Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-10-01
INTERPRETER GILsOSS OPINION
ne BELIEVES JAPAN WILL WIN
IN THE WAR AGAINST THE RUS.
SLAMS.
AND He GIVES GOOD VIEWS.

ITO the man who lives Ia the Orient
and watches closely the two nations
nov engaged iE warfare. there can be-
hut one result 10 the struggle. the ul-
innate supreme victory of the little
Japanese over tho great, uncouth sold
icrs OF me Russian dospotIsm"
Tho above remark was made the 9th.
or day by @ A ellison. United States
official Interpreter iu Pckn. who has
carefully followed me two nations 10
their mighty struggle and hns travel.
ed over several countries in order to
be in close touch with conditions IN
the Ear east during the present war.
Mr. ellison was in Albuquerque 90
route 10 San Francisco. whore he viii
embark again f.r h.s official resi-
doncc
THE Russian soldiers are grossly
ignorant This in Itself shows what
must be- the ultimate result Their
costumes is an example of the men
themselves Dressed In great rough
cowhido boots. with trousers OF blayed
cotton ana dirty white shirts hanging
ON iho outside 90 their knees. they pro
sent q dilapIdated appearance. which
| clearly shows that they are stipend.
ously ignorant and unable 90 success
fully cope with soldiers of lntelIt
genca.
CAS- soon as "a Russian soldier beFins
to tuck hts shi- inside OF hts trous.
I ors yuu know that he iB becoming
ashamed of himself and then be- Ia "a
| worse soldier than before Never in
my lifo did ! see % Russian private
reading % hook of any Kind in camp.
They are there hy compulsIon and DO
not realize what the trouble Is all
about.
They are poorly paid and give iusf
as good service ln return Am they
receive a month rs 12 cents Iu Russian
money which is about a. cents In
American money Even this small
amount % often boFrudred them and
many times they receive pay only 40
intervals of Hix months.
"fhc Japanese are iust the opposite.
While ON o. "trip through Japan. Just
before len for The United States. I
saw little boys only Eve and SIX years
Old drilling under the command of
some larger youth This De- illustrative
90 the spirit OF the entire country. To
the Jap soldier hls patriotism % hts
very lite Soldering with him Do an
art. t0 be- studied and improved az
every opportunity Mnon a halt ls
called me little soldiers sit down by
the camp fire and produce hidden vol.
umea from their knapsacla 90 read
until sleep approaches They are we'll
fed and we'll paid bat this 90 them is a
small consideration aE they aru fight.
iuE Tor the honor and the very exis.
tenco of their country
THE Japanese are the Yankees 0f tho
Orient Their Intelligence wins the
victories They have the most com
plcto spy system in the world. / was
present 90 PekIn when tho armies OF
tho various nations took possession
of the Chinese capital Tho Japanese
force went 200 che treasury department
and took chargc the same way that
sou would take a watch from your
pocket Their spies mad received uN
Information ln every valley gully.
on each hilI or mountain. plain. inside
every city or village ln Manchur.a are
tho Japanese spies 30 w1ndor than
they beat their sluggish opponents
There can bo hut ono possible out.
come of such a war u a only "a 1ues
iion of how long Russia can bold out
or as to whether or not other powers
Intervene Leave the Japanese alone
and tney viii have Mnnchuria before
tho grrat Russian hear can slowly
gain his feet to snap fultlesab ar me
spB little laps who arc auays iust
beyond reach