Eureka Reporter | 1905-05-05 | Page 2 | End Not in Sight

END NOT IN SIGHT japanese people warned to be pre pared for lengthy war boklo count okuma leader of the progressive party and former foreign minister addressing the committee of the progressive party appointed to succor the wounded estimated the number of wounded and sick as a re suit of the war at to and the number of killed or who died of disease at BO the count warned the people to be prepared tor a lengthy war and expressed the hope that a continuance of the struggle would not affect the national senti genf nothing he added should shake their resolution to continue the war he criticized criticised the national cipio macy expressing the opinion that et and timely diplomatic skill would have prevented the squadron from coming to the far east the count also expressed the belief that the occasion tor great battles had disappeared it was possible to sup port the army throughout the remain der of the war with the 77 de rived from war taxes and the speaker urged a continuance of national economy and frugality