Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-11
Those Well Informed Believe
0yamas Victory viii Rouse
Russian Fighting Spirit
WAR MAY CO ON INDEFINITELY.
No One Can FOretell What Line Of Con.
duct the Car Will
Adopt

London, March 1.-THE announce
ment Of the fall of Mukden was dis
counted In London by the reports
ohronicllng the progress OF the great
battle, but the actual occupation Of the
capital OF Manchuria by the Japanese
Is the subject Of comment everywhere,
especially In diplomatic circles. The
foreign office declined to comment on
the event, but there, as elsewhere, there
was intense interest In the Japanese
enclrcllng movement and It's possible
effect upon the future progress Of the
war.
Few who are well Informed are In
ollned to the belief that Oyama's mag
nihcent victory and successful strate-
gy win bring peace within measurable
distance the opinion being that while
the Russian fighting force Is disabled
and probably viii be obliged 20 retire
further than Tie pass or even Hardin,
the fighting spirit Of the Russian ma
ton would be increased rather than
reduced by defeat and that only COM
pulslon viii bring the nation to its
knees.
Baron Suyematsu formerly Japanese
minister OF the interior, In the course
Of an interview said that whether the
victory indicated an early termination
Of the war was a question that RUSSIA
alone could answer. The japanese le-
cation has been inundated with cou-
grtulatlons and everywhere the prime
note was praise Of the genius OF Oya-
ma, which was conceded even by the
most pro- Russian observers.
The Spectator IN a striking article,
says Russia, hitherto an unknown
quantity 90 all but a few diplomats, Us
now revealing herself TO all mankind
and the revelation Of a great country
IN It's hour OF agony has as much be-
wlderlng effect as great catastrophe
all qualities, good and bad, being eN-
hlbited under the lntolerable light or
her vast resources and astounding ca
pacty for endurance, her toillng peo-
ple. the inferiorlty Of her governing
class, even the underlying ground fact
OF the inadequenoy OF her food supply
ali giving hints almost amounting TO
prophecies OF the future career of the
great Slav race
Discussing the possibilities Of peace
and Russia being cowed by the great
defeat, the Spectator thinks that de-
spite historic presidents, II does no,
follow that the emperor VIII make
peace He is credited with saying that
II Is only necessary TO retire behind
Baikal refuse peace and rebuild the
forces until he is again ready for ag
gressive action, and he may well con-
slider this course preferable 20 the in
explicable shame OF being beaten by an
Asiatlc nation and the possible dangers
To his dynasty involved I'm making
peace on the terms the japanese are
likely 10 demand"
This difficulty Of predicting what line
Emperor Nicholas will take Ia admit
ted on all sides, but there Is still In
some quarters an opinion that peace
VIII ensue. According 10 the Daily
Graphic, overtures have already practi-
cally commenced, the emperor's readi-
ness to negotiate having been lntimated
10 the French government and c0mmu-
nlcatlons having passed between the
British and French governments with
view Of Great Britain opening cOmmu-
nications with Japan. IL Is mpossi-
BILE at present to confirm or verify the
statement of the Daily Graphic. which
declares that the decision is due not
only to the defeat of Kuropatkin but
also to the almost unsurmountabled diff
f1cultles Russia met In tho last at
tempt to negotiate loan In Paris.
There is Intense anxiety here to learn
the fate Of Kuropatkin's forces, and
whether the chain Oyama has drawn
around them viii be strong enough to
hold them. The Russian forces must be
in terrible plight and repetition OF
all the horrors Of NapoleOn's retreat
from Moscow Is regarded as among the
possibilities on the other hand the
condition Of the Japanese armies. which
must be suffering from exhaustion,
might possibly enable Kuropatkln to
gather his forces and break through.
He ls said to have been a spectator at
Sedan, and II is believed the memories
OF those days will suffice to convince
him Of the hopelessness OF the strug-
gle
No further news Of any kind has
reached London. According TO one ne.
port, kuropatkln's last dispatch was
sent from Tie pass ana stated that he
VIII almost Immediately transfer his
quarters to Hardin
The Daily Telegraph's Toxic core.
spondent asserts that the Russians are
completely ignorant Of the movements
~ the Japanese, and the appearance Of
the latter In the Slnmintin district was
complete surprise. Kuropatklns dis
aster, the correspondent adds, was
largely due 10 AN inefficient intelligence
department.
Ridden NOT TO DESPAIR.
ST. Petersburg March H. i35 a. M
The Russ, I'm an editorial article this
morning strikes stirring note. not
minimizing the extent Of the defeat In
Manchurla, but bidding the people not
despair The article contains no word
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