The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25
THE FINAL STRUGGLE.

probable final assault desperate defense of
Port Arthur began within the past fortygt hours 1t IS one
OF terrible military tragedies of history The failure OF ku
roPan to raise the siege his defeat at La0yang his weary re
stronghold marked the beginning of the end
OF the first campaign Its incidents will close with the fall OF Port
Arthur.
When the began there military and newspaper critics
in this country Europe who declared that the preponde
Russia Japan would crush the island empire in the first
stages struggle The pointed the strength
equazed by the of the field
Of operations from Rusas base The transSbean railway was
Russia primarily military feature her intended
quest Eastern Asia the subugation OF China and the destruction
of Japanese nationality purpose.
Mancua Russian that joined the concerted powers
rebellion.
The rest world believed
This belief justified by Russias solemn with the
concerted powers to evacuate Chinese territory at common date
OF keeping faith military railway ceaessy used
augment her force in China and bring the material forfy her
camps She promised the United States and keep her
promise late the 9Th Of October But when that date
soldier but thousands hold and battalion
the ground that she had occupied by craft
pan orng the Soongaree and running Habn
hold the railroad to Nadivosok The military OF apan will
have forced Russia that evacuation OF territory which she
ised the nations should be voluntary The first conclusion OF The
Sea and her diplomacy Korea gave her the military prmacy
piled her base and for the look into her skill and
She has destroyed illusion which made the world coward
The population OF Russia have lain like
shadow upon nearly half Of the globe Japan in one campaign has
destroyed the which that shadow and has dsap
Port Arthur They relied fleet
every ships neutral
chief Oama repeated the tactics of Caesar at the siege OF Aesa
by presenting double the maintaining the
and whipping the immense army that marching raise it.
Upon Kuopan has fallen the fate that overwhelmed Nercin
getOriX, the leader OF all Gau.
The world has not been nattentv the tactics Of Japan to
her observance the rules of and the desire OF her commanders
spare nonobaants and the military forces of her
Her generals Port Arthur and safe conduct from that
nonombaants before turning the artillery upon
This refused Russia by Stoee upon whom is the response
by the the noncombatan When the isoa
of Port Arthur complete when the shells from apan land
batteries falling the decks of Russian warhps in the
arbOr forced make their last only be
scattered by Togo, the fortress summoned
Soesse refused This refusal be padoned the
military honor but not the of humanity The sol
Its rules of require
exhaustion. And Stoese the
Swiss autocracy lives up the bloody
OF his service
While the picture of the assault and defense rs the heart Of
world appa the gentle millions who have dreamed of
The OF Eastern Asia offered Europe
tempting that reality Whether they resisted
successfully whether they fell peace put afar off The Mus
cOe dream OF wide and universal empire the
kind when the wisdom that inspired Napoleon Give
Russia the sovereignty Of China and possession Of Japan by
quest and would peace except the
that Napoleon continental
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