Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28

Special Correspondence.
rT-~ OKTO, JAPAN, Jan. g. 1905 The
street OF Toxic were thronged
with people as soon as the re-
port OF The surrender OF Port Ar
thur reached here on the End inst, and
naturally there was intense julilation.
The news spread with lightning rapid
" and electrified the whole capital with
a JOY for which It had aungered for
months past Immediately flags and
banners We're floating IN the breeze and
by the time night came on the streets
and buildings were Illuminated with
lanterns and electric lights, which pre-
scented a scene most dazzling and beau
tiful Long into the wee small hours
the streets were crowded with seeth-
Ing mass Of humanity and in all parts
OF the city could be heard loud cries Of
"Banzai," the pealng Of bells and the
firing Of guns. II was day aud night
never 20 be forgotten by the citizens
OF this great metropolis.
THE JAP PRESS
Naturally every newspaper througG.
out the length ANA breadth Of the em-
plre came out with "extrlB.' and lntac
with editorials resonant with feelings
OF jubilatlon over the lodg-walted for
fail OF Port Arthur The length OF
time over which the Siege lasted thi
tremendous sacrifices endured, and TN
Notwithstanding bravery manifested
by the officers and men, the most in-
ventlve faculty displayed on both sides
for the destruction OF life and fortin-
cation, making the Siege q most NOM
crablo ono and It's termination most
gratifying one 10 the Japanese -are
some OF the points universally dWelt
upon by the journals Conhnng the
summary TO the press and especially
90 those passages which express repre-
tentatively the characteristic views OF
those papers. the "liil rs the most proc
bounced IN rs opinion Of Gen, Stopssel,
II gays. ron the wrong side of the
hostilitiee az they are, We should not
be slow 10 admire Gen, Stoessel ana
his subofdinatos for the intrepldity and
constancy with which they have served
their fatherland Consequently II II ls
their desire 60 lay down arms and hand
over the forts with their Warshlps and
Weapons OF defense Intact. we should
allow them to retain IN fun the honors
due to their gallantry, In order that
the magnanlmous desire Of our eu-
poror may be carried out, But the
est reports make Il plain that nc the
same time that they are Offering 20
surrender themselves, they are destroy
ing their forts aud arms, besides effect
ing the escape Of their destroyers and
attempting to obstruct the entrance Of
vt Arthur harbor. Their conduct h
cowardy and discourteous.' Aud
own way OF thinking, the Journal
lld consider that at would serve
4ein right TO renew and carry on the
operations until the entire enemy IS de-
stroyed or make captlves of the oiil-
GERS, high and low, and the rank ana
nlo of the enemy. But the emperor's
wishes should be respected and the
nation Is always inclined TO be lcnient
20 fallen foe, and there may be mo-
objection to overlook the unworthy be-
havlor on the part Of the enemy; in
deed the world at large Viii all the
more appreciate Japau'e large hearted
ness I'm her treatment OF the enemy tn
contrast 90 lts increasing distrust to-
ward the latter"
Not quite SO emphatic in It's denun-
citation OF the enemy az the jill the
"Nichl Nichi' nevertheless, deeply re-
grets that "the enemy at Port Arthur
by his own unworthy conduct at the
last moment has robbed himself OF the
world'a admiration for the valOr and
elderly qualities which have hitherto
malned stainless" The Journal
Otherwise, adds; "They are greatly
mistaken who think that the fall Of
Port Arthur win materially hasten the
termination Of the campaign, for Japan
in no way consiois the taking Of Port
Arthur the contamination OF her oh
feet OF the present war. We must re-
member that our armies Of Manchura
have yet TO fight the battles Of Metz
and Sedan, however we do believe that
tho evacuation OF Port Arthur by the
enemy VIII greatly tend TO increase
the npidlty with which Japan may
engage the enemy IN final decisive
action
The "Kokumln" on the other hand,
represents the view Of those journals
which are unqualified In their esteem
OF Gem Stoessel ana others under him.
"They had performed their duties
most satisfactorily They had fought
every battle they could fight. They
had exhausted their plans of defense.
as well as their power OF resistance.