are hardly suf-
ficlcntIy modern or detailed 80 give IL
correct idea of the existing situation
In England apprehension is being felt
because 1t is believed that Russia will
be appro: hing too closely to the from
tier of India if she succeeds in annex
ing Mongolia Now Russia has no
such intention aud in all her official
utterauces about Mongolia she has had
IN view only the four provinces that
make up Cbalcha. while several other
regions are commonly known in Eu-
rope AS Mongolia.
An Unknown Country.
Between the Mongolia in question
nowadays and the Indian frontier. the
whole of Central Europe would lie
quite comfortably, and a good part Of
this enormous area, which no white
man has ever yet explored. is desert,
1t Is therefore sheer nonsense to talk
about Russian action in Mongolia as
having any bearing whatever on Thibet
or British India Moreover. Russian
action. is hardly open TO any honest
Objection, If all the facts were known.
Russia has advised these four Mon
gul provinces to remain under China,
and has informed China of the advice
given. The Moneos in these PROV
lnces have no fighting forces and are
probably incapable OF evolving any
thIng like even Chinese army. They
would like very much to secure Rus.
sia's aid to free them from China.
whose hold. however, has never been
particularly stringent.
But Russia, with some experience of
these and similar nomad "natjons, -
IS perfectly aware that any shadow
of consent given by her would onlv
set the petty priucelets. of these re-
glons intriguing with China against
Russia. precisely as at the present mo
meDt, these provinces, nomiualIv Chi
nese, are intriguing with Russia
against China.
Tribes Nomadic.
much simpler and more honest
policy is to keep IN touch with China
and compare notes as to what is 90.
ing on in Chalchs. That is what Rus.
sia is doing. These nomad tribes will
in all probability, never succeed in be.
coming an independent state, even If
they seriously aim at such a goal. Rus
sia maintains strong army and is re-
building a respectable fleet; she in.
tends to keep herself strong in arms
but she has no need and no desire for
any more territory until she has Sc.
cured and developed all that she now
holds
There is nothing to be feared from
these Mongolian provinces, and they
viii doubtless, in due course Of time,
fall into the lap of the stronger as civ.
ilization extends its borders.
Meantime Russia plays safe and
perfectly honest above-board game In
letting matters arrange themselves III
Chalcha. if The local princeplets sue
ceed in establishing their independence
Russia will naturally rocogUize their
status for fhe sake OF her trade There
is no room whatever here for abuse OF
Russia.
Not Greedy for Persia.
AS to Persia, which has succeeded in
enlisting the sympathios of almost
every European country, as well as
those Of the United States. the Russian
diplomat assured me that Russia has
not even the slightest temptation to an
mex even the northern provinces of
Persia, for these also in due course Of
timo will become Russian in pro.
cess Of natural evolution.
The Persian law prohibits foreigners
acquiring landed property in North
Persia. but there is province which
admits of foreign subjects inheritiug
and holding as heirs property be
quenthed or falling to them in right of
heritage.
AS the population on both sides of
the artificial frontier line between Rus
sian Transcaucasia and Persia ls ldcn-
tieal rad lcaIly, and has been freely in
termarrying for generations past, 1T has
come about quito legally and naturally
that large proportion. Of the land in
Azerbaijan and Gillian is already in the
actual possession Of Russian subjects
who. as masters of their land, are fcud-
al lord over the real Persian popula-
ton. from whom they arc indistinguish'
able apart from their passports. AS
thev legally enjoy the protection Of
Russia, It is natural that this class
should yearly become more important.
Under such circumstances Russia
| need. nothing more than pence long
continued to como into a. heritage rip
eninr for her during century past
Only the ignorant in Russia would force
the pace, aud their voice is of less ac-
count than that Of those who rage sc
| furiousIy in Europe and America about
| the supposed iniqulties of Russia