The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-06
SECTION TWO
JAPS AND RUSSIANS AS FIGHTERS

rea- Native horses VIII probably be
depended on TO a large extent for the
transporting capacity OF the Siberian
railway viii be sufficiently taxed In
carrying men without bringing their
horses.
Artillery and Infantry.
The artillery OF the japanese Is r.
strong arm Of the force in number OF
suns. excellence OF material and train
ing of the gunnerS. The japanese, as a
rule, are not good marksmen. because
the eyesight Of the entire nation IN
more or less defective. But men with
first-class vision have been picked out
for the artillery. and the military at
taches OF the foreign legations at Toxic
have praised their shooting over and
over again in official reports to their
government
The only defect of the artiIIery-aud
It is d serious one-is the inferiOrity OF
the horses. The Russian artillery Is
better horsed and bears a reputation OF
high efficiency. IN the Russo Turkish
war. it may be remembered. the Rus
sian guns We're splendidly handled. as
a rule.
The japanese infantry was declared
by General Grant, Lord WOlseley. Cen
eral Chaffee and many other competent
observers 70 be as good as any in the
world. The only thing 7 would object
TO in It. If I We're an officer" declared
a former military attache Of the Unit
ed States legation at Toxic, sis the alb
solute likeness of the men to one an
other. They are as ike as a dish OF
peas. I don't see how their officers can
tell them apart. and that is awkward.
YOU know. when you are commanding
a company
Great attention is paid to the educa-
ton of officers i'm both services, but the
Japanese probably lead in this respect.
The military college and academy at
Toxic turn out officers OF great intelli-
Eence and military knowledge. Cen
eral Grant said they We're among the
best Of their kind In the world and
quite equal 10 good West Pointers.
Many Of them are wealthy men. be-
longing to the leading noble families OF
Japan. but they live in a simple. Spar
tan style True 10 their Samurai ira
ditiOns. they regard luxury as enenin-
ate and despise foreign officers who
waste their time over social duties
instead Of learning their profession.
The Japanese officer is quite satisfied
TO live on dried or sailed FISH and rice.
like his men. Princes OF the imperial
family did 1t when they campaiCned
in Manchuria during the war with
China.
Two Kinds Of Russians.
Many Of the Russian officers are
equally hardy if not so abstemious. for
they have received a splendid training
in Central Asian campaigns. and in
outpost, pioneer. survey and exploring
work i'm Siberia, Tibet, the Pamirs
and Manchuria- It is these men. IN
all probability, who Will have charge
of the fighting forces Of the Russians
in Manchuria. for Russia's consistent
policy is 10 employ in Asiatic wars Of
ncers with ASiatic experience
The officers whose military career
has been confined 10 Moscow. St Pc
terSburg and other cities CT European
Russia are men of an entirely different
type. Most of them are social butter
lies and they are held in scorn by
their comrades in Central Asia and
Manchuria-the regions TO which every
Russian officer who is worth his salt
manages to get sent sooner or later
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