| Show TESTIMONY IN GEN STOESSEL CASE ALL IN St Petersburg Jan 29 Tho of ot testimony I by the tho court which Is trying Stoe for tor forthe tho the surrender ot of Port Por Arthur fort tort fortress ross ress re came to 10 an un end eld today toda und mind the tue court adjourned until Feb Feh 4 when th the closing cosIng arguments will wi be bo heard As Ast n Os Justification for Cor isis his hil stir sur surrender render l r of Port Arthur Gen introduced a 0 letter hotter today from rota Gen Geis Kondratenko dated Oct 1 1901 In which the writer said Bald he lie the necessity of at surrender and Ind MIce askel Gun GIn Stoc el to prepare tho empe or for this and Ind to advise him to make makepence m le pence with Japan while tho the forties Was as still sti In hounds hands Gen Oen Stoessel el addressed addre led the court saying h it could not follow the advice of ot Gen Geis Oel Kondratenko because tIle the communication thou tion ton passed through too ninny many man hands consequently he defended the fortress as long leng longas as It existed After saying ho Iso regarded the war oa hopelessly lost Gen Kondratenko con continued c continued l In his huts letter better letar to Gen Oen The only honorable exit to tho the sit HIt situation is to Initiate immediately bo ho hoI I fore the toll fall tal of ot the tho fortress negotiations ions tons for peace Peace then lien will wi be he ob oh obtainable tamable under conditions not humiliating huml hating In ln to tho UIO national dignity dl nl It I is highly high possible that the tue full tt truth Is la being withheld from Crom tho the emperor A report giving the exact situation avert great greal misfortunes to the tue coun country country country try and I 1 therefore thereto appeal a to you In virtue of the tho emperor places pin cel In iii II you OU to report to his majesty the real rel situation In lii the far east |
