The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
the death OF hero. will not remain
here ono day longer among these scoun-
1rcls, who know neither honor nor patrt-


the death Of a hero. will not remain
here ono day longer among these scoun-
/ drcls. who know neither honor nor patr1-
otfsm."
And Grard was partly, right though y. hi, IL
would not DO TO tndgs all Russian GfH a
them Of an Imperial degenerats.;; In the
sn oeers 9n shoM f' not be gauged by the
standard OF othcr European officers. be-
cause Russia, n spite q a thin varnisln
attic more than Il European empire
among all Russian officials is also prev
dsh a roo,sd See' have a osaaze9
a regular and by no means secret sys-
ten Ct r2bbiny the goye srnit 1t, ~.
| met for the first timc openly ask ore
another how much they made on their
Regiments. 4 COLONEL Of cavalry, a count
names comnla ned thpt be- who IN time
kopeek day. and was furious because
OF what was saved on the regular cx-
penses Of the regiment TO the division
commander.
the rcsimental commander ii also typical
Asiatic. In the first place the full number
of men a1c never enlisted and q great
number OF men. are always away on
Il
are hired out rs field labercrs to owners
OF large estates NY the regimental COM
| mander. WHO not only pockets their gov
ernment ration money, but also the wages
paid them by the men for whom they are
| working, AS a rule nearly half. OF tho
money allowed for ats and hay also goes
| in the coonelis pocket and the poor
a1sSs pts ar e nn shu as 50 aa
| to present Il slick appearances That the
horses arc, ALSO used BY tho officers for
their earfi,ag'9s. Fees without SAYING Z,
| ages are found. In the Same egiment one
may find orthodox Russians who hates the
sight of n European as. DRAMATICALLY as Il
4 Ing and German thinking officers from
the Baltic provinces and Others from XIII
land ana Upland. who despise the Rus
slams as they dcspisc their form Of gov on,
crnrlent. Fins and Poles arc about Tho
only men ono does not see as officers, en-
q ccpt occasionally as surgeons. But III the
army. there are thousands of Tartars.
Turkmenes, Tekelkesses, Italmucks and.
J3asl,hhs. Who IA M aliomedons. hate their
Il Christian fellow officers. With n hatred
which never dies. and one wonders how
\ thes Russian government dares trust these
y moniwho si1l3ther hearts have never rec
ognized the authority of=the Car,
@ 1t would be too much to say that the
4 Russian army. is always on the Vcrge of Il
revolutions but one shuddcrs to notice how
the orthodox officer dcspises his Mnhomc-
y
3 possible way tries to prevent their promo-
ton. 3s5
Promotion in the army goes. on the
u whole only by tpromotion. and this Is the
reason why ono often sees cnl0nels <Df
4 thirty and second ieutennnts of forty
4 five, who willsremaln lieutenants until Old
\ age forces them t retire. though in mill
4 tarys experience nd knowledge they are In
every way superior TO those who orders
/ they must obey. "a Z SsE$ 8 q iSf "a u
But among the officers Of frontier regi,,
ments, which have never been garrisone e !
! Young officers splendid young men, often
4 descendants of noble. but poor families,
/ who know nothing higher. than to keep
\ ftrcir3 cscutcheon uns taincd, who would
4 sacrifice heir last drop OF blood for the
Il Gear and for Russia and whom 1t is real
\ ~ refreshing to meet. With these Russia
I! may still win battles. and Whet ether theY
4 are we'll led or not they will always DO
lstheir duty. III ss b
d But the Salon officers FROM Moscow and
St Petersburg are entirely ifferent
Like the Turkish officer the Russian
tarY and otherwise, as soon as he has
iii learned to speak French, and becomes q
u stupid, but sharp critic Of his superlors.
whom the government gets rid ct 4, o Y
4 Is supposed that his ignorance Is less
4 harmful M. 55S; 53
4 Another characteristic OF this class Of
4 Russian officers is their distrust Of all
Il Foreigners, which, however. does not pre-
a ventshim from discussing military subjects
In their presence and thereby In ~ few
moments lay bare his dieaAful ignoran yF
4 Of military history. Z isSs ~ "a
a II have often. during this war heard for
3 eign correspondents tell II uss lal, officers
Il OF tho glorious bait es3& fnug lit by the
q Cars armies in the wars In. the Caucasus
E and against Turkey, of which these fsil g
4 never heard. fS I'd a, sEi TX 9..E
4 ~ The Russian lieutenant is--as the youlg
i officer in any army-courage ouS and srecR.
i! less, but what is the use of the bravery OF
q these men, who have fallen&by the hun
\ drcds, when their commanders are cow
4! ards. Three times have seen Russian
& lSregiments routed and thrown into pane
4 only because their cOlonels lost theli
Il heads and fled in a manner which ouGI y
Z Ito have earned them q bullet through
4 Ithcir brain from their own men. .553s
i s5 OheE Colonel $I4ipowitsch Pope Witsch toit
y me openlyS In the presence OF several re-
i porters that lie could never INT unless
4 intpxlcated. And to linen or his stamp
y the lives Of hundreds Of he braye aye, y,
q moments which require q clear head {ana :
d cool Judgment. hi he (, IA
+ ~ one eisily understands thnt the Rus
Il sian soldier fights the hest when not under
& command Of his officers. sss
He. Never Finished.
When the late. ex.spealser Thomas Ia e 2 ,
III, ink OhSarVat0rN on Mount III amlt on.