The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-10
PEACE IN FAR EAST
UNLIKELY
Present Campaign But Pre-
lude TO Longer and Stern
er One Next Year

London, Oct s.-For more than a fort
night no authentic news Of Importance
has been received from the fighting cen.
ters in the far east except Stoessel's ac-
count of the September attack on Port
Arthur. Events in Manchuria which will
decide the campaign of 1904 are stiIi
awaited. However, when the campaign
of 1904 is concluded there will be no doubt
that 1t is only a prelude to the longer
and sterner one in 1906. AS yet there Is
no glimpse not only of peace. but OF an
opening for peace.
General Romanoff, who was recently In
command of the Sixth division at Lao
Yang and who has been invalided home.
is now at St. Petersburg. He has given
his opinion as to the result of the next
He says he does not despair. but he
doubts whether even 100000 men would be
able to outfiank the Japanese. He be-
lieves General Kuropatkin was greatly
hampered by the dread Of the conse-
quences of a severe defeat, which might
nave ended the war Romanofr is of the
opinion that victory will depend upon the
collection OF an overwhelming supply OF
ammunition; Dur ne points out that the
Japanese can resupply themselves In a
week, while 1t will take the Russians six
weeks to do so.
st. Petersburg. Oct. s.-The complete
transformation in the public mind as to
the chances Of the Manchurfan campaign
has now spread to all classes, and Its ef-
fects are everywhere visible. The public
40 longer describe the Japanese generals
as they did before the battle of Lao
Yang, in despairing terms as men of d.
abolical cunning whom no Russian could
ever hope to outwit. Profound is the
public dismay at now seeing daily incon-
.estible evidence Of the powerful cabai
directed against General Kuropatkin. The
people are absolutely at loss to under
stand why after as great and successruf
a strategic achievement as the world has
ever witnessed-Kuropatkin withdraw
al of his entire force from Lao Yang
occasion should be taken by the czar Tor
The appointment of a general OF second
airy standing to be his equal in command.
,x-hi hot ha
generalissimo.
An article In the official Journal de ST.
Petersburg angrily attacks writer's who,
in the face of a definite official announce
ment to the contrary, continue to discuss
the possibility of arranging an early
peace. 1t says:
1T is war. not peace, that we must
insist upon today, war a-outrance and
through It victory at any price. To lay
down arms after the blood spilled ana
the humiliation suffered In a war which
we did not seek--would 1t not trample
under foot national dignity ana spit In
che face of Russia, TO which some OF
these peace-making philosophers claim
to belong?"
The meagerness of the news from the
front is increasing the uncertainty re-
garding the developments. There II
good warrant for the belief that Gener-
al Kuropatkin Is Strengthening his left
flank to meet the Japanese turning move
ment. his troops occupying a triangle
from Fushun to Mukden and Tie pass
Over 300 guns have arrived at the front
and the activity of the Russian skir-
mishers below the Hun river creates the
impression that Kuropatkin may contem-
plate assuming the offensive. The War
Office. however. gives no encouragement
of this idea. though naturally II such q
move is contemplated the war office could
not be expected to admit 1t.
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