New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-10
VAR VIEWS OF EXPERTS.
Japan's Reported Plan of Campaign
and Russian Unpreparedness.
TFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

TFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU
Washington. May 9.-Military experts here are
inclined 10 discount the announcement made by
the Japanese Minister at London. TO the effect
that the troops OF his country. now apparently
firmly established In Manchuria, will take their
next stand at Liao-Yang. with serious intentions
Moukden and Vladivostok This may be the
plan. but officers see no reason why the Jap
anese representative in London elsewhere.
should give the information TO the world. If IL
were not for this publicity experts would re-
gard Liao-Yang as about the place where the
next collision between the Russians and Jap
anese was destined to occur. There has been
some doubt whether the Japanese really intend
ed to move northward. and the wisdom OF this
operation can only be justified by completes
knowledge OF the situation The Japanese Of
ficers who planning this campaign in Man
churia probably know the extent and the re-
operative powers Of the Russian lighting force.
The experts. in making estimates. are IN the
dark as to the facilities and relative power. 1t
has been felt that possibly the japanese would
be deferred from the northward move by the
formidable resistance it was expected the Rus
slams could present against active operations in
that direction. From all accounts there is moth
ing to discourage the japanese. no matter what
plans they have entertained. II the Russians
fail to resist the advance of the Japanese or per-
approach to vladivostok. the experts here who
have believed in Russian ability to defeat their
enemy will be inclined 10 amend their views
The chance of Russian resistance rests In the
fact that the government has not yet employed
its full strength against the Japanese but will
do in later operations.
No will undertake to say why the Rus
slams have exhibited such a spectacle of IN
preparedness. but the pro-Russian experts In
Washington are now forced to admit lack of
foresight. They cling to the theory of eventual
Russian success mainly the ground that
Russia cannot afford to be beaten by Japan.
and that the resources OF the larger and
weather. nation will be employed TO the end
that Japan may be driven out OF Manchuria, IL
nothing else.
Naval officers continue almost unanimously to
sympathize with Japan and express unbounded
confidence In the success OF the Japanese. They
see in the capture OF Dalny an important strate-
gio movement which will cripple the Russian
arm of attack at the They read with
much interest to-day the statement that the
Russian cruiser Rurik had been destroyed at
VladivOstok. and at once attributed IL TO jap
anese intention and not Russian accident. If
It were the latter. they say. 1t would be another
mark against the Russians for their lack OF
skill and unpreparedness
State Department officials are awaiting ad-
vices from Corea and Manchuria regarding the
situation at the various points Of Japanese &C.
cupatiOn. The Cincinnati Commander Oster-
haus and the Raleigh Commander A. p Nazro
under orders to proceed TO any port where
the presence OF an American warship may be
required by local disturbances. Some appre-
hension has already been expressed IN regard
TO the situation at New-Chwang, on account of
the Chinese bandits in the neighborhood Ii Is
likely that in the event Of trouble the Raleigh
would be dispatched TO New-Chwang. as that
ship is at Chemulpo awaiting orders.