The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-23
WAR CORRESPONDENTS OUTFIT
ISA FEARFULLY WONDERFUL THING

bedateada, n roll OF bedding contain
Ing II blankets ffour rubber hlan-
kata two feather aud three pneu-
matte pillows. n foyiuR floor Tor the
large tent. three folding tables and
ak folding chairs. four large brass
lanterns and-don't forget it
FULL aIZfl CANVAS nATH TUB.
or course this OUTFIT II laughed At
by the other EnKllahmen. but most
OF them carry nearly as much.
one Of tho best known OF tho
American correspondents. who has
seen fighting In Greece, Cuba. the
Philippines, China aud South Africa.
arrived IN Toxic yesterday lie was
told that he must set HIS outfit to-
gether az once. 10 he made tour
OF all tho correspondents rooms To
see what they thought he needed.
I'm not going To carry one Of
these general stores" he said after
wards Il have a good American
cavalry saddle and two army blan-
kets That's all I'm going 30 take.
II need anything more ! viii pick
Il up when some nnEilshman throws
q away" And a good many OF ua
expect 10 follow his plan.
There has been
GREAT DEAL or CRITICISM
made BY some Of the correspondents
because Of the enforced delay in
getting started for the front Some
Of the men here think that they
should be allowed 20 start for the
front ~ once. and teieKramH received
from the editors AZ homo suggest
that In some eases At least the same
feeling exists there. II II absolutely
impossible 20 send out news from
here. even when We get u. which II
very seldom. The strictest censor
ship has been established over all
cable messages ana sven mail mat
ter IL very closaly watched. The
fact that u IN almost impossible TO
get real news here and that when
Il IL obtained the government won't
allow Il 20 be sent cut. together wtth
the fact that editors and readers at
home Do not
REALIZE THE coSpiTtNos
makes matters anything but pleas
ant Tor the correspondents. Add To
that the fact that We know that
thousands and tons Of thousands or
troops are being moved and We do
not know where they arr going or
when wr are 90 be allowed 90 Join
them and Il IL easy 10 imagine that
We are not in happy state OF mind
Looking a the peculiar sights OF
strange land. playing billiards and
drinking afternoon tea are all NefY
pleasant occupations. bat one does
not enter into them with much spirit
hen he knows that biz battle may
be fousht al any minute and that
he vii no, soc 81. although he has
come thousands Of miles for that
very purpose.
Hut tho wishes Of the correspond
cuts are a secondary matter when
such a war aA this one promises 10
be T. betting planned. IN spite Of thu
fact that We
ARE HEINa DELAYED
here every correspondent " forced
to admit that the japanese govern .
maut II right in refusing 10 let ~
30 10 the front at thta stage o. the
game. We have been assured that
AT Of u who are now here viii be
allowed TO 90 to the front before
very laux. jos, Whene on one can
saY. At present. even II We wsrs al
the front We could only write Of The
mos afnenta Of troops ana the plans
for tha war. and ti,ose are the things
which Russia is most anxious 10
know.
when the troops are properly
placed and the japanese are ready
TO strike The blow which win dsVal-
ap their general plans for ths var
then wa wIil be allowed TO 80 TO The
front. aud not before. And that IL
al anyone could expect
WILL ~ Drill