The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04
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permit and proceeded to the battle-ground,
while others. losing both patience and
temper. returned to their respective coun-
tries with anything but friendly feelings
for this Island Empire. When this latter
class write OF Japan that acrmony and
adverse criticism should generally flow.
from their pens Is only to say that they
arc human, but some seem to be going
entirely too far, II VIC are to Judge by
their persistetcys in nisrepresenting facts.
Cites Instances.
In American papers an article was re.
Gently widely published on ''Savagery in
War" in which Japan was severely crit
2ioised. Her methods. too. have been char
acterized as 'barbarous," and dare say
they have been, for all warfare IS nothing
short Of barbarous. Still l believe that
Japan has acted throughout as hun1anelyi
rs any nation ever did ii, d great life and
death struggle. And this article, and
these severe structures that pernicated 1t
we're ali based upon the reports Of q ccr-
tain Prince Radzyil. who was for a while
shut up In Port Arthur, and who. on
making his escape, FASTENED to America
y \ y
people Of the United States for his own
country Recount tfe.various incidents OF
tho present awful struggle. and where Is
1t we find "sayagery' committed against
innocent merchantmen and other nom.
srombatants? How about the recent Hull
atrocity, that has shocked the whole civ
illzed world and stirred the British nation
to n fearful white heat?
IS In an article that shows manifest traces
of having etnanated Z from the mind of
one of those unfortunate war correspond
It's WHO never got any nearer the field
Of operations than Tokyo and returned to
the States in a 1T Of fanger.and disgust,
We ind tho following paragraph: ut Is
realized now also that 80 far as resources
available at the point Of contact were
concerned, Russia was at a disadvanta ge
at the beginning Of the war and has con-
{tinued IN that condition. How about the
facts? Russia had been a1nasslng men
and provisions for some years past. At
the outbreak she certainly4had more men
on the field. For years past Russia. had
been constructing tremendous defense
works a t various places; Port Arthur Is
the result OF ten years OF undated engl-
.ncering energy. So that japan S enemy,
except In the last battle, has had to act
only in the defensive. Tho last great
sba tile, that s.of Shaho, Is the only one
that has been fought with both armies
In the open. On that occasion 1t Is ac-
knowledged by the government reports Of
both countries that SKurop atkn had few
thousand more men at the beginning of
that fatal conflict, but he lost the, field
and sustained over $1,000 casualties. as
against 49, 900 dead and wounded on the
side of the victors. 81
4 But here is a statement published in
America about tho relative strength Of
the two fleets at the beginning Of the
struggle: The Japanese feet on the spot
was much stronger than that Of tho Rus
slams. Z. Here are the facts /; Russia had
seven %battleshlps against Japan's six and
nine cruisers Of 5000 tons and upwards .
against JapaD's eight In second-class
stronger, but the writer does not know the
exact. figures. The two fleets from the
first were considered about equal. but
even Japan's most sincere well wishers
feared that the other feet was slightly
superior. Il this war has done nothing.
else 1t has revealed the bold bluff game
of the grca northern power that has
extended through a period of years, and,
on the other hand 1t has been nothing
short of. a revelation to the world Of
the hitherto unrealized potentiaites of
Japan. both as to her billy in making
strenuous ggressivo movements and in
staying power But notwithstanding all
this we find a small army Of wafhsscorre-
spondents. because of purely personal
injuries (rea or supposedly wreaking: out.
vengeance. on Japan as they strive to
defraud her Of her chief rights of CON,
quest and thus to prove once more the
old adage: The pen is mightier than
4 the sword. 2 IL &
Letter From Correspondent.
This communication is already TO long.
u fear. but 1t occurs to me that 1t might
be appropriate to give in conclusion a
few quotations from letter Of one !of the
war correspondents who waited patiently
until the proper time, and has SINCE been
accompanying the third army OF occupa-f
ton From a wa r correspo own
pen, It shows the other sideSofEthe qles-
ton as to- their treatment. and Is only
one Of number Of similar testimonies.
1T is addressed to LIeutenant-GeneralS Sir
William G.. Nicholson. Tokyo Japan "A
dear General Ncholson;-I have mo-
@ticed from stray copies OF; u the Japan
Times which have reached us here that
YOU have been compelled TO deny some
stories which have been circulated in ia =
pan regarding he treatment Of military
attaches end newspaper correspondents
In the field with the Japanese armies.
While I know nothing about The treat
ment accorded correspondents with the
first, second sor fourth Japanese armies.
J am glad TO be able to say without d
single reservation, that the treatment ac-
corded the correspondents will, tho Third
Imperial Japanese Army, In front OF Port
Arthur. has been marked throughout with
the most unexpected kindness and consid-
Grafton. - - We are allowed to go
where We ,llks,1 even into the advanced.
firing lines, and every facility is afforded
lis 20 do our work. In addition to this
General Nogi, the commander-in- chief,S
seems to take IN especial interest in our
welfare, and nsver.g loses an opportunity,
of showing us that he desires oilr stay
with the army he commands to be AZ
pleasant and profitable one to us pro-.
;fessionally. can only say kind things
about our5ttreatment here. ~ SO YOU
may use this letter in any manner In
which you think mt. (Slgned) ". Rich
mond Smith," ,i<
war can ever be conducted in aShumanea