The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-07-17
Why Aid Russia 2

Why Aid Russian
Why should our meddlesome President take the
Russian rather than the Japanese side of the basis
on which to arrange peace?
The "big stick interoper thinks that q billion
dollars is too much to demand from Russia. Why
should he think so?
Japan has been preparing for the war for ten
years and has been actually in the field for year
and half, and it would seem that billion dollars
is not too much.
Not only that but Japan wants to follow the Bis
marck idea enforced at the close OF the Franco
Prussan war. Bismarck said that he would not
bleed France to death, but would bleed pale. His
idea was to cripple France that war Of revenge
could not be started in few years. Japan has
more to fear from Russia in this respect than Ger
many did from France. Before the Franco-Prus-
sian war ended it became the Franco German war,
the entire German people joining In with Prussia.
This made France the weaker of the two nations
This will not be SO with Japan. Japan far weaker
than Russia in money, population and natural re-
sources 1t was prepared, however, and caught
the Russian bear blindly confident In his own con-
cet and totally unprepared for war. Shout Russia
get out of this trouble easily and then devote the
next ten years to earnest preparation for war OF
revenge Japan might find different condition next
time. Russia should be made to suffer for its high
handed outrages. 1t is nation governed by de-
ceitful, untruthful and dishonest rulers. 1t is a
nation of heartless, brutal despolers, and not q
nation of mercy. 1t is amalgamation OF con-
quered people, governed by blood-thirsty rulers,
and held together by bayonets. 1t had counted on
making Finland of Manchuria and Korea.
Suppose Russia had won this war, would Roose-
welt have been 80 free with his advice? If he had,
what would Russia dor What did it do when the
United States Government sent over the petition
begging for the Jews who were being ruthlessly
murdered? Russia hurled the petition into the face
of our Ambassador unread as piece of insolence,
which act called for thrashing The "big stick y
was then 4" broken reed" in the presence of the
well-advertised bully of Europe.
What was the Russian spirit at the beginning OF
the war? The car announced that peace would be
arranged with Japan alone and that no outside in
reference would be tolerated. The then mighty
Kuropatkn declared that he would dictate terms OF
peace in Toxic. But things are changed. Russia
is quite glad to have friendly powers help it out Of
its troubles by bullying Japan out of the fruits Of
her magnificent victories. Had Russia won il
would have been different matter
Japan is not waging war for conquest or glory
She is fighting for her rights and existence as an
independent nation. She is fighting, single handed
the battles of the world against the robbernation
Russia, bent stealing the best of the Chinese
Empire, and slamming the door in the faces of all
other nations, commercially. Let Japan alone, and
may she whip the burly Bear until his growls turr
to groanS-until he cries " Enough, take him off, .
and is willing, good and sure to quit stealing the
territory of weaker nations. Then there will be
peace for while, and neighboring rulers 60 tt
bed without locking up their real estate at night.