Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-08

together, but from different motives.
If you could see the hatred and i'll will
the different nations show each other,
openly, mind you, you would not for
once doubt they were fighting each
other instead of a joint enemy The
feeling is especially bitter between
Japan and Russia, and the other ma
,tions take sides, of course. England,
Japan and the United States are on
one side of the fence, as it we're, while
Russia is the main one on the other
size. As Russia has the largest army
here of any of the nations, she is nat
urally. high handed and oYerbearing,
but the little Japs take all his insults
and say nothing, but patiently await
their opportunity.
To every one who has been among
the forces, there seems to be no ques-
tion but that this is only the bekinning
of an international war, and just what
part the United States will play in
that game, will be hard to determine.
1T is a sight long to be remembered
to see, the troops of different nations
all mixed together. Here you find a
group of swarthy, bearded Russians,
with. their long. boots and .slouchy
looking uniforms; there is a bunch Of
pale-faced, small, cigarette smoking
Frenchmen; over! yonder is group Of
British India native troops with their
faves and red turbans, a magnificent
set of men and mounted on splendid
horses. England has only one white
regiment here. All her other troops
are either British India or British
China troops. The wizen-faced Hal-
ians are seen occasionally, but their
languid looks and lazy movements
spoil their soldierly appearance On
the other hand are the sons from the
'Vaterland, )" the burly German, and
to see their independence and taciturn
air one recalls the poem "Mein self un
Gott. Austria has few marines here
but they are in a part of the city re-
mote from the rest, so have not seen
them ashore, but I have seen them
aboard their Warships. The neatest
ld'ttle fellows of them all and the ones
that seem to stand the hardships best
are the little Japs. The Japanese
soldier will march all day with his
gun and ammunition and when night
comes he does not need to wait for
his commissary to catch up. He has
his commissaay right with him in the
shape of a small bag of rice hanging
from a strap over his shoulder. These
Japs make fine soldiers, and when
ever Russia bumps up against them
as she evidently will, she will find a
hard nut 20 crack am sure. This
IS different from our war in the Phil
ippines, and here is where one gets the
real idea of what war is like, in it's
worst form. The entire country from
Ifaku to- where the troops are ait the
present time is a desolate waste Ft.-
fore this trouble il was a PROSPEROUS
country with villages and farms all
around. Today a lew ruins repre-
sent sll that is left of this valley. The
inhabitants have all fled inland, or to
the mountains, for the; DESTROYING of
their homes was not always the worst
thing that could befall them. A far
worse fate awaited them if they fell
into the hands OF a relentless victor.
for it is fact that some of the men
composing some of the armies of Eu
rope are worse than savages. An in
stance to illustrate: All moving
OF supplies that cannot be done by
railroad or boat is done by Chinese
coolies who are inhabitants of the
country, @ but failed to get away when
the y trouble started. When any work
is to he done, a detachment of SOL
diers lis sent out to s.round up,' the
Chen'o." Any Chinaman who is
not actually working for somebody
else is gathered in. This practice is
carried on by all the nations, and is
one OF the necessities of war. But
now comes the terrible part. Most
o. them pay these coolies a s.naiI
wage, or at least feed them: but the
Frencll and Russians do not even feed
them, the but work them till they can
stand up no longer, when they run a
bayoWrlet W through them and throw their
bouies in the river. did not ait first
believe this, but it has been voquched
Tor by men whose authority / cannot
coabt Such are the como ditions here
At present, and what the future may
bring, who shall know we viii
wait, and time will tell.
u THE STRIKE.
Hazel ton, Der. The national
officers are nimous IN their declar-
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