The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
AN INSULT. KUROPArKIN SaID.
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meapeweaa 10 nmsslaR Generaas.
ST. PKTEhssUR0. April TO- -NegotiA'tons
betWeen seconds appointed by Gen
Kuropatkin and Count Witss 20 decide
whether they should fight . duel hav.
aIIcitsd from the Portsnouth treaty rnak.r
q remarkable fOotnots % recent Russian
history.
To praise and uphold the army ~ nov
tho fashiOaabls and popular attitld.
among Russians. The civilian bureau
crAcy complains thai all its requirements
arc suborlinatsd to the claims for better
army. AZ an explanation for the Tailurs
Ut tho Russian soldiers in MAnchuriA
their champions have adopted Csea
Kuropatkin's dictum 40 pronounced IN
his history Of the war: We made var a.
ths wrong time: and We made psAce 81 the
wrong time
always remained friendly TO Knrcpatkin.
il CONVINCED that this is 80. At the
imperial court and in other influential
quarters Count Witts ~ made the scApe-
goat for these two alleged errors. Ne V
half blamed Tor his far Eastern financial
policy bringing Russia into conflict With
Japan before his country was ready.
and he IL now blamed for making peacs
at time ~hen Russia had nothing more
TO lose on the seas, and when. - Gen
KuropAtkin says. her army In MaDchurts
Was for the er$t time in the war becoming
q stronG fighting force.
In Justice to Count witts IL can Be- sAid
that nothing was heard In -. PetersburE
Of this comforting patriotic contention
~hen the Russians heard Nith surpriss
and relief Os the very moderate terms b.
bad induced tbs japanese plenipoten.
tiaries at Portsmouth On accept.
Count witts has become tired ~ beng
the target for the injured sslf-esE~em of
defested Russian Generals. and he put
his unnattering opinion Of some Of then,
into q recent speech. To the students
Of tho Nicholas Academy Of Enginesrs BE-
said:
IF our poor country has proved uneq,p
% putting any enterprise through effect
lively and thoroughly. that is not benaus@
~ our finances. but 10 duo TO quite differ.
ent cause. Above all u u due % our
inAdeluacy. nc tlmes TO our want Of hero
ism. not martial but civic courage. Our
great leaders in war. Souvarod and EoG.
tusoh. Displayed not only martial heroisr
hut they had the civic courage whieh
expressed itself In this. that they bore In
silence adverse strokes 81 fsss without
seeking 10 unload the blame fer thsr
failures On cthsns.'
Cen. Kurcpatiyin intimntsd 20 bis friend
that be regarded thess last words -
reg.cnel insallt and communicated w
writing with his friends Cons. velitchkr
and RudanoTsky. whom he asked -
opsn negotiations for satisfaction. Thsv
addressed thsmnelves 20 Count Wis's.
who empowered Gen p. n. sviato-
polk -Miruly and ~. A. StAkhOwitch 70
art for him.
These four gentlemen have publishsd
ehs results 81 their inquiry a 20 wheth"'
Gen. KuropAtkin had been personally
lnsultsd BY Count witts. They agreed
that the words we're capable Of betnE
interpreted In that sense. but would
not dsnnltely concluds 90 because Kuro-
patiEin's name vac not mentioned ~
Count wiCts.
They wrote % Count Wltts asking hin
20 explain HE dsclarafiOn and in par
ticular. 70 his words we're not directef
Against Gen. Kuropatlsin. 70 say - cate
goEtoAlly. The Count replied that he hAd
Enaintnined that thSre had been on az
aldss q failure Of CIVIC Qourags durns
the trounles and that he did not cons'deI
For that Foason.S his reply CONCLUDED.
= sinoerely regret that l should have
spoken words which have been taken
IN . peraonal application.'
Geo. kuropaekin declared himself Al
prOnounosd the affair cioSed.