New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-16
FRIENDLY VIEWS OF Russia

News Of Russia and of the Russo-Japanese
war comeE necessarily largely through Eng
lish and japanese channels. For that reason
some nave affectad 10 regard it as not only
unfaVorable TO RaSsia, but also as actually
prejuqiced and untruthfullX distorted against
mat country. That this accusation is unwar-
ranted has been made plain many times in
the completes confirmation Of the news thus
challenged and in cOTroboratfve news from
Russian and pTo-Russian sources. Such con-
firmation continues to be made, until we NAV
almost say that the views OF the war most
unfavorable and most discreditabIe to Russia
are those which pTaFail among the friends of
that country
. The German Emperor''is regarded as strong
ly pro Russian iIf his sympathies He was the
first and lOudest in calling upon the Euronean
powers to array themselves against +be 60
called yellow peril" his acquisition of q large
tract Of Chinese territory was one of the chief
announcements to Russia to proceed with the
aggressions which provoked the war, and there
are those who still cherish the belief that some
secret compact exists between him and the
Emperor of RIRsa for the aid and comfort
Of the latter IN the war by guaranteeing the
security of Ruesias European borders while
her fleets and armies are absent The Ger
man Emperors personal criticisms of the con-
Duct Of the Russian army at Moukden are
among the most severe that have been report
ed Again, here is a Cossack colonel who was
wounded in Manchuria, giving to a st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Paris "Afatin"-a
pEo-R Russian souEce and a pro-Russian channel
AN account Of the mOnstrous mismanagement
Of the Russian army at the front At the out
break Of the war the Russians had no topo-
graphic maps Of Manchuria, though they had
occupied the country for years. 1--WE are he
says, covering with our blood the places left
blank on the map" His soldiers, cavaIymen
wore out their boots so that their toes were
bare and when he asked for fifteen hun
dred pairs Of boots he was told none were
available, and his men had to continue q win
ter campaign almost barefoot. Yet at Lao
Yang he was ordered TO detail five hundred
Of his almost barefoot men to burn supply
Of more than one million pairs Of boots in
order that they might not fall into the hands
of the Japanese Nor was food supplied more
Systematically than clothing. Sometipes his
regiment was without food for fOrty-eight hours.
Such testimonies from such sources could be
multiplied many times.
These pro-Russian authorities also testify
strongly in favor OF Japan. Note what the
Toxic correspondent Of the Paris Journal
says about the financial strength Of Japan. The
fourth national loan Of S5O,O00,000 was taken
up by the people as joyfully as the first the
new taxes are being paid without demur, and
the country never more prosperous than
now. The cost Of living has scarcely increased
and savings bank deposits are steadily increas-
ing. If Russia, he adds, expects 10 starve out
or exhaust Japan by prolonging the war for
four or five years. she is gravely misiRformed,
while as for her beating Japan in battle that
is most unlikely In brief, lie regards Russa's
cause as practically lost and thinks that there
is nothing left to her but 10 make peace. Such
are the views Of Russians, Germans and French
men. views of all, we must assume, most friend