The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17
RUSSIA PLACES HER TRUST IN KUROPATkIN
Wa Correspondent Petersburg

! the people with his appointment to
command the cars armies in Man
churia, and their hopes that he might
fulfil his oath.
General KUrOpatkin arrived at the
Nicolas station. to find waiting to bid
him God-speed a gathering distin-
guished enough 10 greet a returning
conqueror. To reach the imperial watt
ing room. which he was permitted 70
usa he passed through a short hall.
lined with officers having high rank
and wearing medals for exceptional
service upon their breasts. Each one
Of those officers grasped his hand and
kissed his bearded face thrice and
sometimes Oftener. and when he
reached the door of the imperial wait
ing room he stopped 10 receive from the
White-haired General EgEerstOff an
tkon, the taliSman Of his YatrOn saint.
. The waiting room was 50 packed that
II was hardly possible TO move. but,
aided by officers of the household of
the car. the general struggled through
the respectful and affeCtiOnate en-
braces Of his friends and admirers. HUI
manity laid its heart bare in that scene
Of feeling. The Korean minister and
his secretary brought the laugh that
readily comes to the surface in such sit
uattonS by struggling 70 reach the gen
eTal and shake his hand. In their top
against the brilliant gold trappingS the
gorgeous uniforms and the medals
which covered the breasts Of nearly
every one there they sQuiTmed and
WTiggled around the room. following in
the wake Of a pushing mass that want
ed none hut Russians 10 surround their
hero when he took his final look upon
the room My last glimpse Of the bat
tie showed that diplomacy had con-
NOT say r ~
General KuropatlIin said TO the minis
ter. 1t is aU reVOir. We viii meet
again i'm Seoul" Il pray that il may
be So responded the minister.
] no longer doubted the patriotism OF
all classes Of the Russian people. their
determination to wage successfully the
struggle which they did not want.
which they did not expect, and for
which they had not prepared
To look at KurODatkin is to be con-
WINGED of his ability. He is modest and
unassuming i'm manner. He is short
and stOcky, and has a good head. with
ShreWd. kindly eyes. and "A determined
chin. He is popular with the rank and
file of the army, and has the prestige
of having been the favorite pupil and
chief of staff Of SkObeleff. the great
Russian hero Of the Turkish war It is A
legend of the Russian people that Sko-
belief is not dead. that he became in
NolVed i'm a scandal i'm connection with
Queen Victoria. and that. TO please the
British government, he was stripped Of
his rank and banished when the
Little Father needs him" peasants and
soldiers say with childlike SIMPLICITY
he viii reappear upon his famous
white horse In kurOpatkin some Of
Skobelef'S spirit is supposed to dwell.
As minister of war. General Kuropat-
Kin displayed remarkable administrat-
I'VE capacity He knows what his troops
can do, and. more important at this
moment ne Knows the capacity of the
single-track railroad which forms the
vital artery of his supplies The rail-
road. he said To the officers OF the gen
eral staff. that is the important faa-
ture NJ the campaign. Upon il depends
the strength of our army" He repeat