Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-10-12

urally high-handed and overbearlng,
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-
ton but that this is only the bekinning
CT 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 e 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 a 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 Ital-
ians are seen occasionally, but their
languid looks and lazy movements
spoil their soldlerly appearance. On
the other hand are the sons from the
"Vaterland," the burly German, and
to see their independence and taciturn
air n recalls the poem 'Mein self un
Colt. Austria has a few marines here,
but they are in a part of the city re-
mote from the rest, so 1 have not seen
them ashore, but l have seen them
aboard their warships. The neatest
Little 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 commdssary to catch up. He has
his commissary right with him in the
shape of a small bag Of rice hanging
from a strap yer 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 to crack l 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
Iaku to where the troops are at the
present time is a desolate waste. De-
fore this trouble 1t was a prosperous
country with villages and farms all
around. Today a lew ruins repre-
Sent all t at is left of this valley. The
inhabitants have all fled inland, or to
the mountains, for the destroying of
laeir homes was not always the worst
thing that could befall them. A far
worse fate awaited them if they fell
iItc the hands of a relentless victor,
for 1t is a fact that some Of the men
composing some of the armies of Eli
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 trouble started. When any work
is to be done, a detachment of SOL
olers is sent out to "round up" the
"Cheno." 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 snail
wage, or at least feed them; but the
Frencu and Russians do not even feed
them, but work them till they can
stand up no longer, when they run a
bayonet through them and throw their
bodies in the river. l did not at first
believe this, but it has been vouched
for by men whose authority l cannot
doubt. Such are the conditions here
at present, and what the future may
bring, who shall know? We will
wait, and time will tell