The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

sry about their losses Thes3 are stub
born and logged fighters, though the iits5
Stelligence OF the average soldier is rather =
lower than that Of the Japanese.
This japanese to a man fully realize tina
they arc flghtingl for the existence OF
their country, while not one Russian rfj--
vatc Soldier In a hundred knows why. he 1
Is nghtlng. s &
Willie Japan has adopted all tho late
modern military Improvements, Russia i
has been guilty of Understanding her
enemy, and has up to very lately Kept
her best soldiers and arms &C hon,e:s
thinking that the little yellow monk eyss,
were easily beA ten, and not believing mat
they would know how to use modern
arms ngainst "a modern army.
# But IN spite OF nll defcat s---most OF
which, have benn greatly cxag gernted--&
Russia Is confident of ultimate victory
and this conviction has spread to every
oflcert and soldier In the Cars armies
since General Kuropatkin was placed ~, /
commands Never has nh 5t army llnd
stronger or more just confidence In Its
chief than has every Russian In General
txtiropatkin, who is III every sense q the I
word e a 4 self-made man and MI experi-
enced general, familiar with every detail
OF modern warfare. y, 55.e .55 II 59s
u He began his career In an Infantry
regiment from Turkestan and, knowing
ofBthe empire have the feeling that he
is one OF them and knows their dharac-
ter and ability. During tho Russo Turk
\ ish war he covered himself with glory
as chief of staff under General Skobe-{
LEM who greatly admired him for his
unusual military genius and absolute
Rfearlessness. and who often told the late
Car to promote him as QUICKLY as pos
sblc 4iS ssS si3 q
The most peculiar trait In the character
OF General 1Iuropatkin Is his absolute
Struthfllness. His several books on mill
itary subjects, In which Ito often critl-
cises the Government In a manner un-s
i.enrd iof In Russia, because he feels con-
WINGED that honest criticism Is needed.
{ he, IN spite OF q criticism OF thlsE kind,
which would never.be allowed In Ger
many, has been able to reach the high
est positi on,f speaks well for the fairness
of the Russian authorities. .S
It lis not possible at this time to pros
nounce an opinion Of the Japanese higher
officers. The war with, China gave them;
an opportunity to test In practice what
they had learned in theory, principally
from German officers General Kurokl
was In command OF a division during
that war and made n glorious reputation
for himself. s Il g
Among the Japanese soldiers there are
a very large number OF weak and sicklys
men, whose nleagre diet OF fish and rice
makes them unfit for any cxertion. Dur
ing the war with China the Japanese lost
4.0c0 men III; bat tle.S 900 from sickness
The Russians. on the other side, are near
~ all tall, powerful and we'll built, able
TO stand all the dscom fort and hard
chips Of a campaign without a ny eff ort. 81
The Russian cavalry Is far superi or To-
the japanese, and their artillery horses
Infinitely much better than hose of the
Japanese. who often have to make their
soldiers take the plncessof horses when
heavy guns are to be moved # u ..s
s General Europa tkin has 4 so L far made
no mistakes, but Ehas done wonderful SER
vice with a force which at the present
is notYhnlf$as strong .as$thet enemy's, and
those who know, ID S o. expect wond der
8fnlg things from him. during the& next
month. and we shat not be disappointed
to Russia strenst hens his force and 1
counts ii, 3, his fa,s r; Vas Il new division TO
reinforce him arrives from Russia every
U two weekg, ana this nlay be kept up fo,8
months. while ia pan at II best can send
only four more. 3.3s% .s$ ~ SiJ
S SOL t Is, "a fter all still possible that the
Il Japanese may. be driven back into 4 the
$esa, but far more likely lis IT. that when
the terrible xpenses sof " a IN odern war
have drained the two countries OF all tho
millions they can spnr 81 hey vii IN find
out tina q the j al pal ese cannot invad ST.
IBERIA. land the Russians no j apan,3 Ind
proceed Ito arrange q for$Fpea &c. making
China pay. al the costs Of the war,8Whiles
Japan keeps Corea and Russia :Manchu-s
ria. 5 3s,3 x us a8: &. ID