Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-06

uf Russia huA japan iii SIZE approach
Ing conflict. 81 which The following
Nj extract.
Oh iho ! cf i possible contiies "A
the I'm east, Ii would not ID aass i,
make a. accurate comparison u ths
forces. elther land troops or j sea
that might be brought intp the thsatel
III action. Both sides have eaaeaYore3
to shield their more recent move
menss IRON publicity as far as posi-
bic IF var snnuId break ont. many
European and some American engin
GERS and travellers declare that Tx
Trans Siberian railrasd would fail ia
serve Russia effectively. They d.
clare That this single track road Il
TN badly built 70 maet 4 great mill
tary emergency. and thai j, doubtless
could aad wuuh be cat ii mans places
by Japanese engineers disguised as
Chinese coolies. Who are said rs be
already distributed along mn tine az
The road FER this ssry ~ ~
destroying II.
As for naval operations Il has teaa
animated frrsa Russian sources TIA,
the oxars policy woaid BE- a strEeuy
Fabian enc that Il % cay. The Russian
ships xuuld not aghi. but vcasd keep
safe shelter under she great guns a
PORT Arthur. which Il nep rpgarted
"a 81 impregnahae fortress. In IKE
manner Il Is ~intiula,ed that Russia
might FOR the present. Ut least, avoid
actIve engagements on the land. aisum
Iag the japanese 10 swarm into Kos
h cae time eshaastiag their resources
Without hAvlng . chanre b get AZ The
Mascosite eremy. Thus. III ~ lAe
hayshness cf winter TIE Japangse
should hari themselves into me teath
III the situation, the Russian sAlgsl
ana troops would be safe enough at
Fort ArtAar vIaais ock coslg nos
BIZ approaches and fpF TIE gapanese
% maFrh forward into Manehnfia u
aght ne Russian host wogld u IS tS
sile ihe soTt ef disaster that ase
TOOK Lbs Preach under Sapoioon !
they hfaYsd d Russian psnter ana
marched 70 Moscow.
According " III malfay bu8eet VI
her army would seem 81 be
aboa. lsQa According u TIE
budess II the Japanese empire her
arms would sesm "a number about
ls0 Win i reserve N abont ile
Ooo aore ManY mlitafy Afifsrs.
bow eysr estimaae Rassias military
atrcnEth NJ 10 the nclghhorheod d
2 ge coo and evSn higher. and some
estimate ne military strength q Japsn
aa 81 eoeoa AMI higher Al 20 Inc
emrlency q he military organization
u the tWo suTlfeA crates dIfer The
nasai strength q JsTen Is conf ssei
greater thar the strength III Russia
IA Orieniai water Rassia has on the
station seven ~hatsteshlps. sirh
ons tataeshlp ~ usSlahA. IL nes
ent IN ne Mediterranean. which b.
longs u TIE Asia.ie e~qaaarpn. and Al
other The Alexander lIl.. which II 10
be sent out q the sprins q 1906 SHE
la fur armofed cruisc:S already III
EASTERN waters Nish an0her 0n her
way oai wh.rh vas 81 Hizefta 50 De-
IL lsu she has sis prutec,
"a cruisers Of he rrs, class in or
entai waters. win TO ID ,heIr way
oal whlch we're s; Rirersa on Decsri
ber d and one protected cruiser ~
ne secont elags she has twelve tot
pedo Loaf ~fesirpyers in Oriental VA
tiers. and ssten ID thelr way out she.
has slr torpedo boats Al Port Arthur
ten torpedo boats al y~ladl,ostock and
four ~ Their way out from 80 BACK
sea.
JapAn has III ~haftleships and III
aru.ored cruisers eighteen protested
cruisers. nine unprotected emlsers
ana i greater number ~ torpedo boats
aekuoyers han Russia. and has two
armofei cruisers, which she recently
purchased, 81 the nsy out France,
The possible ally q Russia. has only
one batlethip u lie orient four
armofed cruisers. three projected
cruisers. with a number II smaller
boats. England he possible ally of
Japan has Ave ~haiileships on the
'AEistie station. tFo armored cruiser
eight protected cruisers. and i large
number Of torpedo boats and torpedo