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PROGRESSIVE RUSSIA \
ON THE to Cor^tkr\ti:qople-
AN AMERICAN INVENTOR THE ALLY OF THE MUSCOVITE.
Peter the Great may justly be credited with having been the greatest civili- zer of his race. To him is due the credit of nationalizing his country and in- augurating vast industries, through the medium of the Ship. So far in ad- vance of his time was he that his startling innovations and wonderful discount- ing of the arts of diplomacy must have endangered his head had he not been fortunate enough to have been born a despot.
Peter's last will and testament outlined the policy to be pursued by his successors, looking to the aggrandizement of Russia, and startling though its terms are in their selfishness, they are so thoroughly diplomatic that his suc- cessors have religiously lived up to their full meaning.
And so it comes to pass that the ever-advancing and constantly-tighten- ing grasp of Russia on adjacent territory is alarming the Governments of the
Old World and may, indeed, in the near future, somewhat concern ourselves.
The Canadian Government is now urging Great Britain to erect defences on the Pacific Coast, for the reason that Russia, in pursuance of her peculiar policy, is enlarging her works and arsenal at Vladivostock, opposite British
