| Show HESSIAN recognition IV russia has done a little thing of s vastly mote more importance to us than appears on the tha surface that country is as Is well known engaged in sending troops to port arthur from odessa the route is past the philippine islands and the ships might possibly find it convenient to land at manila the russian government instead of applying to the stanish spanish consul at odessa for the necessary papers asked the amerl ameri can consul there for the certificates needed to enter an american port and as this was done by the russian government and not by private parties it Is clear that russia officially recognizes that the philippines are to all intents and purposes an american and not a spanish possession or at least that the capital of those islands ia held ty by the 1 united states russia to is in a position to do little firings of that kin kina without consulting other lother powers and her initiative win will undoubtedly have influence and faelli tale fate a final settlement of bf the pending trouble |
