Its final disposition is not yet clear, but the English people can see compensation in Egypt, Asia Minor, and Persia for any necessary Russian control of Byzantium.
While seeking one direct outlet by waterway, Russia may get two with the suicide of Germany and the destruction of her latest ally, the Mohammedan Turk.
Russia is beginning to be better understood throughout the British Empire and the world.

The fear of an invasion of Western Europe by the Slav races is a bugaboo set afloat by Germany, who also propagates the bugaboo of a Japanese invasion of North America.
Russia is not a competing nation.

She needs the capital and the brains of the outside world for her development, and in time she will offer the greatest field for world cooeperation.
Japan wants to cooeperate with Russia, and, indeed, with all European civilization.

After the fall of Kiao-Chau she sent arms to Russia, and she stands ready to throw legions into the European field in defense of her English ally.

Influential people in England are strongly urging the military authorities to permit the little Japs to join in.
Russia will keep faith with the Poles and the Jews and set up an autonomous Poland.