Russia and England.

Manawatu Herald, 19 April 1904, Page 3

Russia and England.

Here is one of the latest Rushan utterances regarding England. Ihe writer is Prince Meslhersky, and ms letter appears in the paper which is generally regarded as representing the views which prevail in the highest GovernmOTt circles. Prince Mesther,sky savs All the impudent and vile acts which England has perpetrated during the past few months against Russia are too manifest to every one of Russia s many millions of people to need recording in any Blue Book, and Russians of all ages, even children, and of all conditions, are permeated with hatred against the English, and with the thirst of revenge. Nor is there one Russian who does not-grasp the fact that we have to do not with the Japanese, who are unworthy of Russian blood and Russian hatred, we have to deal with England, and all the hatred, all the force of the Russian spirit thirsting for blood is directed • against England. Voices have long since made themselves heard m Moscow, crying “ We are giving millions for the war against the Japanese, but , ua o ; ■■ -hi>' whole milliards for a war if only the Czar will saVtEe word.’’ And these words are repeated by the entire Russian Empire, bv every city, every hamlet, every soldier, every Russian man. Animated with this sentiment, let the whole Russian press speak out, and then, perhaps, our diplomatists will be inspired to talk with the English -Ministers in language of English cynicism, of English impudence, and at every sound of such language all Russia will Stand up breast to breast as one man for our adored monarch, and will not recoil from any sacrifice when the struggle longed for by all Russia has £egun against her one secular enemy.