The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-08
aT. PETERSBURG. May 8 CHS am

- IL ~ A-E1En EAAE- May 10 cL-LLl-D
y When the war commission adj
jourHed this morning it failed TO
give out any official dispatches regard
ing the situation on the Lao Tung
peninsula on al Feng wang Cheng.
Nevertheless there is no doubt that the
japanese troops were in touch with the
Russian forces at Feug Wang Cheug.
and the report that the latter had
evacuated that place is generally cred
tied Surprise is caused by the with
drawal Of General KuTOpatkin toward
MS DaSe an Lao 1enS- as It is said
that Immediately after he learned of
General ZassaIitch's losses ne sent re-
Inducements to him TO enable him to
retain his position.
The officials here frankly confess.
however, that they are not fully in
formed of EUROPA kin's plan, He is i'm
sole charge Of the operations in Man
ChUFia
Kuropatkin Unhampered.
The emperor decided when General
kurOpatkin started out that he should
have complete independence, so there
could be no grounds for complaint that
he was hamPered by instructions or
advice from officers in St. Petersburg,
Who could not possibly know all the con-
diti0ns which the troops in the field
would meet Kuropatkin therefore has
made his own dispositions and formu-
lated his own plan, What little is
known here shows that he intends 10
observe the same caution that has dis
tinguished The operations of the Jap
anese. Finding that he could not offer
batle al Eeug Wang CDeug with an
even chance OF success he has decided
to fail back. it is believed TO the Mao
Tin pass Back OF the pass there is
another pass, near which Is q temper
Hsarr nav nrl
Yang. Considerable comment has been
aroused iu military circles.
Following Same Plans.
The japanese have followed up TO
ROW practically in all respects their
plans in the ChinO-Japanese war. They
have crossed the Naiu at the same
place and landed upon the Lao Tuug
peninsula at the same points, and it Is
A-liere7 they VIII continue their tactics
asst heir dispositions fOreshadow the
Movements made I'm 1894.
It is not at an unlikely that another
Japanese army win be landed upon the
peninsula which viii move u0rthward
along the railway line. During the
ChiuO-Japauese war the japanese cap
tured Port Arthur two weeks after
their Decentralization upon the PENN
sula. The Russians say that the Jap
Hnese will not find il so easy a task
to reduce Pert Arthur as they did be-
fore.
Russian Dilemma.
The Japanese army marching north
ward along the railroad. once past
kaIping, can compel the Russians to
eyaCuate New Chuaug or else undergo
ID battle or state OF siege. If the
march is prosecuted as far as Hal
theuE, where the japanese defeated the
Chinese army. General kur0patkiu viii
have 10 abandon Mao Tieu pass as
consequence of strategic weakness of
the position. The possession Of Feug
Wang Cheng is OF the highest import
ance as lt places under the control OF
the japanese large strip Of Man
Churiau territory bordering on the Bay
of Korea and the road connecting Lao
Yang HacheuE. New Chuang and Pit
seN0. The command Of the road TO
pitsewd win enable this army 20 open
operations in the Lao Iung peninsula.
Depression at st. Petersburg.
THE zioicisu Of the people is wonder
faL bun the fact that it is displayed
shows louder than words could the de-
precision that exists. The Russians
had not locked for the retirement OF
their army from Feng Wang Cheng,
believing that "a battle would occur
there. iu which their troops would Ice
victorious and would wipe out the sting
OF The disasters suffered. Nevertheless
there is mo- disposition 10 crlticise Gen
eral Kuropatkiu. whom the people be-
leye. and they Wil wait with all the
d0ggeduess of the Slav character man
ifesred I'm The dark days Of the Turkish
war; for the victory which they have
faith is sure 20 come.
The energy OF the japanese meets
with unwilling admire lion and it is eE-
Tec-ed they VIII continue a. vigorous
campaign The nation IS fully aWak-
rFUr.ar-
stands that Russia must exert all her
strength. and that long war cannot
Dec avoided. The latter opinion is
shared by diplomats and officials.
Crumbs of Comfort
C0mfort IS found iu the ract that thus
Ear Russia has not sustained crush
ing defeat and even should one come
~ IS declared it would not shake the
certainty OF tle people in the ultimate
success Cf the Russian arms or lessen
the determination 20 prosecute the war
until Japan SHAH have been humbled- /
ne emperor ls deeply panied over the
4tussian losses on the Yalu and re-
Afets that the investment ~ Port Ar
Ihur could not have been prevented. He /
WIZ however. acQuiesce without ques-
tlon 90 the plan o. General KuTOpatkiu
even should that plan contemplate the
Withdrawal of the Russian army furth- +
~ into the interior Those close 10 mis- +
majesty state that he IS more than ever
determined that Russian prestige shall
DE indicated iu the far east, as neces-
sary not only 10 Russia, but TO the
hole white race. as an answer 10 the
japanese blows.
Further reinforcements have been dis
patched to ManehuFia. and the emper-
or has reiterated bis declaration that
General Kuropatkin shah have as