Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08

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We are in the habit of treating van
quished army as something with which we
can no longer count, but We
Inc Gar may no doubt be surprised to
Army. find that army reorganized
and up to date in as many
months as formerly 1t required years. NJ
Raymond Recouly has written an article on
the subject IN the Revue Bieue.
The Russian army" says NJ Recouly
is cut into two sections separated by ten
thousand versts. Ten thousand verscs? IT
Is very serious distance and in order 10
reunite these two sections IL will take long
months even If the Russians hurry But
Russians never hurry Everything which
is of military value. everything which In
case of war could be immediately useful
is now in the farthest inch of Asia The
new cannon. rapid-tire cannon, the only
ones which could face German or Austrian
cannon, are all in Manchuria: there are
none in Russia except the old ones The
best officers the best generals were sent
to Asia and are there still; provisions of
war war reserves. accumulated with the
view of conflict in Europe, have been de-
voured by the Asiatic conflict Finally the,
essential thtng-money-is completely want
ing.
The French public is not wrong. then.
when ii judges the Russian army absolute
ly incapable of taking part in war which
might break out today. OF that there is
no doubt, ana In the most critical moment
of the Moroccan incident no one, even the
most enthusiastic of the alliance even
thought that the Russians could render the
smallest service. But the error was great,
in my opinion, If it is thought that that sit
uation may necessarily continue a long
time. that during years and years the Rus
sian army will remain a long time impo-
tent Wounds received in war heal more
quickly than Is generally supposed. To re-
new the Russian army what is necessary?
Time sufficient to bring back to Europe the
troops In Asia; money and minimum of
tranquility In the country The troops
could be rapidly repatriated, but 1t has been
retarded because of governmental inde-
cison. The councillors of the autocrat
have not known what they wanted. what
policy to adopt in the extreme orient
Should they continue the grand policy and
for that keep considerable force there?
Watch attentively the Chinese frontiers
and the Japanese maneuvers, construct
fortressesi briefly restore armed peace on
the banks OF the Soungari and the Amur
precisely as on the banks of the Vistula
and the Niemen? Or, on the other hand
does not the most elementary wisdom
counsel to cease all senseless projects of
Asiatic Imperialism and apply itself to the
problem of Russian interests, which are no
longer in Asia. but In Europe, no longer
In Hardin or at Herat. but at ST. Petefs-
burg and al Moscow?
The truth is the Russian army may be-
come again, and quickly, one of the essen
tial factors of European politics. A little
time. little repose, and great pot OF
money will restore 1t to its former power
and prestige. More it will have an appre
ciable superiority over all of the grand
armies of Europe and America through
having had the rude experience OF the very
latest modern methods of war, modern
guns modern explosives, modern ships.
No other occidental army has had such eX-
perience and the advantage is ineaiculaole.
The pacific results of the Moroccan con-
ference will give Russia the time necessary
CHI CHAILLE-LONG.