The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-20
FROM THE FAR EAST
PEACE IN THE
GLINMFRING FUTURE.
0YAMA IS DISTRUSTFUL
The Japs as Soldiers Thrive on Rice and
Promises-Big Battle Anticipated
Already Licked - Caucas-
ians Special Wireless.

My last wireless left me standing an(
sizing up the Jap sentinel at Oyama'
tent, but after | had given him the gril
and the grand hailing sign, he became
very gushy for a Jap. To my bewilder
mcnt he said in his native tongue
"louse bully boy" TO which | re-
Piled very gracefully in United States
"Nou bet your buttons I'm that kind OF
a hair-pin." We were getting along
SWlmmingly and were as thick as two
peas in pod when Oyama beckoned me
to come into his tent. His parlev with
some Of his staff was at an end and
each man had 4 move on him as he left
going to the front. There is little style
about the Japanese officer The whole
bunch from Oyama down look alike
to me. They are not in Manchuria for
display nor their health. but to lick civ
lization into the Russians. The Japs
make no show with badges and buttons
and feathers and plumes nor chicken
CUTS (strlpes) scattered all over their
uniforms, but on their countenance there
is plainly depicted the nerve held in re-
serve for any emergency The Japs
have kind Of yell, but it is scarcely
IN imitation of the Rebel Yell, which
when turned loose by the Cornfeds
when they charged battery or line
Of battle made the Yaunks shake in
their boots. There is one very striking
peculiarity with the Jap which is not TN
like Lees or Johnson's Web-foot Cav
alry-they can live on a handful of rice
and promises with sunbeams and yeph-
yrs as luNuries, and fatten as they go
on after the Russians scalps.
The COrnfeds who could be relied on
when Ianks had to be licked were never
so happy as when they could get in to
some dried apples Or peaches and then
fill up on water. This was great lux
ury for them when the cook shops were
miles in the rear, to feast on parched
corn, but the dried apples or peaches
always had the effect which may be
imagined but scarcely described, by gaz-
ing on the picture of a fat man frequent
ly advertised in newspapers as after
Taking" The Jap is a wonderful SOL
der, but his best tricks in war he has
from the United States, upon
which he. has improved The Jap isl
more like the Confederate soldier than
any soldier on earth. He is docile. |
alert and quick; he has the dash which
S irresistible, and, like the old Corn
feds, he is never skeered, and he can
Outright and outstarve the Rus
slams in any point of the game. One of
he great differences between the Japs
md the Russian is that the Russian re-
les for victory on images and prayers,
he Jap on his gun and his deadly aim |
md his bayonet Or sword for close |
quarters. After Oyama and (not ME. |
and my friends) had taken another
Zip we resumed the thread of our yarn
where we had left off when the officers |
lready referred to had butted in and /
lad a tete-a-tete with their chief: In
substance he said that he did not very
much relish the scheme for peace as it
vas speculative and was suspicious of
a niger in the woodpile. He said
hat after the Japs had been bunkoed by
Russian trickery, supported by other
ations who purported to have some
Fellow Peril On their brain, they were
uchred out of Port Arthur and other
erritory they had acquired by victory;
e was therefore suspicious and would
ot run up against any peace pro-
ramme until he had completely
quelched Lnievich. 1t was now in his
over to clean him TIP as slick as a
rease spot is removed with a piece of
lotting paper and hot iron. He al
eady had Lincvich enveloped and was
bout to seal him up and mail him direct
} Toxic. Russia's game is bluff and
luster and generally the Russian has
averal aces and kings UP his sleeves,
ut spotted cards or loaded deck can
OF 1,e worked off on Japan. Perhaps
is as well to say that the Russians
re King Bees in diplomacy as generally |
Understood in Europe-that is they can
utlie Annanias with the plausibility oil
saloon man breaking the Sunday law.
While the peace play is ON deck to the
eight of the audience Oyan1a is work
lg his rabbit foot to the queens TASTE
lis idea. of peace is to knock the stuf-
ng clean out of the opposition. may Il
" he views Washington with favor Il
II Deace negotiations where he feels | J.