Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-07
THE WAR.


The reporls from Port Arthur Give no
distinct idea of the situation there, lt
ls evident that the repeated assaults
made by the Japanese have not been
perfectly successful although great
sacrifices have been made. II Is evident
that the fortlncatlous there nrc con-
siructed ON the most scientific plans
the defenders of the inner defenses be-
Ing able TO sweep with a murderous
fire the outer walls, whenever these
are oocuped boy the enemy II is also
clear That the supply of food aud am
lnun.tIou WAS as great as claimed by
the Russians and It now looks az II
the japanese could take Port Arthur
ouly by starving the garrison into SUR
render. This rs not surprising, in Wow
OF the fact thata amlll British garrison
successfully stood siege by the we
torlous Beers during the late unpleas-
antpess u South Africa, Port Arthur
Is en- much more nlted Tor defense than
was Ladysmlth. that there is mo- COM
parIson
The Russian government rs now de-
tcrnucd to send another large army
INTO Manrhura. and tho heroic resist
anco Of General stoessel at Port Az
thur cannot but stimulate whatever
Russian patriotism there Is, to further
efforts. Russia fights really for the
maintenance of her position among the
great nations Of the world. The prob
lem bcfor. the Russian government VIII
soon be 60 feed so vast an army 80
nr from home, and supply Il with am
nunltlou THAT problem alone ie one
which the country might we'll hesitate
TO attack Great Britain solved
similar problem brilliantly during the
Boer war. but at cost almost TOO
great TO the taxpayer
Japan presents the unique spectacle
Of small power conducting military
operations against a gigantic nelghpor
and at the same time making money AT
bomo. The war. 20 FAR has not taxed
her resources 10 any appreciable extent
Tho financial reports from Japan for
the year ending with the last month Of
August. are distinctly favorable. From
the bank statistics Il is shown that
postal savings bank deposits increased
by 1000 200 yen, and the deposits Of the
associated banks Of Toxic by 2lOOO'O0O'
The loans of the associated banks Of
Toxic Increased 100000 yen. Clear
ing. house returns show am increase OF
IS OOO. 600 yen. Foreign trade EXHIBITS
an Increase Of 100000 900 yen for the first
eight months Of the year, Tho rice
crop is above the figure OF normal
years and wheat harley and SIR all
promise excellent yields. II is estlm-
ated that 70 per cent Of the expendi-
u,res an tho war remain IN the country.
RUSSIA Is not so favorably situated
The claim is that the discomfort 10
Russia has already reached the point
al which a revolution is threatened. Al
recent outbreak at odessa, great
crowds shouted Down with this war
when the Czar came to review the
troops assembled there who are about
To depart for the far east. aud this is
regarded by those familiar with inter-
nal conditions IN Russia to be symp-
tomato. a high official Is quoted as
having Said
"rhat there is q strong revolutionary
feeling in Russia which is daily hecom-
inc stronger admits NJ no question. II
might be- that sweeping Russian VIC
tory I'm Manchuria would hold the feel
ing I'm check. and n II did not pppularize
tho war, make II at least somewhat less
unpopular. I greatly fear that should
Oyama succeed in administering an-
other defeat 20 kuropatkin at Mukdcn
or oven N he should succeed In forcing
tho Russians back ON that position. that
the car viii need as many troops TO
Eacp his own subjects IN subsection as
me- does 10 beat the Japanese. one pc
uuliar feature " the situation IN RUS
fla now rs that the dissatisfaction "
almost "a. much against the royal FAINT
ly itself as against the government
This has not been the ease heretofore.
Tho CONSUMPTION. which Is being rig
orously enforced, rs extremely unpop-
MAR 10 would not boz surprising TO
ba4r Of similar demonstrations IN Poo
land. Finland, and. I'M fact In a dozen
other sections OF European Russia,
n this is correct, Russia had better
accept the suggestion Of the peace con-
gross In Roston and submit the quarrel
,,in1 hmm I'm arhiirAtlnn.