New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-05
ESCAPE MEANS VICTORY.
British Comment on the actions at
Lao Yang.

London. Sept 5-The grewsome and tragic
| details of the struggle between Oyamas ana
Kuropatkin's forces do not deter British critics
from repeating the vital question, HAS kuro-
patkin made good his retreat"' With all the
official news before them, the experts here seem
half inclined to believe that the Russian com
mander has achieved what was thought to be
the impossible, namely, headed off his envelop-
ment.
That the Japanese with superior numbers and
the choice of time for aggression would inflict
severe losses was taken for granted The &C.
cupation of Liao-Yang with enormous Russian
casualties and the evacuation of fortified po-
sitions are regarded here as merely incidents.
though 1t is believed that the weeks battle
which they mark must take its place as one OF
the bloodest in history; yet if Kuropatkin
reaches Moukden with a potential remnant of
his army Oyama's efforts will. in English eyes.
be regarded more or less as a fruitless sacrifice.
The bravery of both the opposing forces ex-
cites here a thrill of admiration, mixed with
awe. STEPPED English military critics are In
the histories of their wars for centuries
past this combination of fanaticism and
science displayed under modern conditions Of
warfare around Lao Yang strikes for them a
new and almost terrible note
Well known opponents of civilization accus-
toned to deal with all phases of world politics
confess themselves aSndSL dI lile SAduShNSl ~"
proceeding, yet even this sentiment is writ
small compared with the momentous question
of the eventual fate of Kuropatkins army.
"All we know" says The Daily Graphic" lis
that the battle Of Liao-Yang has been fought
ana WON by the Japanese We have yet to
learn the extent OF the defeat OF the Russians
Kuropatkns position is generally held to be
still desperate but as The Daily News" says,
the latest dispatches point to the fact that the
Japanese have lost the chance Of achieving an
unequivocal triumph
The Morning Post pays ii high tribute to
Kuropatkns genius and to the traditional
morale of the Russian troops under the disad-
vantage of defeat II believes that 4 pause Will
now follow events that even in themselves would
mark the century with q grand tragedy.
Such \ keen supporter OF the japanese as The
Daily Telegraph" this morning rather regret
fully admits that Oyama failed 10 achieve his
strategiCal object" Rejecting the British gov
ernment's view, The Daily Telegraph pins
its comment solely upon the main objective
namely that nothing has been accomplished
The Russians immense losses in men and
guns and their supreme example OF discipline
and determination, concentrating with unsh&h-
ing hrmness for another fight, count accord
ing to THE Daily Telegraph" FOR no more
than perhumau prodigies OF courage and
tenacty performed by the Japanese unless
something more has been achieved than IS
shown IN the latest dispatches
The Standard" CharaCtCriZes kuropatktns
transport Of his army across the wide and
ing enemy" remarkable feat, and voices
the general belief that the Russian commander
having temporarily eNtriCated himself VIII stil
effect his retreat with am army IN being