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distance, not the Chinese who will inn
pedc the taking of Picking. They are not
considered impediments by the Japanese
soldiery."
In speaking of the taking of Port Ar
thur he said: at really makes me sad to
speak of Port Arthur, on account OF the
massacrinG of the noncombatants there.
i admire the courage, the discipline and
tho forbearancc of the Japanese soldiers
and have been over ready to pay tributes
of praise to them for their virtues, but
they broke down their we'll earned record
for humanity at Port Arthur. | am not
in the pay of tho Japanese government,
and as an independent witness | feel
compelled to tell what i saw at Port Ar
thur. 1t was decided shock to me. l
can yet see the upturned faces of those
murdered men and it makes mo shudder
when think of them. Should | shut my
eyes and refuse to tell the world tho
truth?
"All tho military attaches of England and
America will bear me out in what | say.
Captain O'Bren, the military attache of
the United States sent out by the war de-
partment at Washington city, was there
and saw those unoilcnsive non-combat-
ants shot down and murdered in various
shocking business, but tho Japanese lost
their heads. The Japanese general had
promised the inhabitants of Port Arthur
that their lives would be spared. At tho
entrance to the town of Port Arthur, in
front of some shops | saw the heads of
five Japanese. The Chinese had put
strings through their upper lips and fast
cncd them TO some saplings. The ears
and nose had been cut Off and they pre-
scented n grucsome, horrible appearance.
This sight infatuated the Japanese SOL
diery. They lost their heads completely
and they began to massacre the citizens.
Over 900 were killed in three days. The
Japanese did not kill the women, nor the
children. / only saw ono woman killed
and that was an accident.
1.-The Japanese are very chivalrous with
women and children and do not modest
them. Several iunks, loaded with refu-
gees, outside OF tho city, were sunk. but
! do not know whether they contained
women and children or not. Port Arthur
was taken so suddenly that the Chinese
did not have time to remove the heads of
the Japanese. If they had concealed these
CORY trophies of their own cruelty there
probably would have been no massacre.
"Therc is n cessation of hostilities,"
said Mr. Nilliers, lowing to the severity
of the weather. The campaign will be re-
sumed just as soon as the weather be-
comes mild"
In speaking of the prospects of peace
between Japan and China, Mr.. VIlliers
said: II think II very possible that a
strong man like John w. Foster may be
able TO bring about peace between the
two warning countries. He is very skill
ful, wise and strong, and will be able to
accomplish more than a smaller and
weaker man. What the Japanese want
is to he certain of the independence of
Corea and a largo indemnity that will
cover the expenses of the war and leave
something over. The Japanese govern
ment is favorable TO peace, but tho oppo-
sition works on tho warlke, patriotic
spirit of tho people and desires tho war
TO continue. They hope that the drain
on Japan by the war will become SO great
that the present government will be COM
PEELED to retire and that they will be
called into power. You know it costs
something TO keep an army of 10000 men
in the field and to keep on war footing
a powerful navy.
"Ihe Japanese army is perfect in its
discipline and equipment. and is finely
provisioned. The Red Cross society,
which accompanies II, is simply perfect
in every detail. In 10 minutes after the
taking of Table mountain, which was the
key TO Port Arthur. the Rcd Cross corps
was working amouuC the wounded, and
this. TOO, while the Chinese were Smelling
the ground on which they were working.
IL excited the unstinted admiration of all
who witnessed it,