Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-10
PRINCE KRAPeTKIN on SIBERIA

Prince krapotkin, in q lecture re-
Gently delivered by him, sail that
in Western Siberia. with an area
;h;riy-six times larger THAN the
United Kingdom, there was pOpu
lation Ct million and half, and
IN the whole Of Siberia, which wa
fifty TINES the size OF the United
Kingdom, there was a population o.
over five millions, equivalent 10 the
population OF London. He de-
scribed from actual observation the
Russian governments plan OF colo
niZation. They had, he said, n.
immense riveS 1000 miles long (,
colonies, and they maize IN theii
mSpds that there must be Wiz
ages every fifty miles ON the
river. A functionary cane along
in bOa;, took out his watch after Il
&c tain Time, said he thought they
nad come fifty miles, aud then pa
up pole TO indicate the situation
of village, no nsatter whether tn,
ground was ularshy and unfit for
settlement " hot, and without re-
gard 10 the fact lnat little dis;anc,
0f there might be 4 most suitable
place in which I village communi
" could thrive. Hence the villa.,
communities wer. c~nfinuali'
changing place. From Moscow to
Eastern SIl'erIa, 4TJO miles had !,
be traveFsed ny exi!es on foot unit
twenty years ago, the journey oc-
cupyiBg two years, bus NOW the
government hal decided that
the place Of exile was not suffi-
ciently remote, 50 that they had row
% go 5000 TO 1000 milcs further
to the northeast, where in some parts
the cold was iiiiy-tnree degree he
low tire Fahrenheit scale. In ls6.
the Russian government were III
issing the best cart Tor the trans
p0It OF exiles 70 Siberia. Thes
Invented the most foolish carts Ipos-
sible, and they We're discussing the
best mode OF lOcunOti0n s.ill. OF the
the .JsolO prisoners yeas.y tIan-
ported 10 Siberia, or the average the
vast majcrity Were neither murder
ers nor crinlinale Of any kind. Fully
half would he Political Utfsnier-
transported without having seen
any sort o. judge or magistrate. A
man was transported merely because
the police officer or chief of the dis
trict thought 1t would be better to
free the village C: his presence. Poo
pie imagined that Siberia was poyu-
lated with eXiies. This was net so.
Out OF half million exiles trans
ported IN twenty years only 10000
remained on the list. and OF thu
number 10000 mai disappeared
vanished. Out OF the half million
40 900 PERHAPS remained n the
places where they were originally
taken. Where we:e tho remainder
No one knew. They hsi perishea
In the gold mines IN tnc lar north.
or by the way in Ire long Journeys
they were compelled 70 90. There
was, too, a continuous current OF
run= sys, numbering probably
from 1850 to 80, 900 men, who were
constantly going slowly west and
trying 10 Teacn iiassig. their native
country, They c.cid Be seen in tie
forests living on mushrooms. nnd
the peasants, vino knew what
it was e. te t-lE4l.orteI.
would AWAY pive tham tread.
and Sometimes mix. Tuese was IA,
such criniiuaiiiy ga S;r..ia as iiey
might expect. lie. himself, IA the
course Of i've y,AEs Travelled 5J.Hdj
miles in that vast country, WIS
never attacked, ani iaercly carried
~Itn hial = Au--e d ciL his !uoh
Transportation to Siberia Wss NJ
absolutely useless cruelty, aui Ia
thought It wOuld b.. very much bet
ter Tor the government 10 pul al
absolute emu 10 Il. Europeans hac
lone nothing 10 civiliZe the native.
II Si1e!ia except by INTRODUCING
among Them whisky aud gun.
powder. OF the honesty anu broth
-Eiy kinduess Of ste natives the lee
tuTer spoke, IN conclusion. in tn,
highest teTCs.-li eaaiqf SlaT.