Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-07-09 | Page 2 | Keep Rifle in Hand

If KEEP RIFLE IN HAND Russian Naval Officers Believe Russia Rus-sia Should Have Big Slice 1 Berlin July 9hc Volks Zcitungs St Petersburg correspondent notes tho conflicting views existing there regarding regard-Ing the Chinese situation The Czar and Count Lnmbldorf acting Minister of Foreign Affairs are said to be sincerely sin-cerely trying to avoid a division of i China and are convinced of Germanys powerful support of this policy but the highest political officials particularly naval men are against Germany remembering re-membering how Russia at the Berlin congress was outmancu vercd by Germany Hence their policy now Is that Russia should keep the rile In hand until the other powers embroil themselves In China and should then step In and secure se-cure the lions share as a reward for her neutrality The Kreuz Zeltung makes a strong assertion regarding European solidity In China If the worst should happen at Peking I says OAI the nations of Europe were insulted and they will therefore stand together and demand expiation