Eureka Reporter | 1903-12-18 | Page 3 | Navies of Russia and Japan

NAVIES OF RUSSIA AND JAPAN P alapan w sa 0 t a r 41 1 comparan Com ve ech b t of the strength of the fighting fleets of the two nations the port arthur correspondent of the tokio asahl one of the best in formed of the japanese newspapers sends the following I 1 viceroy alexieff Alex leff addressing his I 1 staff gald said that if russia had three docks at port arthur and two at dal ny she v uld not hesitate to fight ja pan but that as things stood it would be impossible to annihilate the japa nese fleet in the first engagement while a second encounter would mean the certain defeat if not the anni hila alon of the russian fleet for this reason the viceroy said war with japan would not be advisable ji the asahi s correspondent adds that many of the principal russian warships are badly in need of repairs which cannot be accomplished tn in the present unsettled condition of affairs consequently viceroy alexeeff Alex leff said that he was strongly in favor of peace tor for the present at least