Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12
STUDENTS AND RENOVATION.
Those of Russia ana Grrmnny uave
Always ncen Democratic.


A few weeks nso several students OF
the Russian universities OF ST. Peters
burg and Moscow sent q long letter TO
one OF the London newspapers, In
which they gave some OF the reasons
why the Russian students oppose their
government and are oasIly persuaded
to revolt against It.
They showed that tho government
dlscouragos the broadcst education,
and looks upon the universities mainly
as training schools for submissive ON.
cials. They also testified 10 their
hatred OF the tyranny OF the car ana
his agents, and their desire for a morn
meut.
II Is noteworthy fact, indeed that
NY, .ne stuuehts IN All the Russian univer-
sltlos and Bymuasla are and have long
beeh imbued with spirit OF revolt
II " wen known that many of them
nave Joined the Nihillatn. and thai
many more EympathiEc with the EFFORTS
ar rtNolutipnists TO overthrow tho iron
nutoeracy Of the Cars. hut this II
dent NE,
In almost every European country
The same remarkable fact has again
ana again appeared In history. The
hluuentn OF the great English unlyor-
buve seem 10 be the only exception
70 tho rule. The undergrnduntca of
oxford ana Cambridge have always
hccn nrdtntly loyal 20 THE altar and
the throne" The students OF oxford
welcomed Chnrlrg |. when he was
driven from London They have nj
ways been Tory In party poutics.
Ihe contrary has been the case with
the Ntudcuts who have swarmed ia
tho Uniygrnlty OF Paris and the col
logo OF France. II was thurc that
Abulhid and calvin found their mort
eager disciples, liefurmyia. whether
w religion pr uuliuus. hnNe always
found thclr Whrmust welcome IA the
great institutions of learning M Paris.
lhrroin. too, the ruvouuunistR nf "a
century ago found brave ana ardent
odhurntH
The uniycrulty and the college sent
out many a young foe OF tho mon
htchA, many a hot headed champion
oi llt republic, IN Germany Il III nutu-
blN The fact that the grpnt mass of tic
students have for centuries been sym
paihiHurs with revolution and demo-
cratic idouH. Some of tho German
ur"ieNHurn have sent. us duty tu
the lurlitmUntH. professions OF the
most advanced political iduns II Us
fllN 'NtN WV lIiNllNN OF NuNlIlUW 100
Wlnkcd ut by the authorities uf tho
German universities because IL divortg
the Minds rf thu students from dun,
Erroua political thipknr anG acting
Socialism, however iH pnpulur nt the
Hofmiul unlNcrsltiuH nul the dnputicg
from them TO the National Parliament
are almost always Liberals or ltudi-
calls.
The same revolutionary shirt has
Ia a
colleges Of spain and italy WHOM, In
his younger days, that great spanish
orator CASTELAR,, led a revolt M tho
streets Of Madrid against the mon
urchy he waa followed by n large
number Of the gtudrnta NJ the uuiycisi-
uos who had listened 10 his teachings
az professor
Afterwards. when tho throne " ien-
bella WIS overturned. II was the Ma
ord studcnta who rallied to the rOVo-
lntlonary standard Of rrlm and no
pete.
IN italy the universities have Tor CEN
turtles been the centres OF liberal ideas
IN politics. Among Ganbnldru red
shlrta were not q few students from
InduR and other ancient universities
When the Austrinna held possession
Of part ~ italy they found ,he stu
dents the most troublesome Of all
classes TO keep IN submission, and Vie
tor Emmanuel had in them powerful
supporters and defenders when he I'M
dcrtnolS to secure Italian unity under
his crown.