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But, ShreWd as are the cars diplomats,
the mikado has about him a few men,
like Ito and Komura, who know a bit
about diplomacy themselves. They
had permitted the Russians to go on
and on and on assuming that the Japs
had forgotten that Manchuria is still
on the map. They were merely biding
their time. Therefore when the Rus
sian statesmen, in response to one of
their notes dealing with Korea and the
tissue there, received a communion
ton from Tokyo bodily shifting the
whole discussion back to Manchuria,
whence it had originally begun and
where it really belonged, there was but
one thing to do-assume to ignore 1t.
This they did, and this Japan refused
to accept as being a warrantable posi-
ton on the part of Russia. AS Russia
could not well afford to back down
after having been checkmated in what
she had regarded as a very clever bit
of land grabbing, a clash then became
inevitable.
When two nations spring at each
others throat, fguratively speaking,
there are more things to be considered
in specializing upon the probable out
come than mere numbers of men or
ships. After all, it is the individual
who brings success. American soldiers
are regarded as being of more value
in the field than the soldiers of any
nation, and yet from the strictly tech
nical standpoint they are probably the
poorest soldiers in the world. Except
for the handful of men who constitute
the regular army, the United States
has no troops ready to do field duty as
it is understood in Germany and Rus
STA and even in France. The cOnd1-
tions render that unnecessary. But,
as has been demonstrated on several
occasions, the American in six months
is converted into the most valuable
military man the world has ever seen.
That is because he is a thinking ind1-
vidual. Your we'll drilled man is all
right so long as he has officers to lead
him, but the moment the head disap-
pears the army becomes a disorganized
mob, not knowing what to do or how
to do it. With the American he Of
ficer's principal duty is to let his mel
know what he wishes them to do.
That is all that is necessary. The men
find a way to do it, and the officers
don't bother to inquire too closely into
the methods which brought about the
desired result.
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MUTSUHITo, EMPEROR OF JAPAN.

portion of Russia's warships are strict
ly modern constructions, practically all
of Japan's are as up to date as it is
possible to make them. Russia has had
no fighting experience with her new
navy; Japan has had both men al
portant of all, the theater of the pres
ent conflict is half around the worl
from Russia proper, while Japan in
operating against Russia's fleets In Z
east will be at the same time patrol
ling her own coast and menacing the
Asiatic ports owned or controlled "
her foe.
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Japan'S Transformation.

But even the American soldier IS in
a measure put in the shade by the Jap,
for the latter is full to bursting of en-
thusiasm born of his self assumed di-
rectorship of civilization in the east.
Regarded as a nation, Japan is new;
regarded as soldiers, the Japanese are
so new that the paint hasn't yet worn
off. But they have the right spirit, and
they have demonstrated to the world
that they are in earnest. A brief re-
Prospect just here may serve to show
the really wonderful strides made by
the Japanese.
From the appearance of Perry and
his feet in Yeddo bay, July s, 1858,
may be said to date the awakening Of
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N reviewing the present trouble be-
tween Japan and Russia and its
probable outcome it is necessary
to consider the motive actuating
zach of the parties to the conflict. To
Russia a war with Japan-or with any
other country, for that matter-would
mean territorial or other aggrandize-
ment and nothing more To Japan war
With Russia means national existence
almost, for Japan, right or wrong, has
constituted herself the guardian of the
world as the orifamme in the modern
Ixation of the orient. She has a quar-
rel with Russia not only because she
dislikes the cars methods with refer
ence to herself, but also because, if she
Mould permit him to go on as he has
begun in the east, Japan will be forced
Tore err into the background. Thus it
a that the mikado today has the sym
pathy of practically the entire civilized
world. He is standing for the rights of
other nations besides his own, whereas
Russia stands for the rights of but one
na~tion-Russia.
"A New Japan.
Not that Japan likes Russia. Far
from it. Indeed, she has good cause to
feel anything but friendly toward the
sbear." She has never forgiven Russia
for the contemplate part that country
played in the settlement between China
AID Tnnon yNhnn -fhn Chinn-InnnnpS
wal began, there was not one military
man out of a hundred who did not
Think that China would project her
hordes into Korea and literally sweep
the timorous Japs into the sea. Those
who called attention to the fact that
Japan had succeeded in getting togeth-
er the nucleus of a very respectable
navy were met with the statement that
China had been doing something along
that line herself, and that even on the
Sea she was apt to demonstrate that
numbers would count over the slight
additional intelligence which it was
conceded that Japan possessed. The
battle of the Yalu put to rout the sup
porters of the Chinese navy, and the
fight at Port Arthur disposed of what
ever consideration the Chinese army
might previously have been entitled to.
But, after all, it was not that China's
prowess had been overestimated. ia
pans simply had been underestimated.
In short, it was the same old China
which went to war, but a different, a
very different, Japan.
Strong on Land and Sea.
When Japan, flushed with victory
and anxious to emulate the example of
the more liberal larger nations in her
peace settlement, suggested terms
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Birth of a Nation.

