Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
Alexis AIIadin, Leader of
Russian Peasants,
Here.
SPEAKS FOR HIS CAUSE
Kur0patkin's Remarkable His
tory of Russo-Japanese
War Made Public.

New York, Feb 15.-AleXis Alladin.
leader Of the peasant party in the Rus
sian dOuma. arrived here today on the
steamer Majestic. Alladn purposes
making tour of the country and de.
livering lectures in the cause of free
dom in his native land
May Never BE Organized.
Alladin said he would not be aston.
ished if new douma is never organ.
ized. Alladin said the condition OF the
poorer classes in Russia is extremely
desperate. He believes more than a
million persons will die in that country
during the next three months from
starvation.
Predicts Great Strike.
Unless the constitutional rights de.
by the people are Immediately
granted. Alladin asserted there will I've
one of the greatest strikes the world
has ever seen. The Russian navy will
join in the revolt from the first. he
declares, and will be quickly followed
by the army.
History Made Public.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. 15.- General
KuTopatkin's history of the RussO-Jap
anese war, which was contiScated by
the Russian government. has at last
hr
treme precautions TO prevent this gall
ing official Indictment from reaching
the public. The work is remarkable
for its historic value as the CLOSING
chapter of the war from the pen of the
commander-in-chief, and for the merci
less criticism of the men and measures
which. in KurOpatkin's estimate, swep'
Russia and its army TO inevitable de
feat.
Three Big Volumes.
The work consists of three bulky vol
umes. respectively devoted TO the three
crucial events OF the war-the battll
of Liao-Yang. the battle of the Shf
river, and the battle of Mukden. The
voluminous general orders. statistics
reports. and other documentary matter
have been collated by Colonel Belkho
veteneff of the general staff.
Astonishing Revelations.
These with the conclusions" which
have been formulated. constitute mos
amazing revelations of disorganizatioI
and incapacity. and even of disobedi
ence of specific and urgent orders OF
the part of certain general officers in
trusted with high commands in tht
whom a formidable indictment is fran
ed. saddling upon his shoulders praC
tically the entire responsibility for tht
crushing defeat at Mukden
Compares NaIor of Enemies.
KurOpatkin's reasons for the failure
of the war are based chiefly on com
parisOn of the warlike spirit of tht
Japanese. their preparedness and valor
which he says had never been seen il
any previous war, and their ability t
maintain the numerical superiorit.
necessary to assume the offensive. witt
the disadvantage of Russia owing t
the inadeQuacy of the single track raj
way from Europe in feeding her fight
ing strength. to commanding officer
disobeying orders, to a hopeless stat
of confusion and cross purposes, wit
a low state of morale and contldenc
among the troops and continuous new
from home of internal troubles and O
insults and reproaches against tn
army.
Puts Blame on Nation.
The general closes his survey of tn
cause of the defeat of the Russian
with the pathetic reflection that if Ru'
sia had been united and ready to MAX
the sacrifices necessary to safeguar
her dignity and integrity the "valiar
Russian army would have striven ii
the foe was subdued.'
The Mukden volume opens with
sketch of the early events of the wa
showing that there were divided coul
sells from the outset over the defens sc
of Port Arthur. In February. 1904, X
ropatkin presented two memoranda I
the emperor concerning the plan of o.
erations. In the first he wrote:
During lne earlier period of ii
campaign our chief task must be NJ
to permit our troops to be beaten
detail but gradually to strengthen the
and prepare ourselves for an advanc
We must begin it with sufficient force
and not until We have all the necess
ries for an uninterrupted advance du
ling comparatively long time"
On the margin of this memoranda