The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-03-16
RUSSIA DOESN'T
SEE HOW TO STOP
Letting Go OF the War. Even if
Desired, isn't Exactly
an Easy Thing.
DOUBT IF IT CAN BE DONE
Many Even of the War Party Think
the Country Will Not Send Troops
or Raise Money to Continue
the Hopeless War.
It. Fctershure. March d.

ST. Petersburg, March 15.-The immedi-
ate answer of the Russian government to
the defeat at Mukden is the announce
fnent that another army will be raised and
the forces in the far east r~eorganiZed; that
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky will he ordered
to sail on and try conclusions with Togo,
and the wal will be prosecuted to the
bitter end, This is the present temper of
Emperor Nicholas and his dominant adj
EiseTs. voiced IN a firm official announce
rnent That the position of Russia is un-
changed and that the initiative for peace
can only come from Japan. Should the
island empire choose to tende moderate
terms and recognize its adversary as the
power in the far east, peace could be cas-
lily arranged, but the voice of her diplo-
macy IN various parts of the world indi-
Gates that she is not ready to do this, and
the Russian government, with the full
magnitude of the disaster at Mukden still
undetermined, but with the 1905 campaign
seemingly already hopelessly m
missed, retreat to Hardin inevitable and
yladivostok practically lost, declares that
the time has not come when Russia can
be forced 10 humble herself.
Two Corps at Once.
1t is reported that the dispatch of two
new army corps, including the Fourteenth
from Poland and the several smaller units,
has already been determined upon, and
tNdt plans fOF 1uflneT lnODillZdtlOn are I'M
der discussion. But While this is the Off
cial attitude. nothing but peace talk is
heard N st. Petersburg. The difficulties
of another mobilization on a large scale
will be in fact it is stated in
some quarters that it will be impossible.
Nevertheless it might be accomplished.
The real hope, however, for anything like
a successful termination Of the war is
admitted to rest upon the prospects of
the financial exhaustion of Japan. Rus
Sian resources. it is figured, can stand the
drain better than those OF Japan. and a
protracted campaign, it is hoped, will
bring about Japan'S financial ruin. Finan-
cial Minister Ko1ovosoff, at the conclu-
sion of a conference of the national finan-
ciers n few days ago, is said to have
tapped the table before him and ex-
~laimcd:
we can win the war at this desk"
Capital Still in the Dark.
The Russian capital is still in ignorance
of the nature and extent of the reverse in
Manchuria. The only information of its
magnitude is that which has been derived
from the few Toxic kilograms that have
been allowed to be published here. To
the censor at Tic Pass the word prison
ers' does not exist, and not the slightest
intimaticn of what, if any. units and or
CARNATIONS have been cut off and cap
tured has reached this city either in Cen
Stal SuJOPdlhllt > III hlSpdlclleS Oh
in reports from correspondents at the
front. Aside from the reports given out
by the war office there is practically no
further Information of the progress Of
events, the newspaper dispatches received
yesterday being principally those filed be-
fore the retreat began and transported to
Tie Pass among the papers OF the tele-
graph office.
kuropatkin Was Too Late.
1t is declared that at the moment that
I General Kproki's wedge, aided by the
dust storm, and taking advantage OF the
failure Of several Russian organizations
to occupy positions, drove itself deep into
The Russian flank and disarranged all the
plans Of General Kuropatkin, who was on
the point OF launching a momentous coun-
ter stroke, but where or how it was to be
accom- plished is not stated.
General Kuropatlin has tclcgraphed to
Emperor Nicholas, assuming himself all
the responsibility for his defeat, making
no excuses except thai the strength of the
Japanese was Tiscalcllated and refusing
10 place any blame on the council of gen.
erals Oh whose advice he determined to
give battle. This manly course and the
generals personal eXertions in directing
the retreat VIII, however, hardly save him.
His reputation as an offensive stra tegist
Is gone.