ASSOCIATION, 28rd February.
THE January issue of this always interesting journal is mainly taken up with an exposition of the attitude of the United States towards Russia at the present crisis, It seems that Count Cassini's policy, which so far has been crowned with failure at. Peking, has been equally unsuccessful at Washington, and no blow that Russia's unfortunate policy in the Far East has brought upon her is likely to be more permanently serious in its effects than her loss of the traditional friendship of the United States. Mr. Foord's opening note in his "Current Comment" is well worth reproducing in full "On what see'v.s to be the eve of war between Russia and Japan, it is comforting to be able to echo the 'Tribune': The fact is not to be opinion expressed by the ' New York
disguised that the sympathies of the world, with almost unprecedented unanimity, are on the Japanese side of this dispute.' Elsewhere, in this number of the 'Journal,' we have collated the views of a number of representative newspapers, tending to show at least a growing clearness of apprehension on the part of the American Press of the natural antagonism between American interests and Russian ambitions in the Far East. All sections of the country are represented in these quotations, and there is no distinction of party in the chorus of condemnation of the tor-his raid on the store of Messrs,!tuous methods of Russian diplomacy Sennet Freres on Sunday night was! of which the world has recently had a nauseating affluence of illustration. It must be admitted that until the United States gets to the point of notifying the world that it has certain interests in Eastern Asia which will, if necessary, be defended by force, the influence of this country can hardly be a controlling one in any such issue as that now impending, By way of showing just how far our Government has already gone in de-
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