New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
low. when war = commence. for ma :

RSssi ST m of not MAetner thousands OF
Port Arthur be taken but st. Petersburg G a-S
mands Of me. and that therefore as a man e Ss
ing nor By helpng nor by in nftfneF oy direct
ticipate In war; 1 cannot. 1 do wish 10 s @ns
viii not. What will happen Immediately or zo and
from my ceasing TO do that which is contraS Svoa
the will Of God do not and cannot know bus .
believe that from the fulflment of the VIII OF CO.
there can follow nothing but that which is xosi
for me and for all men. '"S'd
THE ROLL OF VICTIMS.
had finished this article when news car,s...,
obstruction Of six hundred innocent lives opposi,
hort Arthur 1t would seem that the useless surs
ms ana death or these unfortunate. deIuded -
who have needlessly and so dreadfuIly perish sen
ought disabuse those who were the cause Hs
0tner ofhcers-al these knew what thew w.s
personal advantage, for ambition, did as they az
US n, using themselves in pretended patriotism
yersal- aLude rather those unfortunate 30
Of religious fraud and under fear Of p1nisbmneo
have been torn from an honest reasonable Useful
slaughter and torn 10 hits dToISs5 AIcnine 1or
this stupid machine IN a distant sea without srr
need or any possibility advantage from an t5sf
bi5 en3Fs and sufferings. or from the death
IL. In order rot to let the japanese into Manchur.
S Sifty more thousands VIII according all proba.
Nicholas IL and Kuropatkin saw in So 19anT I
tthat not more than $1,000 lives win be necessary
that; but they think it, they cannot but think "
because the work they are doing speaks tor ITSELF
tIdt cetSeIeSS stream Of unfOrtunate deIuded Rus
to the Far East"tRese are tbo5 sane l nt To
than 5o,O0O live Russian men whom NichoIss Re-
manor ard Alexis Kuropatkin have decided thew
OF those stupidities. robheries and every sind os
ana CoTes Nv WIiiGh We're ACCOMPLISHED in China
Pe5ce uIy IN their palaces and expecting new gOrv
Of these 501o Unfortunate defraude5I RJsssI
% guilty Of nothing and gaining nothing,
has been crmiuay seized from lis l egtfnst ~ ogn
, ~En FTaf to
the Russians-and also for certain dark dealings by
out Of other peoples forests-nany millions ~
the whole Of the Russian peob rt g me fb aP0r OF
generations OF this people are bound bv debts ifs
scores Of thousands OF It's sons are nercilessIT
Ssluleu 20 deatE 4hd The destruction OF these IN
She war Is being managed by those who have
expected so unprepared that as one Tsr 50 IN
mits ttlssi2s chief chance of success lies in the
teriaL It is upon tbs that those @eIv who send
1t is frankly sail thar tie 1850 III W. men
Of our fleet must be compensated on the land IN
have badly directed things on sea ana br tbeir
negilgenGe have DESTROYED not only the nations
millions but thousands Of lives. can make II 10
by condser,nins 70 death on land several more
When crawling Iocusts cross rivers It happens
maj the lower layers are drowned until from the
which the upper ranks can pass In the same way
Thus the first lower layer is already beginning 70
drown, Indicating The way to other thousands who
And are The originators. directors and supporters
or MS dreadful work besiHni3s 70 understand their
/ persuaded that they have fulfilled ana are fIl-
filling their duty. and they are proud Of their ac-
People sneak OF the loss Of The brave NIakaror.
erly; they dsplore the loss Of a drowned excellent
| ions of rubles; they discuss the question OF how
TO find another murderer as capable as the poor 10
engages i'm thi5 FIJI y-or O rom on ti th
all y-if V1i0 a cal
tally and hatred of ones fellow men
SOLDIERS OF THE CAR"
I had only just dispatched the last OF the Pre-
eeding pages OF this article when the dreatfu;;
TO the Russian people by those hght-mindsd men
T eR Of %fa e again e6 SG s t1e
vile slaves OF slaves dressed up in various dazzling
attiresLvarle{ies OF generals wishing 70 dlslln-
guish themselves or to DO bad turn 70 each otaeI
ing get-up. or else from stupidity or e!essness
s5royed amid dreafJII sJrerfgs thousaacts OF esoS
/ honorable. kind. harlwor6ing laborers who feed
those responsible for II 70 reflect and repent
bu one hears ana reads 3Ey ABOUT Us oe1 9 ssTS5
+ Ter greater number of men. and 70 ruin still mose
More than this. TO prepare men for fresh lniquies
rom 7 TeSosniz i wh is Evident 10 a-viS. that
for the Russians this event even from their patti
these unfortunate Russian 1aborns, men-lured into
trap like cattle into a slaughter house. OF whom
several thousands have been killed and manned
merely because one general did not understand
/ what another general had said-have performd an
/ act OF heroisrl because those who could not run
away We're killed and those who aid run away re.
. manned alive, As TO the fact that one OF these
terrible immoral and cruel men dsl.ns IlseT ~
the titles or generals. adInirals drowned guam
tity of peace Japanese this is also described as
gladden. the5 hearts Of Russans And in ali the
I papers are reprinted this awful appeal 70 murder
/ on The Yalu together with the MANNED Retvizan
Z and her sister ships, with lost torpedo boats
Tag oh
must break IN upon the shores Of base Japan. She
has sent her soldiers u shed Russian oIood, anu
I motif is sinfuI-be sentimental; must hght We
must direct such heavy blows that the memory Of
/ japanese. Now Is the time for the cruisers 20 50
out To sea to reduce to ashes the towns q -apan
flying as a dreadful calamity along It's oeaullLul
shores No more seutimentaEty-' &c..
/ The frighttu work commenced = coqllI So
Loot, violence. murder hypocrisy iheIJ am @''
/ ngious teachings, both Christian and buddnlste-
continue 7rtl +,o ,tsr raz,orsibe Derson eontin-
ues 10 review the troops TO thank reward and
encourage them; he issues an edict for the eau,
again and agam lay down their property and lives .
the feet OF him they can only Win lhelr aS,
ing to distinguish themselves before each other IN
ftSrs and me ESTABLISHMENTS from their orphaned
families. preparing them Tor slaughter Inc Wot;se
journalists lie Transforming shameful defeats INTO
Victories. knowing that no one will eontradSS-
scrfDtions and sales. The more money and labor
OF the people is devoted to the war the more -
grabbed by various authorities and specCi3lofs.
[ who know that one Will convict them because
every one is doing the same. The military, trat1eu
for murder htVlAs p,tSsed g5IS ~ = $3.50 ,6or
humanity. coarsenesS, and tdIenesS, reJ9lce-poUH,
II.o (hrjstfl, rostors continue to invite
men 10 the greatest of crimes continue TO coIlnh-
and instead of c0ndemning they Justify and praise
that pastor who. with the cross in his hands on
the very scene of murder, encouraged men 20 M Nc
crime. The same thing is going on n Japan. Ln p
beniShted japanese so in for murder with ~