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Show RUSSIA WILL WIN THE WAR Prediction by Gen. 'Joe Wheeler That the Czar Will Conquer Mikado. "NEW YORK. Feb. 20. MaJ.-Gen. Joseph Jo-seph Wheeler, after reviewing a squadron squad-ron of the State Guard at their, armory here, has delivered a brief address on his views of the war between Russia and Japan. He compared the strength of their armies and their resources and reached the conclusion that Russia is likely to win in the long run. "I believe that the Chinese, organised and under good officers, would make." he saW, "as good soldiers as any in the world. They are brave and enduring, and seem to enjoy a fight. There are 400.000.000 of them and a tremendous army could be raised there. Those, people peo-ple could make a march and occupy any part of Europe that they chose. However, How-ever, we need not worry about that Just yet." - " |