The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
Fleet Depended Upon to Save
Russian Fortunes.
WONT TALK OF PEACE YET.
Japanese In Full Control Of the
Military Situation.

ROJestvensIty's ships Also Doomed. Experts
say-Meanwhne the internal sltuA-
ton Grows More OmInous and RusSla'S
Credit Is More shAky-Oyama's Forces
Pressing On TO Kirin TO Isolate the
Retreatlns Enemy-KurOpatkln Trans
feru the Command-sOme Difnculty
Found I'm Selecting His Successor,
speclif Cable DsSpaiehes 10 The SUM-
ST. PETERSBURG, March 1s-The TsarsNoa-
Selo group now profess to pin their faith in
retrieving Russian fortunes on Admiral Ro-
jestvensly's feet. just as, before the battlo
Of Mukden. they did upon Gen. Kuropatkin.
They continue to Tenounce all idea Of peao8
unti this last resort has been tried.
Nobody outside Of Russia whose judg-
ment Is worth quoting believes that the
Baltic feet has any destiny beyond destruo-
ton or capture II It ever meets Admiral
Togo. It's, sacrifice, therefore, would mean
nothing except further humiliation for
Russia and the imposition Of heavier con-
ditions Of peace.
As for the military situation, there Is but
one opinion among European experts.
namely, that the whole field Of operations
will be completely at the mercy Of the
japanese Army in six months ct least.
and probably 80 long as Russia cares to
continue hostilties.
As for the internal situation Of Russia
the weeks developments have been de-
cidedly ominous. The vital announce
ment in these dispatches a week ago that
Germany and France had decided TO out
on financial supplies until peace vas assured
became known in Europe on Tuesday and
produced CONSERVATION among the friends
Of Russia. The only question outstanding
Is whether the loan already promised by
French bankers under certain conditions
win be carried out.
There has been a great conflict Of ~
ports on this point for the past i've days
and the situation Is not yet clear, but the
indications are that an agreement has not
been reached and that the transaction IL
postponed. The blow to Russian credit
Is already serious, and II Russian destinies
were In the hands Of men Of ordinary pru-
dence and common sense negotiations for
peace would be in progress at the present
moment In the existing situation, how
ever, il is vain to speculate, much lesS
prophecy, as to what the Car may do.
Gen. Kuropatkin telegraphed this mes
sage to the Emperor yesterday; "In ace
cordance with your Majesty's order OF
March IS. this day transferred the COM
mand TO Gen. Lnievitch'
JAPs KEEP UP THE oHASB.
TOXIC, March lin a despatch to the
War Department to-day Marshal oyama
comments upon tho Importance attached
to Telling by the Russians, as indicated
by tho fact that the railway station there
was built upon a scale az extensive as that
at Liaoyang.
The Marshal. 4, his despatch, mentions
the great quantities Of spoiIs captured by
the japanese at Telling, and also that
many prisoners we're taken by the Jspa-
ness right wing. which, he says, is pressing
on rapidly along the road TO Kirin. II IL
supposed that the intention Of this move
n,ent is TO isolate tho retreating Russian
army.
CHOICE or KUBoPATKINs SUCCESSOR.
PARIS. March ls.-The St. PetersburA'
correspondent OF the Petit PdriSisH gives
details Of the meeting Of the Grand Council
OF War on Friday. The Car read to tho
Council Gen. Kuropatkins request TO bO
relieved OF the command OF the army In
Manchuria.
The Car offered the post OF commander
In chief 10 the Grand Duke Nicholas Gich-
olaievitch, who asked the Car to hrst
sound Gen. Roop. Gen. Roop declined to
serve. owing 70 his age and the state Of
his health. Gems. Grodeko: and Sukhom-
linog expressed willingness to accept .
Joint command. but refused 10 serve under
a Grand Duke. Tho Grand Duke Nicholas
then refused the post Of commander in
chief. Gems. Grodekof and SukhomlinoI
agreeing the Car appointed Gen, Linie-
witch to the supreme command and Gen.
SukhomliDo': accepted tho post OF chief
Of sta.
The ST. Petersburg correspondent Of
the Ad,in telcRaphs that the house In
Mukdon In which Cen. Kuropatkin had
deposited all tho ikons presented to him
when be was about to assume command Of
the Russian armies in the field was seized
by the japanese, and that the ikoPs have
been sent 10 Toxic.