Show RUSSIA IN ASIA an english paper calls attention to the fact ahat hat the russian government at last seems to be willing to lift the veil that las has been shrouding in mystery the negotiations with the pekin government it is no longer denied that the ultimate aim is the incorporation of manchuria in the czars azars dominions it is now announced that the rus glans in consequence of the depredations of some robbers the so called Hung hus have deemed it necessary to station a battalion of cossacks with artillery at on the border between russia and manchuria the object is of course not stated to be the acquisition of territory but simply the defense of russia against th these robbers should these however refuse to play the role for which they have been cast in the political comedy there are chinese subjects who consider the russians as enemies of civilization and it may become necessary to persuade these of their error all of which is interpreted to mean that the chinese government has secretly consented to the gradual incorporation of manchuria in the russian empire the territory in question is about miles long and in width contain ing about square miles with a population of perhaps souls the capital is a city with over inhabitants and there are other quite large cities it is rich in coal gold iron and precious stones and would therefore be a valuable addition to the czars azars crown in england the advance of the russians is considered a menace to british interests in east asia but what can be done to check it |