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Show The Russian fleets in the East seem to have j j jH been practically knocked out of commission. fi H At this writing Port Arthur seems on the j H verge of capitulation and the armies of Russia, un- i D able to advance or even hold their own. 1 ,i H That the Japanese are out-fighting the Rus- j H sians by land and by sea is certain. It is clear i1 j H that Russia was not ready by three years for the , t H war, and why her diplomats pursued a ' H course directly calculated to precipitate a contest 1 H is incomprehensible on any theory except that ! H they had no comprehension of the science and , H fighting qualities of the Japanese. Russia seems 1 j in much the same fix that she was a few days ' ' H prior to the storming of the Redan and the Mai- '" 1 H akoff in the Crimean war. 1, I H |
