Show r OFFICERS DISCUSS TERM TERNI GOW General Bell Bel and Major Duvall Duval Duval S Give Opinions on Ques Ques- tion ton ALL DEPENDS ON MOTIVES Requires Court Martial Martal Where a Doubt a-Doubt Do bt Exists Ex Exists Ex- Ex Washington Dec 10 Tie 10 10 The greatest Interest Is bring being manifested by officers of f the United States Stales ann army anny In him the thin pen pending pend pend- ing InS ng trial of or General Generl for the surrender of Port lort It I Is well wel known that the time United Slates officers who ho wore were allowed tomake to tomake make nake observations in iii II the time course of or tho the Japanese Russo-Japanese war var have hl e ma made e reports on lit all ul phases phase of that thal conflict but all al of tt their conclusions have hl e not been heen mado mada public Inasmuch as L Russia Hussla has hats entered upon time the trial of General Stoessel representative rep rop- arm army officers at nt the lie war department arc not disposed to tu make comments upon the lie merits of ot the tho Port Arthur ara affair r but hUl tIme thc they arc are willing to discuss the time general n rul t of ot cowardice ami an nil Its Is definition according to army urmy ethics General T J. Franklin Deli Bell Del chief of or staff aft United States arm army said General Del Bells Bell's The Tho policy of or this lila government on Oil this ibm question queston of or Imputing cowardice to Cheers Is IR very elY con conservatIve f it I Is a 1 arao gravo ra o rave charge churgo and id one which can he bo In a multitude of or B disproved c ways By that mt I mean nilean that If I any officer bechar be char charged e with wih cowardice for doIng a 0 certain curtin cur cur- tain tin thing thing a certain wa way Is-a- It was wag often oren possible for jon him to show that his lila motives mo mo- tives U were entirely different from Crom those specifically chare charged The Tue causes cause of or apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent dereliction are uro so numerous that It Il Is imi I Impossible to set a hard and fast Cast rule ile as to what constitutes cowardice There here are arc of or course Instances which a admit of no argument such asmat as that mat of or an officer who upon the Held field abandons his post reds away etc ete But In lii tho time case of a 1 protracted struggle rug rug-gb to hold hol a a. n fortress ortre which final linal- I ly surrenders there may bo be many reasons rea rea- suns sons Ins assigned ne for fot that act other othol than tho IC ones that aro are specifically charged charge as us cowardice ilva nl Ice Co Court u rt Det rJ Ine Generally It it- can calm be UC stated Unit that Ju Judgment force of circumstances and poll policy are aro Involved olvet h In lii the time accusations Ions Uon a fair Cul martial court court U is Is' Is tw the this only means of determining whether tI r the tim act o of the lie officer on on trial was waH Was ras not cowardice s Major Ajor V t t 11 O cl r il tO i er Ln charge irge f or ot its its- It H r. r For or Instance ot Marshal a surrendered surrendered sur sur- rendered tho tire fortress of Mets during tinning the time P war That That wu wan not cowardice Bud and would not bo lo BO so considered con con- by one ono familiar with wih Ua- Ua satIric zaino It Is well known that lint ho Inc wait brave and It lie ho wel hed himself o when only a sub lieutenant Hub In tho time I South African tn war |