The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-07-29
STRATEGY OR BLUNDER.

Public attention will be directed in
definitely to a new scene OF the theater
of war in the Feat. Incidents of what
NAV prove to be the first practical strate-
yic movement that the Russians have
made ara now being enacted off 1Zu Prom
ontory. The Vladivostok squadron has
made its way through Tsugaru Strait and
transferred its activity from the Japan
Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
This must be regarded as the most i'm =
portant diversion during the war on Rus
sias part. At least nothing has occurred
on the waters in this campaign that
merits the attention of this daring move
of Admiral Skrydioff. 1t will repay the
reader to examine map Of the scene of
war in order to appreciate fully the
possibilities of this diversion. The main
object of the japanese operations at sea
has been to destroy the Russian fleet at
Port Arthur and prevent Skrydloffs fleet
from coming to its relief To do this, it
would have been necessary for the Vladi-
vostok squadron to sail down the Korean
coast and through the Korean Strait into
the Yellow Sea. This was soon shown
to be impracticable, and of course, was
never attempted. Skrydoff would have
been destroyed by the flying squadron
sent to watch it, or have been so serious
ly damaged, in victorious contest with
this detail of the japanese fleet, that he
would have arrived at Port Arthur in no
condition to render effective aid to the
imprisoned fleet.
But due west of Vladivostok is the
Strait of Tsugaru, which divides the two
limbs of the island empire-Ycsso, on the
north, from the main island of Hondo,
and gives admittance from the Sea of
Japan to the Pacific Ocean. On the Pa
cific Ocean side of Hondo, half way down
the coast, is Yokohama. on Tokyo By,
and not far from there is Tokyo.
This is the course. Skrydloff has taken
and thus placed between himself and the
Japanese fleet the main portion of the
Japanese island empire. Here, at the
mouth of Toyko Bay, giving entrance to
Japan's most important seaport, he is
lying in wait for the rich shipping be-
cisco.
This is an important and daring move
ment of Skrydloff, but it is also des
perate one. Unless the Japanese COM
l><,:,
may turn this diversion to good account
At first blush it seems hard to account
for the failure of the japanese to pro-
tect the Straight of Tsugaru, but they
may have figured on just such contin-
gency as the Vladivostok squadron avail
ing itself of this exit. If the Japanese
flying squadron is in position to move
where it will, it's first duty will be to
engage skrydloff and destroy him. But
if it seals up Tsugaru Strait, Skrydloff
presumably will mako dash around
Kiushu and seek to form junction
with the Port Arthur, whereas by taking
the southern course to get into the Pacific
the Japanese will drive Skrydloff back
through the northern strait and enable
him to regain his haven of refuge.
Strategically, Skrydloff has all the best
of it at the present moment, but he is
seriously handicapped by the uncertain
ty getting fuel to extend his raid to
effective ends. 1t seems certain that he
will do considerable damage ere he is
checked, and his whole operation may be
forlorn hope to relax the Jap grasp on
Port Arthur at a critical juncture, or it
may be brilliant coup of independent
action which will be followed by serious
results to Japan.-Washing ton Post.
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