Show TH THE PERSISTENCE OF RUSSIA Nearly every man has some strong characteristic The same is true of nations nationS' Russia has been proved woefully woefully woe woe- fully weak in war But It has for a hundred years been recognized as leadIng lead lead- Ing In diplomacy Not since Talleyrand Talley rand and Metternich l have countries been represented S so successfully abroad as b by o the emissaries of or Russia Time after timo time they have gone into conference with the ambassadors of other nations with no apparent likelihood hood of ot getting what they ther wanted and time after niter time lime it has been dIscovered discovered dis dIs- covered that they have ha outplayed the themen themen themen men with whom they conferred Theare They The are masters o of tho the art of or diplomacy They riley never quit The They are arc the most persistent expansionists in the world When h n the war ar with Japan was concluded con can eluded the world supposed that would bo be the end of or Russia in the tho far East Esp Especially in the territory of or Manchuria Man Ian churia churla where the they made their last stand and where they were so utterly whipped it was felt they w would retire never to return But they have ha already al rend ready returned They claim control of Harbin ono one of or the cities clUes which Japan Japan Ja Ja- Ja pan took from them and gave to China They rhe had the right according to original or plans to collect a license tax tho the merchants of Harbin Harlin And it is recently discovered that they still are getting gelling tho the money Other nations nations especially especially Cl China China- lna- lna oppose tho the resumption of dominion rights by Russia Hussla And the diplomats I of ot the B Bear ar calmly sit eit down don with the tho representatives of or other nations ana and pro proceed ep-d ep to provo prove that Russia alone of all an the tho h wod world was by tho the term form 01 CT oJ lo logically ly charged ed with tho ilie gay gov and n 1 entitled tn to tho the of oC Harbin I There is a little joker in tho the method of or tho Russians The They declare it is not St. St Petersburg but the tho Russia Russia- Manchurian 1 Railway company compan which is exercising government at the tho Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- end of tho the line and that Russia will not assume to interfere But the tho nations have had experience with ith that power If Ir Harbin is 19 left to tho the government government gov gov- of tho the railroad it may l be betaken tali taken n for granted the nations expect Russia to resume control of oC Manchu Manchu- ria na And because that Is true we do doI donot donot not believe e tho claim of the czars czar's I diplomats will be bo at all conceded I |