Show THEIR isavei IsA VAI STRENGTH japan and russia are face lo 10 face with their naval frycs in tho far east and tho of tho past two days certainly the expectation that a bitter struggle Is imminent speculation Is afify aa to what will be uio outcome war actually occur the action of japan tn breaking off negotiations and proceeding to cut the korean cable would ecca to leave but little room for speculation as to what hec course be still russia strongly asserts that diplomacy has not said its last word and judging from the cumbe numbe of words diplomacy has said we arm prepared to believe that she yet will say many more provided of course that japan la willing to listen reports which seem to bo authentic Indicate that diplomacy will not bo brought into requisition tor some time to come however the following of the relative strength of the navies now confronting each other as given by the ew york Trl buno Is of interest has eight battleships to japans six nut dussias Rus sias eight have a gross tonnage of anly or each japans six have a tonnage of 8 or each only ona brusslan alp s ot as much as ans vibo of japans three are of each and one Is of in speed three ot the russian ships are idiots two al IS and three at lwell all the japanese aro set down at 18 enols tao russian ships bear at 10 inches one ot 11 inches of armor wallo all the japanese have 14 inches tho whole battleship fleet throws a broadside of pounds or to each shi while the japanese total ls 2445 or to each ship in battleship strength then the fleets ara pretty evenly nut clied in tho next class that of armored crul sera there la a different story to tell japan has a decided advantage she has alx ranging from 20 to cnota in speed to dussias Rus sias bac ranging from 15 to 22 knots the six japanese have 6 inch arnor arn or while two of tha russians have only 2 inches C inches one 7 inches and one the 15 andt boat 12 inches the six japanese a broadside of pounds and the alva russians ohly pounds in the third class the russians have eight total broadside of only 4 ivoun WV oun 13 while tho japanese have at lacast baxt pen throwing pounds the grand total tor russia Is twenty fine ships pounds and for japan awen ty eight ships throwing pounds this showing s and guns Is greatly p capane favor and the conveniences that lit behind them in the way of shipyards for repairs give japan a advantage russia has a shipyard at port arthur access to chichas chas wo hivo just eleu Is dim cult and dangerous it contains only one that Is not barfie enough tor largest warships at bladl it is there Is another dock and there ara also a floating dock and to small basins dut acock as 1200 rolles away from tho deceno ot tho probable conflict and Is icebound A ship crippled in the yellow sea would stand small chance of ever reach lne apart from those two ports there id no barmor toi a alp in all that part of the world anthe other hand ja pan has at band no fewer than seven harbors of refuge and repair containing docks several of them largo enough 0 o accommodate the largest battleships in tho world bo north of nagasaki in the south japan stands behind ner fleet a ready base ot and supplies ai that poe of her ps that 19 wound jid may la healed to fight walla with russian t la a case of win or perish |