Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28
Confidence of q Visitor From
Japan.
RUSSIA HANDICAPPED
Supplies Brought by = Light Single
Track R.silro&d- Observations
OF A. F. White.

Japan IL sure to win In her war with
Russia: am as certain Of 1t as I am that
am in the Army and Navy Club talking to
YOU
This emphatic statement was made yes
terday afternoon to representative of The
Star by Mr.. A. F. White, M. I. N. A., M. 1.
Mech. e. of the Nippon Yuson Kaisha. the
government shipyard of Tokyo Mr.. White
has stopped for a few days visit at Wash
ington on his way home to England, where
he will take brief rest before returning
to the far east. He will call on the British
ambassador and ON the Japanese minister
to pay his respects. He was the guest at
dinner last night of Gen. Humphrey, quar-
termaster general Of the army.
This statement surprises you. I see."
said Mr.. White. continuing the CONVERSE
ton. but 1t must be remembered that
Japan today has more troops In Manchurfa
and Korea, than has Russia, and has as
many more to put there. Furthermore, It
must be remembered that Russia's strength
in the far east fs to be measured, not by
the number of men she has on war foot
ing within the empire, but her food capaci-
ty IN the Tar east, and that capacity is abb
solutely dependent upon that of thin line
OF steel stretching across Siberia and down
iutO CARBOHYDRATES S1nHl0-IT6Ck IdliTOdU, anu
hfty-pound rails at that. A fact which Is
not generally known in this country Is that
Japan is getting from all over the world
every day all sorts OF supplies, ammuni-
ton. foodstuffs and whatever she needs.
1t Is simple matter for q ship to clear
at the port OF a neutral country for Hong
Kong, for example. and upon arrival at
Hong Kong she may proceed to japanese
ports without question and without inter-
ference: This is an unreasonable advan-
tage which Japan has over her enemy.
Preparations for War.
only those who have been in Japan can
form any Idea of the preparedness of that
country for the present war with Russia.
Japan's army and navy officers have been
studying strategy for years. with a view
to this very fight. They are executing
they began years sago Japan's military
and naval attaches all over the world have,
year after year. been sending homo the
most detailed reports of this or that
weapon of warfare, of some nav detail of
military or naval administration, or some
clever stratesfcal move. and the result is
the spleEdidly equipped Japanese army and
.The Japanese feel that they are fighting
for their very lives. They are not boast
full or overconf1dent. They were con-
WINGED that they were superior to the Rus
slams on sea, but that they would easily be
victorious on land they did not expect.
They knew they had better navy. They
90 % 10y at.s y,
.I LOFT ToEyo or 4 nrtI ~ apd On Having
/ called on many Of my friends there to
say goodbye. What about the fighting on
the Yalu" was a frequent question of mine
hI,, syNa boras Int NE ara not sure T
know the successes. of the Japanese must
nave aroused "a Zen = entnu ,s throughout
80
:al.' -'-1-
How many men can Japan yet put into
the fieid?' Mr.. White was asked
las many more by several thousands
than she has in both Manchuria and Korea
now. Every man In Japan capable of car
rvipp e,,n exuects to be called on and is
us,s,, - ,,,a nro,,nt,y II vas INV in.
Ieauy 10 Iespoau pio.np -, 80 t.na
.sres.lns eApeitseo ~ 49, err,.s IN TIE
VI ieei u, nrn . s, ,o,,Id NC the
slai.,s ~,,n .brouoh the country stonnine
trains run tlloasl sho Sot o'o VI, ra
at certain specineo $685. ., ~ ' 4 oii -
cfuits- Inc 'ianspot "a ~. ax - iitt, %
Done at night % 40 70 ~ 70, ca
posslpie Will ING paee1nsel lia i St TN
arrival IN 1okyo, osaAa " soiu " ,i,o ~.
other cities Whicn were SJiso, 49, %
OF FendeZyous' lHeS wou aot n; H, ~ for tbs
temple wnlcn hau peen SCI as'oe , .or sMe
purpose Each man Wouio nav s aulnD tS
and within the tempae ne VIII MI ~ Ia, lie
dupIcale y, - =, - ,+;ro o,tat eyar
to o his gun. He Went in. the temple re-
cruit. fresh from the fields ana IN a rev
minutes ne sms Each mans bundle of
c,eth,na was returned to his family care
fully packed, and at government expense.
The whole system was perfect Il went
like ciockworh'
Russian Workmanship.
,..,.,,,,d ,arv srrnbaticallv the
Mr.. White uee1 .a,l. s.,,,,,,s,s g.,
Art a
the Japanese navy.
...rbe only foreigner in the Japanese navy
o. 80 1,o.o,. eaa+ ar the ONT
was with AuHhifai IS Aeo. 80.
break Of the war. Ihat man was capt..
Trowbridge of the British navy, who was
on board the battle ship Asahi. l had an
interesting talk with Capt. Trowbridge upon
his return to Tokyo. He told me that In
his opinion the initial operations of the