The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-14
JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
cornmerf The Japanese since they tried their
Credit iss strength in 1894. have always believed
nd n d That they were strong enough to whip
y. -H the Russians Comparison with the SOL
~ Ttd tdiers OF the white powers on the allied
fsnarch last year for the relief of the
Drafts aleeations at Peking added to their con-
nd yapaA -s- = .,,..,.,,,,,..l .,,,.-+,ess dash
Shanghai noence- IN uiscipiiile' s''--'
,harteredland endurance. the japanese troops not
china lonly matched the best OF the Euro
peans. but they were Individually SUI
Interest," perior to the Russians. The latter gave
ne follow sorry exhibition of the soldieriy vir-
Tseea sJfues before Picking and their conduct
Six mo1iusade every Japanese observer feel that
Twelve the task of humbling the Cars power
ION The Asiatic coast would be simplifed
A., a. lby the. personnel Of mis- infantry.
ManaRel The Russian infantry soldier is logy.
Collect Ignorant and stupid not apt in the
Vaiuabl Initiative and hampered on the march
s0ei'eu ifby a great comfhissarfat. on the
Accsother hand the japanese soldier of
AuditorIany branch OF the service is alert,
waite arrni <.a,,,ck 70 ,aarn eager n hiring ON
.e+.t s-as,fa fight and exceedingly mobile. The
TrusteeAother qualities which make him great
bates. tare courage Inconsistencies of fear.
O1nce' indifference to life, fanaHcal patriotism.
ssobsa,ence to ofr,cers such as he gave
Deposfffor centuries to hiss} feudai lords. a /
p = s5marching capacity which ages. of
.conss. = 4pedestrianisr has perfected and the |
'bppHcatf ability to get along with ration of |
Iuscompressed rice, which enables him to |
A1ant.51rake long marches from his base of
|ACCIDEisuppIy without wagon trains. So high
BILITY fare his qualities as soldier that in the
1su an war of 1ss4-s5 not a single de-
- serted, not one struggled from the fir
ling line, not one was cashiered for
tcowardice or punished for disobedience.
Moreover it is no slight thing that be-
d hind the personal qualities OF the lit
tile brown warrior stands a nation
q (which is sensitive ina high degree to
d the honor of it's soldiery. A man would
4 fare badly indeed, even in his own
home. who came back from dis
D |honored- 1t were better for him to
4 come back in his funeral urn.
The chances of so far as the
personnel of the fighting men is con-
cerned favor the Japanese rather than
the Russians. Other considerations are
that japan is close to the field of opera ,
lions and Russia-or that part of Rus
To STA which is effective far recruits and
com supplies of foods thousands of miles
TO away from it. and connected with it by
"A single and not well-defended line of
TT railway. Japan has as large a fight
and ling population had the North and
OF South combined in the American Civil !,
81, war and place as many soldiers in 2
HhW the field BY keeping command of the
- sea. Japan could. in months time. L
Euu1i aand five hundred thousand in
China and Korea; and her naval
strength. in Asiatic waters. is far
superior to that of her possible enemy ,
.|as 10 enable her TO count clear seas
HUI for her transports
|IIlbl II Is a consciousness of strength, a v
isense Of injury due the fact that "
Russia, with the aid OF Germany and II
France. gathered the fruits OF the Jap II
Ianese victory of 1894. and a desire to W
he recognized equal among the is
Sue great powers. which has caused the n
Ishier war spirit OF Japan to flame so high n
.pr,,ci When nation Is unanimous for war
ing st land has the power to wage it a :,
igreat scale. the chances for peaceful -
isettlements are few. And So unless =
.5AVT Russia loosens her grip on Manchuria, -
terest tsooner later she will have to meet
e rate 1.-THE which Japan seems deter y
Rules Imined to raise. !"