The San Francisco call., 1904-07-03

LIAOYANG, July @ - The Russians
assert that photographs taken prove
that the Japanese are killing the
wounded Lieutenant Chita, it is said,
, who was wounded near Siuyen, June
g. and who was left on the field, was
wounded thrice afterward by Japanese.
The Russian soldiers are furious at
this wanton cruelty. They also claim
that the Japanese use foul language in
approaching the Russians.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 2. The
Journal de ST. Petersburg. the semi
official organ of the Foreign Office,
printed this morning one of it's infre-
quent editorial articles dealing with
official denial by the Japanese Govern
ment of the reports of the mutilation
of Russian wounded. The article says:
"A simple denial is not exculpation.
We do not deny that our wounded are
we'll treated at Sasebo and other jap
enese cities where well-organized hos
pitfalls are operated under the eyes OF
Europe, but on the field of battle, when
the Russians are forced to abandon the
wounded, a cruel fate awaits them, as
their agonized cries there cannot be
heard in Europe.
TONGUES CUT OUT.
"a photograph has been taken by
DR.. Stankevitch Of General Mistchen-
kos division, showing horribly mutt
lated Russians, with hands cut off and
tongues cut out and pierced by thongs.
An officer was found in pitiable con-
dition, but still breathing. He was re-
stored to consciousness and said the
had been fired upon deliberately by a
japanese soldier. His deposition.
signed by the Russian authorities and
several military attaches, will soon be
in our possession.
General Romanoff has made a de-
tailed report upon the subject to the
Red Cross, and Prince Jaime de Bour-
bon has furnished testimony regarding
the battle at Vafangow. News has also
come, and has not been denied in the
Japanese accounts, that the Japanese
use lances and have decided to give
no quarter to Cossacks whob fall into
their hands.
I'm the face Of such grave facts, we
think an Indignant denial will not suf-
flee to save the Japanese honor. We
have reason to believe that the Japa-
nese massacre and mutilate the wound
ed, but treat we'll for the eyes Of Eu-
rope those remaining after the massa-
cres.
'Thc proportion Of the dead to the
wounded will prove much that it is
hardly possible now to determine, but
sooner or later the truth will come ut
BARBARITY OF THE TURK.
During the Turco- Russian war the
| Turkish atrocities were incredible.
When on the march General Skobeleff
came upon half-naked and horribly
mutilated Russians, who said to the
English correspondents: Behold, gen
| tlemen, an instructive spectacle. Let
the people of your country know what
| they are sustaining
I'm this dilemma the Japanese must
prove, but not by affirmation, that the
allegations made against them are false
or bear the indelible disgrace, which
would prove it to be perfectly true that
| people cannot pass suddenly from a
state of cruel barbarism to one of civ
ilization by means of purely technical
skill without passing through the in
| comparable school of 1900 years of
| Christianity, which perhaps is the most
valuable possession of Europe In any
case, the Japanese may be certain OF
one thing-that Russia will never have