The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-20
KurOPatkin
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the impartial quote Shakespeare
that It's true It's pity and pity It's
tits true OF his country than DISGRACE and
dismissal that Kuropan face of popular ndgna
ton and resentment for successive had be sacrificed
to Save the face Of the Grand men who were the
cause the war with Japan not the be sacrificed but
dspleasue fall upon light the councils OF the ma
ION 1t generally the history of nations that the for the
ncompetenc of the home providing generals with
the means OF conducting is the legacy the general
defeated
Few have difficult and it is even safe to saw
such nearly hopeless task as that General Kuopatn
when he was sent to Manchura That he realized the situation
desperate straits Of the Russian forces known He policy
OF strategy after reaching Nanchura apparently the
famous Turing on policy failed do harm japanese
Pondents who have returned from the unanimous declaring
that kuopan recognized great general His presence
within few weeks after he charge OF the troops in
Manchua Never did the genius of any shine brighter
that Of kuropatkm the battle Laoyang to withdraw
his men from the position without the slightest confusion
gle and subsequent military that retreat as one
the most memorable in the history any practical
suits concerned the battle with the hono
resting solely with kmopan and the glory with japanese
infantry that had wanon reckeness against posi-
ton that all but mpregnable
1t has been claimed that Liaoyang was material vic
tory for the apanese prevented Kuopan from advancing
the relief Port Arthur Such claim Kuopatkn
had early the campaign abandoned Port Arthur
advancing its relief when the battle Laoyang occurred
regards the actual tactics the battle OF Laoyang the operations Of
the japanese uess for practically every their
was ePused kuopn remained master of his position until the
turning movement Nuro on the Russian lett forced kuropatkn to
retire The battle OF Shakh which beyond any question fought
against kuOpan by
Russian defeat The battle of AIukden
slams 50 low that the Japanese able nc crushing
the Russian general
And the disgrace has fallen the recognized
the greatest general OF the Russians 1t cruel fate sacrifice
because he failed accomplish what he impossible
and what he had declared to be opposition operations
Such however sometimes be the fate generals policy
and strategy should coincide all but when impossible
adjust strategy conform the demands Of national policy blame
and cenure frequently falls the general though he
pointed the utter uy of trying accomplish the impossible
The only chance that Russia had with the Japanese
allow huopatn conduct his operations he supply
operations History is repee with just such disasters has fallen
the Russian and of them due the
council hundreds of miles from the heater operations tell
the commandernchef what he do Probably when generals
who succeed to the command OF the ManCuan
oughty beaten than kmopan that general feel grim satisfaction
in the knowledge that in the adversely of his country lies his
dcaton,
is not by any means improbable that all of this talk
activity the OF the councils and the Car but prelude
and bluff the Japanese into relnqung their demands upon
Russia for indemnity that Russia make favorable
peace pretty show down the Manchura game
spread on the table