The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-07
Russia's Rating.

Is Russia I, flrst-class power? She has
an area of territory that IS stnsserinS IN
~ irmensity. She has Sonc hundred and
forty million OF people She maintains
In time of peace an enormous army reaaS
n take the field on notice She has vol-l
ume of unlevclopcd resources har1lS
eo,a,ed In extent and variety by those
of any other country. But is she iifst-
q class mower In the sense III Wncn tns
word is used when we speak OF A!nc'ica
or Great Britain or Germany!
Thc Washington Post answers INC CUES.
ton in the affirmative. 1t says the defea'
IF Russia does not mean that she Is hot
n Mower OF tho first class thai shc tsid
rot have a fair show with Japan, rs
she expected only a diplomauc bate
and was totally unprepared for nc ciassS
of arms. The Post explains Russian disus-
tors further rs follows;
81, wa- history repeating ITSELF was
J. tha 17o,nnt of Crassus contcnding WITH thc
parthinrs; 1t was Charles OF bursu1ay =.
n.ar wifi, the Swisp: II was Georse ~
crossing the ocean TO conquer Ehslis''
men. II, was Napoleon the Great sei!dlis
Ills finest troops under his bravest ma.
shrls 10 find defeat and death ~ ''''se
ablo and despised Spain
.rbe incidents Of history clted nS w
post are scarcely remotely eAioso"s ~
he war of Russia with Japan. CraSs''s'
No one of the first triumvirate vas r''ier
~ tho nroyincc Of Syria. Tho acHulsit'm'
I, vc,,th was his chief aim rather than
tho extension Of Roman dom ri"'' am an
no had spent so much time Fiuhoc'i''s
,hs5towns and temples Of Syria pelore nc
en,,,v snt out to go against the farlhiahs,
that he headed an army OF loo'ciS al'u
rohhors ra Their than of soldiers READY !"
aybt 10 advance the glory OF the Roman
empire. The trcachory OF an Alap su'''e
caused him to lose the battle OF Bliecna'
md the treachcry of Surenas tne far-
Than general with whom Crassus Was
begutled into a conference, caused ny
death OF ,hs ,Romsn commander and the
,nnihi,ation Of his army. Is there trace
of analogy between Crnssus tisntii's t"e
parth,ans in Parthia and KuropatKin ana
15neyitch fighting Oyama and KnroKi on
Chinese or Korean SOLE
Charles OF Burgundy invading S"itzer-
land with an army of 6o.Gc men, en-
countered an army OF nearly 1890 SWISS
patriots, occupying position OF thelr
own choosing, in their own country.
Charles was severely defeated ana tEe
remnant OF his army was driven FROM:
Switzerland We fail to see here al anal
ogy between people fighting for 'helf
homes and family affairs, thu catencd BY
a foreign invader, and the RUSSIAN and
Janancse. graphing in a. country torelsI1
to each of them
Nono,eon forced Ferdinand VII to re-
eipn all claim TO the crown of spain, arc
the Spanish ruler became frehch prs
onor. A revolt took place before joseph
Napoleon's brother, could ASSUME we
crown at Madrid England becam;
spain's ally, hut Napoleon and Nty nnt
Ianncs and soult oyerran the country
nnd n French army entered the spanish
capital The country was conqueied an
~L.!e there would have been guerrilla
warfare FOR years French sway wous
not have been seriously threatened bn
for Wellington, and had not Austria have
declared war on Napoleon in the aprnt
Of 1890, which called him 10 Bavaria, an'
rceulted in the peace OF schonhruNn ~
Tho Same year. Thereafter, Bonapart
was bending Ill his energies TO holdlni
tprether his German. Austrian, Italian
priinh and Swiga allies, in oTdel 10 un
dertqEo his Russian campaign, yelling
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