Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20
JAP and RUSS
How They Struggle
What The Outcome?
SOME REASONS WHY.


The Uuited States has checked the
shipment of submarines from New
port News to the Russians.
The war has had the resultof reduc-
ing the price of human skeletons to the
Paris medical students from $40 to
So a piece, and the studeots have
oriental and occidental anatomies tc
select from.
Willful waste makes woeful want,
as the japanese now find to be true as
the result of their lavish and reckless
expenditures of life in the first year
of the war with Russia. That nation
has already pretty nearly exhausted
all of its available young men for
fighting purposes, and the Mikado is
now calling upon the old men that
are above military age to volunteer.
So far as the population of Russia is
affected the Russians are hardly
aware that the war is going on.
While the Russian military law is
imperative In the requirement that
the commander of a fortress who
surrenders shall be tried by court
martial, the Emperor undoubtedly
will order that this formallty be
dispensed with in the case of Gen.
Stoessel.
Russians at home are muttering
against the government. The papers
are openly blaming the military
censorship for keeping the public in
the dark as to the true situation of
Port Arthur and allowing surren-
der to come as a surprise. They are
using this asa text to show the
! ! necessity for taking the people into
the governments confidence, and are
continuing their attacks on the
bureaucracy, "whose bloodless lips
repeat the same old lie whenever it is
proposed that the sovereign should
hear the voice of the people"
The behavior of the Japanese as
combatants has won admiration
They used the small long bullet
that pierced and disabled, but did
not mutilate the flesh nor shatter
the bone, like the large ball. There
arrives daily at the French embassy,
in st. Petersburg, a number of
packages. They contain the per-
sonal effects of the Russians slain
and left in the hands of Japanese.
The items are carefully arranged and
each well strapped, with name of the
dead, and where killed and when.
They are regularly shipped to Paris
and go under French auspices to the
Russian capital. There is much
cleverness and chivalry in this affair.
Recently, the Emperor of Japan
ordered that General Stoessel, the
brave defender of Port Arthur,
should receive every military honor
which would be accorded his rank il
visiting the Japanese army.
After the firing by the Russian
Baltic fleet on the Hull fishing fleet
the German navy was mobilized with
the intention of supporting Russia il
war occurred between that country
and England. No such eventuality
occurred, England and Russia
coming to at least tentative terms
The British government then lodged
a protest with Germany against the
latter's mobilization, and Germany
deprived of Russian assistance
hastened to conciliate Britain.
The cost of battleship, including
armament, is all told nearly $8,0OO,,
900. In view of this fact 1t would
seem likely that Russia's loss Of
warships in the Far East since the
war began totals about $125, 900, 600
and may amount to $l5O,OOO,OO0
This estimate includes not only thu
battleships, cruisers and DESTROYER.
of the Port Arthur fleet, but the two
vessels sunk at Chemulpo and tht
Rurik, of the Vladivostok squadron
sunk in the battle of August 14th
If the Baltic fleet, now on its way t.
the East, is similarly DESTROYED
Russia's naval loss will in the aggre
gate double the figures given above
AL expenditure of $3O0,O0O,OO o.
more will have been as futile as if 8,
much gold had been tossed into tn,
sea. Enormous coal bills, costly re
pairs, provisioning. the training ant
wages of inefficient naval officers
all will have been waste. If to thi
naval loss be added the cost of forti
flying Port Arthur and buildin.
Dalny and other new Russian town
in Manchuris, half a billion viii
appear to have been thrown away 8,
far Oh "brilliant diplomacy" in tn
Far East, to say nothing of the ex
penses of Kuropatkin's army.
Count Cassini. the Russian Am
bassador, announces that Russia will
hear to no mediation from any Quar-
ter, but "will pursue the war in tn
Far East to the bitter end-till Rus
sia has conquered" These be bray
words, such as a diplomatist is ex
pected to utter when the steadfast
ness of his country is in question
From the Russian point of view tn,
war has only begun. There is M
question as to the Cars presen
determination to succeed. He il
making a great effort. But wher,
there's a will there is not always
way. The Japs are eouallv deter