Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-08-23
THE ORIENTAL WAX
A War Correspondent Believes
Russia Will Win

correspondent Of Golfers Weekly,
in recent lecture declared his be.
lief that Japan will finally be
crushed in the present conflict In
the Far East.
Mr.. Archibald showed more
than 100 pictures he had taken
during the Russo-JapAnese War,
and they were especially interest
ing. Many of them were of the
lighter side of warfare, showing the
men in camp and in their routine in
the field, how they are fed and
how they handle their guns,
while there were a number that
showed the gruesome side, such
as after the battle, with the dead
in the trenches, and the burying
SOU ads.
Mr.Archibsld is much impressed
with the Russians, and quite the
reverse with the Japanese, who,
he says, are tricky, and whose
word, he states, cannot be depend
ed on. He declared that Ameri-
cans have no conception of the
true situation, and that sympathy
for the japanese is misplaced.
Continuing he said:
"The situation in the Far East
was such that the Russians were
greatly handicapped. K1ropatkiu
only had about 100000 men in
the battle of Liaoyang, while the
Japanese had double that number.
l have no doubt that had Kulopat-
kin had one more army corps the
Japanese would have been beaten,
but, as 1t was, they had not the
strength to follow up their advan-
tage. On the seventh day of the
battle corps that contained a
number of green men was put in
front of the Japs, while two corps
that had been fighting on the pre-
vious days were sent to the rear to
rest. One of the regiments broke
under the charge Of the Japs, and |
the reserve corps had to be called |
up. They were tired and soon ex.
hausted, and the Japs had no
trouble in driving them back.
1.-The retreat from Liaoyang,
despite the reports at the time,
was orderly. Bands were playing,
flags flying and the men were sing
ing. The Japs reported great
captures Of supplies and mum.
tions, but these reports were ex'
aggerated.
"Of course, it is a little late to
predict what the peace conference
will amount to, but l feel sure
that among the demands Japan
will make will be for the cession
Of Port Arthur and the Island of
Sakhalin, the ownership of the
Russian railway from Hardin, the
Yentie coal mines, the warships
capture and interned at Chinto
and Shanghai, the naturalization
Of the port of Nieu Chwang, the
Russian government buildings in
Manchuria, recognition of Japan's
power in Korea mutual exchange
Of prisoners of war and a prOba-
Bile indemnity of $500, 100000
rhe latter they may not demand
To- political reasons, but there is
little doubt that they will ask for
The rest.
"In event of war continuing l
IAN see no other result than
Japan's defeat, as it will be bat {
lie of finance rather than Of mill ,
AIRY tactics. Russia's resources :
IRE unlimited, while even now !
Japan is sorely taxed, and while
he might carry an the fight for 7
mother year, ultimately she c
would be beaten. The Japs them o
elves recognize this, but they sre s
rafty and are putting up Gig
,luf. /
PRUSSIA has been fighting at I
he end of a long bridge, so to a
peak. She has an army of 2,0OO,- 4
100 men at home, and poor trans t
facilities, to get them b
o the front; but eventually, she 5
ould mobilize say 1900, 900 men '
t Hardin and by slow land cam e
aign sweep the japanese into the u
ca. Il
81 have little doubt but that e
be Japs also have their eyes ON t
he Philippines, and if that EN-.
ire is successful in the present D
'ar, she will 60 after our Pacific d
cssessions. A Japanese officer q
I'D me that the islands were 8,
ecessary to japan, and that they "
'ould eventually get them by j
ither buying or fighting for m
lem. @.
81 firmly believe in the yellow N
eril' and, unless the Japs and Il
hinese are kept from making a q,
ose alliance, the yellow race will q
ominAte the world; but you and Il
sed not worry about it, for that IL
me is a couple of hundred years b,
ence.n n,