| Show THE CZAR MENACING RUSSIA A FEW days ago the press dispatches conveyed positive information to the effect that a portion of the russian military expedition in the region had violated the territory of the chinese empire further information which appears in this ideue of the NEWS is to the effect that in view of f possible complications with the chinese government the governor of the trans baikal has ordered the removal of all jews rest residing ding within kilometers of the frontier the object of this decree is to prevent the hebrews acting as spies for china this precaution against the conveying of information regarding the russian military movements is significant if there was not an ulterior design behind the expeditions there would be no need of the measures mes bures that have been adopted for the preservation of se cresy there being no room for doubt as to the intention on the part of russia to inaugurate a decided encroachment either upon china or the british empire the question as to which is the objective point is one of overshadowing importance there are a good many reasons against the probability of an intention of the czar to invade china further than to violate her territory for strategic purposes were he to venture further than this he would be in danger of having all the great powers on his hie back every one of them thein need china in their business and they would protest unmistakably against the inauguration of an inexcusable war that would make great inroads upon their commercial relations with that country besides as ag heretofore shown russia has been playing the friendly game with china by refusing to join with the other powers in withdrawing their representatives senta tives from that country this was evidently done to prevent any violent complications growling growing out of a violation evidently for strategic purposes of terr territory atory on the eastern border of the chinese empire the intention of the military expeditions ions referred to not being war with china there is a strong probability that it is a bold stride toward a movement to carry out Rus sias long cherished dream the conquest of british india if this be the case the present military movements are merely outpost manoeuvres whose chofe primal object is the establishment of a strategic base for future operations on a gigantic scale unless the czar meets with a powerful check the present demonstration will be followed by a concentration of russian troops clofie to the fast east indian frontier and finally by an attempt to seize that important part of the british empire it has been the hope of the russian government for mare more than a century and a half to possess india as a source of gold and command of the dardanelles Darda nelles as a means of securing an unfettered unfetter eh seaboard with these two keys of power within her grasp the consequential quent ial rim aim of russia to is to become mistress of the world this being the dream of the muscovite empire great britain stands as her chief and traditional foe for this remon reason the bear and the lion have not been for a generation or two on terms of genuine amiability |
