The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
THE TIMES fuRs DAY aARclI lo 1905

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all such contc'rptinie and co@ardly meth
obs, no matter from what source tlies
como. no matter upon whom tho assault
| isSinadc. If wc cannot conduct N cam:
paign III Virginia without resort 10 tllt
tnctics III tho biisllwhacker, the footpat
AID the assassin, we had letter dissolve
our organization and gosout of business
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Tapan's Attitude.
The Petersburg 1ndex-Appenl insists
that at is a violence TO words In tholi
ordinary nccepthtion. and to tho plain
meaning or tho English lnnsungc, to
say tl,at japan is engaged inn defensive
war: that her purpose ultlmately5to OK
tend her rule over Korea md Mnnchurln
is MS plain as tho sun tllat shines"
THIS maybe plain to the Vision OF our
contemporary, ana yet may not DO true.
No matter how Russia got a foothold in
Ma Achuria; no matter how innocent she
may have been, Japan had good reason
to fear and believe that Russla.s design
WAS to Russianize Mancl1urn, control
Korea, md eventually to dominate tho
situation III tho Far East.
Japan. on the other hand, has, from
the start, and until now, earnestly. pro-
tested that she had no intention to con-
fquer4or subjugntc, but simply TO prevent
the dangerous cncroachment of the Rus
sian bear. One of her distinguished mon
recently said with force that Japan's
attitude toward Korea and Manclurin
was precisely tho attitude of the United
states toward the republics Of South
America. In othcr4language, this Japan
ese statesman contended that there was
"a Monroe doctrine in tho East as we'll
as in the West, and that Jannn IN f. ht-
Ing Russia was simply lighting for the
principles Of the Monroe doctrine.
nut no matter what Japnn's desires or
aspirations may be, our Petersburg coll
temporary knows very well the powers
OF the earth will never permit her < OK 4
tend her rule over Korea and gAfanchuria..
II our contemporary does not know 1T,
japan knows It. Z. &. HI
IF the news from abroad lH true that
the European bankers will lend no more
money to Russia except upon condition
that she will make peace, the war will
soon come to an end. When we speak
In these days Of the .slnews OF war;
we mean money. Money is necessary.
to carry on war, and notin few thousand
but millions and hundreds of millions. It
is for the bankers to say whether or not
this war shall be prolonged, and 1t Is,
to be hoped that they will decide in the
interest of peace. There is not much chs SEN IN
timcnt in business. but those who lend
money to Russia and japan to continue
the slaughter that has been going on
necessarily make themselves particepsE
criminis. }s4 "
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In Sundays paper we attributed y to O. the
culpcper Exponent paragraph concern rl,
Ing Mr., Ellyson's candidacy which should
have been credited to the Culpeper En-
terprise. The Enterprise said;
Mr. T;llyson has been State chairman
OF the Democratic: party ofsNirglnia Tor
many years, during which time his faith
full efforts Nave resulted In a succession
OF glorious victories for thca party ana !
the Democrats of Virginia will see to II
that his faithful service Is rewarded Dur-S
ing his long service as Stat chairman
he has never before asked to be reWHarded,
and his asking now seems equivalent 70
his nomination.
That is a chivalrous tribute TO faith
ful party servant and tribute well de- ,i
served.
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The scientists haze announced that
radium Is perfect antItoxin for snake a.t'
yencm Virginia moonshiners know
tried and trusted remedy that beats
radium all hollow, and is vastly cheaper.
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1t may be true that the King OF Italy
possesses the most valuable collection Of
coins in the world, but It is only fair to. to
add that Mr. Rookie feller's is mostly in
stocks and bonds. .@ 81
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A philadelphia cook "lndy" has Just A
been awarded $1,000 damages for Injuries
sustained on a ferry boat. It would have
taken her just about fifty years TO earn
this over the Kitchen range.
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A little matter Of the loss often n feet fee.
of bottom water. in prospective does
not discourage Norfolk in the least. She
goes right along in spite Of g ten foot
setback. "a %
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An English physician states that every every
form OF animal lie exhibits q taste for
alcohol. This merely confirms our own
suspicious along this line.
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A bottle, which had drifted over 1000
miles, was recently recovered on the 4
coast of ireland. There was no liquor in
II, however, u
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