Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-14
HE PRAISES NOBLE DEFENDERS.
Peace, Honor and Undyng Memory
viii be Portion Of Those Who
Died In its Defense.
RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.
Frankly Admit japanese Have Had
The Better Of the War SO
Far.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 14.-Emperor
Nicholas has addressed the following
rescript to the army and navy;
Port Arthur has passed into the
hands Of the enemy, During eleven
months the fight had been going on In
its defense, More than seven months
It's noble defenders had been cut off
from the rest Of the world. without
any positive assurance Of relief they
continued TO fight and did everything
IN their power to check the progress of
the enemy, sparing neither life nor
hearts blood to uphold the honor Of
the Russian.
Russia with pride and admiration,
followed each move in the contest. The
whole world was astounded at their
gallantry, but daily their ranks were
thinned, their powers OF resistance
diminished, and, under repeated at
tacks by the enemy, they were obliged
to give way
Peace, honor and undying memory
will be the portion of you Russians
who have fallen In the defense OF Port
Arthur. Far from home, you have laid
your bodies upon alien sofia sacrifice
10 the dictates of your own honor and
the demands Of your emperor.
Peace and nohor be your portion,
Always will you be held so In our
hearts and memory.
Honor to the living May God re-
store you TO health and strength and
give you patience 10 face this disaster
with which you are confronted.
My gallant troops and sailors Do
not let this sorrow dismay you, our
enemy Is strong and daring. This fight
against them occurs 1000 miles from
our home; but Russia Is powerful. In
the thousand years Of its existence,
there have been stu heavier trials,
worse and more threatening dangers,
but Russia ever arose from trial with
renewed force and strength. DO not
let your souls be troubled by lack OF
success and heavy losses. Russias
strength grows with adversely,
with all Russia I Join IN the belief
that the time is coming when God will
give strength to our glorious army and
navy to arise and break the forces of
the enemy.
(signed) NICHOLAS"
RUSSIAN PRESS COMMENT.
New Years reviews by the various
newspapers admit frankly that tho
Japanese have had the better OF the
war so far but the whole tone OF the
press is summed W in the following
statement In Russ
They have done well, but not well
enough, They have entrenched them
selves I'm Korea as though they were
at home, have captured Port Arthur
and made conquest Of most OF southern
Manchurla, but are face to face with n
Russian army OF equal numbers and
they are checked. The new year will
show the Russian dag raised again
along the borders OF the warm waters"
The Novoe Nremya alone comments
on the Russian note 90 the powers re-
garding Chinese neutrality and says II
reveals q serious situation that Secy.
Hays diplomacy, we'll conceived at tho
beginning Of the war for the limitR-
ton Of the field of hostilitles, has broll-
en- down under the test OF actual trial.
China cannot or viii not preserve her
neutrality and Russia has been con-
frontcd time and timo again. the ar
ticle says, by the way In which Wei
Hal Wei and Chefoo have been used
as Japanese bases In conclusion tho
Novoe Vremya says II Is situation
wherein Russia must no longer rely
upon international diplomacy. but must
take steps for her own protection.