Birth OF a Nation.
The ultimate result of the rebellion
was anything but pleasant even for
those daimios who had participated in
the restoration of the mikado. Grad
ually falling under the sway of cult
waited and liberal minded statesmen,
the youthful Mutsuhito began to exer-
else his titular prerogatives in a way
that was contrary to all Japanese ira
ditions. For this change two men, who
have since been prominently identified
with Japanese politics, were largely re-
sponsible, these two being the Marquis
Hirobumi Ito and Count Inouye, the
formers lifelong friend and political
coadjutor. Chiefly as a result of their
efforts the policy Of cultivating the for
eigner sprang into being, and it was
also in nc small measure owing to them
that the mikado announced his inten-
ton of providing the country with an
up to date western parliament. Then 1t
was that the daimios surprised them
selves and the world by taking a step
which insured the solidarity of the en-
pire and it's future high position among
the nations of the world. Voluntarily
they agreed to surrender all the privi-
leges hallowed in their eyes by centu-
ries of custom and at the same time
promised to do their utmost to further
the interests of a united Japan.
A Factor In the Far East.
In this act car be discerned what has
since been widely recognized as OIL
of the most distinguishing traits of this
most remarkable people-the readiness
TO yield life itself if by the death of
the individual good will accrue to the
commonwealth. But self sacrifice alone
cannot account for the progress Japan
has made, nor, for that matter, can
the faculty for imitation which the
japanese possess to so great a degree.
Their adaptability to western ciylllza-
ton, their willingness to accept the
novel in the place of the customary,
their amenability to discipline, all OF
which have become proverbial in speak
ing of Japan-in a word, their liberal
ity is due to their innate %quickness in
the direction of mental initiative.
1t was the Chino-Japanese war OF
1994-95 that first aroused the civilized
world to a lively interest in the doings
of the Land of the Rising Sun. Nearly
everybody predicted when the war be-
gan that the aggressive little bantam
would speedily be crushed by the sheer
weight of the unwieldy old rooster, but
few took into account the fact that a
nation that has just come into its own
is much more likely to be able to take
care of itself than are a people decay
ing under the obsolete rule of an effete
dynasty.
Not only are the japanese soldiers
brave and we'll disciplined, but they
are also blessed with great agility and
a physical strength that one would not
expect in such mites Of humanity.
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A Mighty War Engine.

And the h0rsemen. They have no
equal in the world, these wild riders
of Russia. 1t is probably due to the
great plains and the vast distances TO
be traversed that the Muscovites are
veritably reared in the saddle. Ger
tainly there are no other people who so
love the horse, who so cultivate him
and who have such mastery over him.
AS a result the Slavic empire has al
most half of the horses of the world.
AS another result the men ride like
cowboys
Every year a million men become eli
gible to enter the Russian army. As
only about 100000 are required, over
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been building ships, ships, ships, until
today her navy, vessel for vessel, is the
peer of any in the world. She has also
paid a great deal of attention to her
army, and, while she does not keep
under arms a very large body of men,
those which she has are soldiers in ev-
cry sense of the word.
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MuscoVite Peculiarities.

The Russian is gregarious in a mark
ed degree. The communal life has eX-
listed in his villages from time imme-
mortal. This sort of rough, elemental
altruism is carried into the army and is
in fact its distinctive spirit. 1t mark
the Muscovite soldier as peculiar. IT
gives him q certain stolid bravery
which was recognized in the famous
remark of Napoleon that ut is not
enough to kill a Russian soldier; you
must also push him over"
This habit of personal ~effacement, of
blind obedience, of almost slayishness,
is shown nowhere more plainly than in
the manner of the private soldier in adj
dressing an officer. He stands rigidly
at attention with his hand at his cap
throughout the entire conversation. He
never presumes to answer a question
with a direct yes or mo-" but with Il
qualified quite So or n exactly so"
lie invariably uses the title of your
excellency" or your illu~striousness' or
your nobility" or ever your high no.
bility."
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MAP OF KOREA AND VICINITY.

