Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-23
CAR IS ABIDING HIS Time.
st. Petersburg Believes England Wants
To Check Russias Progress and
Cripple Iapan's Sea Power.
NICHOLAS HAS A WAITING POLICY
Will Act on the Defensive Until Con-
ddent That Weight Of Numbers VIII
Leave No Doubt as to the Result

Leave No Doubt as to the Result.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 2S.-"The war
will end in August or September, In the
complete defeat Of the Japanese" said
to the Associated Press today high
authority In intimate touch with the
Russian war plans, whose opinion can
be taken faithfully TO reflect the belief
In the highest official quarters, He
added.
AMAZED AT JAP ASSURANCE.
How the Japanese can hope to sue
coed when our army In the east Is
strengthened to a point equal or su-
perior in numbers to that of our adyer-
sarles. we are honestly unable to COM
prehend. 1t viii not be difficult TO
place two, four or even six hundred
thousand men In the field II necessary,
When our forces are concentrated and
ready they viii finish by driving the
japanese into the sea. Frankly. It
seems to us that the Japanese either
have utterly failed TO appreciate Rus
sias resources. or have counted on the
aid OF Great Britain or the United
States. neither Of which ever oontem-
plated becoming involved. SO far as
Great Britain Is concerned We do not
believe any Authorizations existed
there, We think the British statesmen
who did so much 20 push Japan into
war, realized that with Japan's defeat
they would accomplish two things Tor
Great Britain--tirst, to give Russia a
check--for Of course. the war must I'M
pede our progress emporarily-second,
to cripple Japan's maritime power.
which was beginning to be greatly felt
In the Pacific
IT can be said with the utmost pos
ltlveness that Russia VIII bide her time.
She viii act on the defensive until she
Is confident that her weight of numbers
viii leave no doubt as to the result Re-
Inducements are going forward at the
rate of 1900 per day Probably some
time Will elapse before Russia feels pre-
pared TO assume the offensive.
DAMAGE TO JAPANESE FLEET.
"1'he conviction is growing here In Of
fetal circles that In spite of Japanese
denlals the japanese fleet was severely
crippled off Port Arthur In the en-.
gagement which began Feb, 8. The ad-
mlralty has no direct official informa-
ton TO support this except the manner
In which the Japanese abandoned the
attack at the end OF AZ minutes. II is
pointed out at the admiralty that two
weeks have now elapsed without the
whereabouts OF the japanese feet be-
Ing definitely reported and the opinion
is gaining ground that II has gone to
a Jap0nese'port for repairs"
II Is pointed out also that II has al
ways been the japanese policy TO an
nounce only victories to the admiralty,
adding:
we know they sustained losses in
the China war which were never ad-
mitted.'
GEN. KUROPATR1N'S STATUS.
Gen. Kuropatkin will not leave for
the front for another fortnight, In the
meantime he Is going TO his country
estate, to bid farewell to relatives. His
status has not yet been fully settled.
BY the terms OF his appointment the
general WIFI command the Manchurian
army. subject 10 Viceroy AlexIef. but
his powers viii probably be extended to
include the troops north OF Manchuria.
The official view OF the status Is that
Viceroy Alexleff will remain In supreme
command, hut the viceroy being
sailor, Gen Kuropatkin will be APP
pointed his lieutenant for the army as
Admiral Makaroff II for the navy.
The vlccToy's departure from Port
Arthur was not due 70 apprehension OF
the possibility OF It's Investment, but
simply to the requirements OF the stra-
tegcal situation, so as TO enable him To
direct the operations now In progress
along the line of the Korean frontier
from more central point. Possibly
he viii not remain at Mukdon, but will
go from place to place as circumstances
demand.
INVESTMENT OF PORT ARTHUR.
Speaking ON the subject OF the posi-.
Bile investment of Port Arthur, the mill
tary authorities here do not believe the
japanese viii attempt TO make land
Ing IN force on the Llao Tung PENN
sua, The former say there is moth
Ing the Russians would like better, as
such an attempt Is doomed to certain
failure The authorities here assert
that the southern portion of the penln-
sula Ia strongly guarded and that the
northern shore presents insuperable
obstacles. The only chance Of the Jap
anese. II IL claimed, would be marching
down from Korea, but 10 do this, It IL
added, they must first defeat the Rus
Sian army on this side OF the Yalu
river, and even t successful, they
would be face to face with an impregn-
able stronghold.
The Associated Press now under
stands that Grand Duke Alexis (uncle
OF The car ana high admlraD has re-
considered his determination TO 80 to
the far east lie Is extremely anxious
TO 20, but the grand duke felt that his
duties here would necessitate his re-
naming In ST, Petersburg,
no NEWS OF PROTEST.
The Russian government has no OIL
cial confirmation OF the report that tho
foreign commanders at Chemulpo eX-
cent the commander OF the United
states gunboat Vicksburg protested
against the japanese entering the har.
Dor OF Chemulpo. A preliminary re.
port from Capt. Roudnif, OF the sunken
cruiser Variag, the senior officer, says
Admiral Uriu served notice that II the
Russians did not EQUINE out he would
order the foreign ships to leave tho
harbor. Extended reports have been
mailed by ViceroY AleAeff. ..