The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-10-03
THE OTHER SIDE
THE BOASTS OF THE JAPANESE WHICH ARE NOW BEING WRIT
TEN BY CORRESPONDENTS WHO DO NOT ADMIRE THEM
CHARGES THEY ARE OVERLAPPING AND UNTRUTHFUl
AND PREDICTION or TROUBLE WITH THEM

AND PREDICTION OF TROUBLE WITH THEM
WASHINGTON, D. c, Sept progress
feeling
i've combnts only general public but official circles
10th civil and military Japanese victories longer viewed with salts
At the beginning sympathy here almost universally with
the Japanese There had been irritation the failure of the RUS
sans TO eVaoua not SO nn' on account o. an"
the United itself felt that the
Russians had deceived and cke and had failed to carry out promises
freely made.
dog which
been deliberately Oaded into fight tremendous odds and without
reasonable hope of ultimate victory Besides
fellowship
Under these circumstances the decidedly Oriental trick by which the
Russian crippled before regular declaration only
mildly deprecated.
recently Philippines
and the China station repo that m ren the ap,n have not friend
among military
Their
implicitly army navy give
publicity CALLING disregard
truth their inability conceive that anything
4bout promise agreement and the barbasm which clearly
through their civilization itated
anated The disusOn
old story
Philippines generally steady
aese are viewed with dsfav and 1t well understood
that the Japanese supplied munitions of to the insurgents
favorable that there than cOmmercism behind
given FIpnOs 1t believed
under leaves of absence served with AguinadOs forces
Philippines we'll
naval oer tells story which shows the attitude OF the Japanese on TINS
the harbOr
of Manila before the outbreak of the number officers
t O. th A oef th Iaar Iaornse oafar discussed nmie
the length time would take fleet of ours to reach those waters and
geefuy island that they could
could assemble
them landing LuzOn within
weeks after the order mobilize They announced that
Japan would wait for formal declaration of strike
Among especially entirely with the
Confederate Colonel stated the other night hotel
corridor:
1--WE sOuthener don't like cOored licking white man
sympathy
with the small fighting the big
available the point of
Russia disadvantage at the beginning of
continued that condition The splendid defnece of Port
arthur and kuropatNns desperate hOrtS from u
soldiers.
Among military soldier
The average white man does not care die and does not
advance certain death He ready take
all chances in the pursuit of glory through patriotism and is
willing wOsppng Japan
chain, who is
sticks will be
oer more than anv possible enemy has introduced new factor n
He according the which the
sport
Soldiers such as the men on transports who refused to surrender when
who compelled
commit suicide rather than yield
kind soldiers that modern armies
Reports Japanese
Willingness might almost BE-
termed anxiety The Arab followers the early aps and the original
Ottoman eves inspired by this spirit but the only examples
spears,
dashed themselves to pieces against the blazing British squares in Egypt
Like the deriShes reported that the Japanese wounded
dangerous approach esnakes Lying disabled the field they
stab and shoot any one who comes near them unless he bears the red
which
While giving the Japanese full credit its ehency and pluck
the Jas with sailors 1t recognized that
NppOn the fighting the kid in the
descendants mobiles
rank and file have personal loyalty their apart from the
obedience probably
population than other fishermen have been
bred the hereditary well edu
Gated under Western methOdfu their profession and
adherents o tn
death
characteristics of Ornta dhng spirit emulation akin
TO that OF white Whole ships volunteered for desperate
enterprises but caution marked the operations
Japan
would be repaabe Neither the Straits be-
fore Port Arthur their opponents
The battle following the last Russians fought not less
than five miles Togo had followed the Nelson tactics he
could without
But he would risk his ships