Korea strait between Korea n Japan, is only 100 miles wide ant midway be-.
tween the two ountrs are the, vel fortified Tsu islands owned W Japan. This
narrow strait dominated by the forts. n het of Japan. is Russas avenue of ON
muncaion between Vadfvostok, on the north, and Port Arthur, the southern ter
minus of her. Chinese Eastern raIroads which connects with the Trnsibrbn inc
Fusan,a japanese colony in Korea, is rapdy icing connected by rail with Seoul
through the efforts of tn Japaneeg overnment Their is also a Short line TIVE
Seoula nd its apo hemul o N the map the dotted lines represent the oun1ary
between Korea ant Manchuria ant between Manchura and Russia, the parallel lines
uncompeted railroads M the checkered lines railroads already built
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Their strength. as may be imagined.
WAS time and again tested during that
trying march in the summer of 1900.
Their agility was at all times i'll evil
dence, but perhaps never more so than
during the storIning OF Tientsln.
Quiet, orderly, polite, earnest-such
are some more of the qualities of these
same tiny warriors who never fail to
salute the officers of every nation, en-
dure without murmur all that military
life entails, accept thankfully their sti-
pend of $1.50 a month and can live and
thrive on a diet in which rice is the
prevailing staple, and little enough of
that. Yet the Japanese soldier does
not retrograde into a mere fighting ma
chine. He knows how to think, he
knows how to act as occasion demands.
In the individual, as in the race, is
found that faculty which works so
largely for the greatness of "A nation
the faculty of mental initiative.
, 1904-02-03
The Russian Army.

And now for Il glance at the other
side of the picture. 1t would be futile
to contend that the Russian army is
not n of the most powerful war en-
gines the world has eyer seen. Equally
absurd would it be to hesitate TO adj
NIT that the Russian soldier. from the
old world Unprecedented standpoint, is
not one of the best that military science
is capable of producing.
Russia has the greatest army on
earth. 1t consists of over 100000
men in times of peace, which may cas-
lily be increased to 100000 in the
event of war. The magnitude of the
ears military establishment may be
realized If one considers the fact that
the Russian army even on d peace foot
ing contains more officers alone than
the American army has of both officers
and men.
On a peace footing, as at present
constituted, the armies of the car are
made up of about 62 per cent infantry.
II per cent cavalry, Il per cent artil-
lery, 3 per cent engineers, 3 per cent
commissariat and departmental troops
and 6 per cent Cossacks. These pro
portions give but little idea, however,
of the relative Importance of the va.
rious arms of the service. While by no
means the largest numerically, the
most conspicuous and effective portion
of the army is the cavalry, together
with the kindred though irregular
body of troops known as the Cossacks.
In fact, Russia places chief reliance
OF her war horses. OF these there are
100000 in the empire hat have had
actual training in the army and that
can be requisitioned in case of emer-
gency for cavalry duty.
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Japan, made war on the shogun's
troops and signally worsted them. Thus
did the young emperor find himself
placed on the throne of which his an
cestors had been deprived centuries be-
fore.
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composed of the peasant or former
serf class, the members of which are
illiterate, unaspiring, stolid, slayish, but
withal hardy, courageous and singular
ly devoted. In fact, no nation on earth
has the solidarity that marks Russia.
With all it's divergent elements. ii is
still the most completely knit together
of any empire now in existence. The
Muscovite is taught the submergence
of self. Obedience is the prime virtue.
1t is drilled into the citizen that he ex-
lists only for the car.
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Strong on Land and Sea.

When Japan, flushed with victory
and anxious to emulate the example of
the more liberal larger nations in her
peace settlement, suggested terms
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Russia'S Duplicity.

cry sense of the word.
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= N reviewing the present trouble be-
tween Japan and Russia and its
probable outcome it is necessary
= to consider the motive %nctnntinp
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-16
ANACORTES AFTER
ISLAND BUSINESS
TO ESTABLISH DAILY
STEAMER SERVICE
Body of an Unknown Man Found
Adrift in Il. SkfG or the South
End of Lopez Island = May Be
'Mike Noon" of Anacortgs.

Anacortes has become imbued with
the spirit of progress and is hustling
for new people, new industries and
expansion of trade 1t offers fine
sites for manufacturing enterprises,
is a great fishing center and is the
natural seaport for the richest grain
growing section on Puget Sound. A
project is now under consideration
which if carried out will make Ana
cortes q very important grain-ship'
ping port. Besides handling the
enormous product of the Laconner
and Samish flats it is desired to
bring there for warehousing and
shipment the large surplus yield OF
the San Juan islands. AS neces-
sary preliminary step to the handling
Of such business it is proposed to
establish a daily steamer service be
tween island points and Anacortes.
In the interest of this project party
consisting of c. w. Brandon, one of
the most wide-awake business men OF
the city, DR.. Dawson, Mr. Hardcastle
and Mr. King, accompanied by
Chilly" Ellis, of Seattle, one of the
most popular steamboat men on the
Sound, visited various island points
Wednesday in the launch Mercury.
If Mr.. Ellis can obtain sufficient as
surances of support he proposes to
put on the route the fast stern-wheel
steamer Aberdeen, which ran for
long time between Seattle and Olym-
pia. The plan is to leave East Sound
early in the morning, touching at one
Or two other Orcas island points,
Friday Harbor, two or three points
on Lopez and connecting at Anacor-
tes with the morning steamer from
Bellingham for Seattle. She would
probably then run through to Bell
ingham and return to Anacortes IN
time to connect with the afternoon
boat for Seattle and would reach
East Sound on her return trip in the
evening. The service would undoubt
edly be much appreciated by oul
people, but it is quite questionable
whether it could be made to pay
without the aid of liberal mail con
tract Whether the project is car
ried out or not we should not be slow
to show our appreciation of the en-
terprise of our neighbors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-16
Found Dead In "a Boat

