The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-13
RUSSIA TO FIGHT ON
TO THE BITTER End

81 f>EIEfSSBCRtJ, MarCh Is, 2:1O
a. m.-The immediate answer of the
Russian government to the defeat at
Mukden is the announcement that a
new army will be raised and the forces
In the far east reorganized; that Vice
Admiral RojestveDsky will be ordered
TO sail on and try conclusions with
Togo, and that the war will be prose-
cuted to the bitter end.
This is the present temper Of EN-
peror Nicholas and his dominant adj
visers. voiced in a firm official an
nouncement that the position of Rus
sia is unchanged and that the initiative
Tor peace can only come from Japan.
Should the island empire choose to ten-
der moderate" terms and recognize its
adversary as, the power in the far east,
peace could be easily arranged: but
the voice of her diplomacy in various
parts OF the world indicates that she
Is not ready to do this, and the Rus
sian government. with the full magni-
tude OF the disaster at Mukden still
undetermined, but with the 1905 cam
paign seemingly already hopelessly
compromised, retreat to Hardin in
evitable and Vladivostok practically
lost, declares that the time has not vet
come when Russia can be forced TO
humble herself.
More Men to Front
1t is reported that the dispatch of
two new army corps, including the
fourteenth from Poland, and several
smaller units, has already been deter
mined upon. and that plans for further
mobilization are under discussion.
But while this is the official attitude.
nothing bat peace talk is heard In St.
Petersburg. The difficulties of another
mobilization on a large scale will be
enormous; in fact, IL is stated in some
quarters that Ii will be impossible.
Nevertheless II might be accomplished
The real hope. however, for anything
like a successful termination of the
war is admitted TO rest upon the pros
poets of the financial exhaustion of
Japan Russian resources, II is figured,
can stand the drain better than those
or Japan, and a protracted campaign, ii
Is hoped, will bring about Japan's finan-
cial ruin. Financial Minister Kokov-
SON. at the conclusion of a conference
on the national finances a few days
ago, is said to have tapped the table
before him and exclaimed: I'VE can
win the war at this desk"
Censor Is Strict
The Russian capital is still in .igno-
rance of the nature and extent of the
reverse in Manchuria. The only in
formation of it's magnitude is that
which has been derived from the few
Tokyo kilograms that have been al
lowed to be published here. To the
censor at Tie pass the word prisoner"
does not exist, and not the slightest
intimation of what, il any. units and
organizations have been cut off and
captured has reached this city either
in Gen. Kuropatkin's official dispatches
or 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 re-
ceiyed yesterday being principally
those filed before the retreat began
and transported to Tie pass among the
papers of the telegraph office. 1t is
declared that at the moment that Gen.
Kurokfs wedge. aided by the dust
storm and taking advantage of the
failure of several Russian organiza-
tons to occupy appointed positions,
drove itself deep into the Russian
flank, 1t disarranged all the plans of
Gen. Kuropatkin, who was on The
point of launching a momentous coun-
ter stroke, but where or how il was to
be accomplished is not stated.
kuropatkin Doomed
Gen. Kuropatkin has teiegraphed to
Emperor Nicholas assuming himself
all the responsibility for his defeat,
asking no excuses except that the
strength of the Japanese was miscal-
culated. and refusing to place any Of
the blame upon the council OF gen.
erals upon whose advice he determin-
ed to give battle. This manly course
and the generals personal exertions in
directing the retreat will, however
hardly save him. His reputation as an
offensive strategist is gone and though
the emperor's military advisers know
not where to look for a better gem
eral, his resignation will be accepted
1t will be difficult to find a capable
successor, but it is said now that prob
ably ii will be Gen. Grodekoff, gov
ernor of the Amur, although in cast.
ing about for another commander in
chief some military officials are turn
ing to Gen. Dragomiroff, who is con-
sidered TO be Russia's greatest strate-
gist, but he is a feeble old man, suf-
fering with heart affection, and It is
highly improbable that he would be
able even to make the long trip to
Manchuria- In losing Gen. Kuropat-
kin the army will lose the idol of the
private soldiers, an officer who in
spite of intrigues of his generals and
his failure to win a battle, has won
their confidence and offaoffon