DR.. Wright, county coroner, was
called to the south end Of Lopez ISL
and Tuesday to examine the body OF
an unknown man found by the Misses
Chadwick Monday adrift in d skiff oil
Watmouth head The body was that
of man apparently about fifty years
of age. He was cripple, having
lost his left leg above the knee. His
crutch lay in the boat. He was OF
medium height, had thin, dark hair,
gray eyes and a grayish mustache
aad had 50 in money in his pockets.
DR.. Wright found no marks upon the
body to indicate that death was the
result of other than natural causes,
and he considered it unnecessary to
hold an inquest. Victor Anderson
was engaged to bury the body and
DR.. Wright is endeavoring to estdo
lish the mans identity; The descrip-
ton is said to correspond quite close
ly with that of "Mike Moon," of
Anacortes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-16

Tt is estimated that there are GOO
kinds of weeds and grasses growing
in the Mississippi valley. Sheep eat
$50 kinds, horses 50, and cattle 90
kinds. Keep at least 20 sheep ON
each 16O-acre farm. 1t will pay IL
many ways.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-16

The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session at the
auditors Office Monday, April 4, with
all members and the clerk present.
Warrants were ordered drawn on
the county current fund in payment
of bills allowed as follows:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-16

Continued on Fourth page
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-08
PLOT TO DISRUPT UNION.
Miners Official Holds Citizens ALI.
ance Responsible for Outrage. 4

anee Irresponsible TOT outrage.
Denver. June 8.-The News prints
the following interview with Vice
President Williams OF the Western
Federation of Miners, who is acting In
the capacity of president during Mr..
Meyers imprisonment in the military
bull pen at Telluride: - n
Troubles at Cripple Creek-the
riot and disturbances there--are sim
ply an attempt to disrupt the union
and bring the strike to q close. sy%
1T is my candid opinion that the
Citizens alliance-an organization
that is and always has been bitterly
hostile to the unions-is at the bottom
of this attempt to break the strike by
. display Of violence. g 81. s. ~
1.-THE opinion among the miners Is
that the Citizens alliance is afraid
that the committee that has Just re-
turned from Cripple Greek may have
produced good results by it's visit. 1t
is to break the strike and discredit
the union that the disturbances Mon
day were started.
Gas for the Citizens alliance its
members are absolutely unfair and
nay no attention to law and order.
"Our organization is founded on the
principles OF truth and justice and its
members are as much interested as
other persons in suppressing lawless-
ness. Whoever committed the das.
tardly crime at Independence must be
found and punished and we want to
put ourselves on record as helping to
bring that about. f,.} n
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-08
PANAMA CURRENCY QUESTION.
Decision Means a Considerable Sum
{ r.y4s to the United States. e

II washington, June Sin answer to
q summons from the state department
John Barrett, minister to Panama,
came to Washington during the day
and had long conference with the
Panama canal commissioners and aft
erward saw the president, Secretary
Hay and Assistant Secretary LOOMS,
all with reference to the settlement
Of the pending Panama currency prop.
osition. 1t appears, from advices re-
ceived, that iinal action by the Pan
anna legislature is expected shortly
and In the event that the decision is
adverse to the adoption of the gold
standard some action will be required
Immediately by our government. It
developed at the conference that, al
though indirect, the interest of the
United States in the adoption of the
gold standard by Panama is no less
than $25,000,000. This is based on the
belief that, with a fluctuating and I'M
stable currency in Panama, closely in
terwoven as it certainly will be with
the canal strip population, the con-
tractors who must dig the canal will
be Obliged, in order to make them
selves safe, to add at least 25 per cent
to their bids to guard against changes
In the cost of labor and supplies,
which must be obtained from the sur
rounding country, as are incident to
currencies not placed on the gold
standard. b. ~ =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-08

Chefoo, June 2.-An impression pre-
walls here that a naval battle too
place during the night in the gulf o.
Pechili. Reports come from Tens.
chow of heavy firing being heard there
from IL p. m. until o'clock in the
morning. Vessels from the Miaotao
islands confirm this report and SO dc
the residents of hills in the vicinity of
this city, who heard the firing and
saw flashes out at sea during the
night.
The fact that the Russians were en-
deavoring, on June 4, to- clear the
roadstead off Port Arthur of mines in
dicates an Intention upon their part to
give battle outside the harbor upon
the hrst favorable opportunity.
A Japanese correspondent returning
from Talienwan says there is per.