Evening star., 1898-12-03

themselves I'm possession Of certain
amount of land. and absolutely destitute
OF everything else. They had not the abi-
ity OF independence. They had no implc-
ments of labor: they had no food no shol-
ter-nothing but themselves and women and
little children and a patch OF barren earth.
How. in this desperation. was conceived tho
now existing communism was described to
me by peasant in southern province,
Said he, My family was starving and my
own stomach was crying for food There
was no roof over our heads. because We hgd
not even straw with which to cover the
four cold walls that shut I'm our sorrow
from the world. Finally / could endure
II no longer. | turned from my children
begging me for bread and went outsi,hp 1
stood IN front of my door and looked over
waste land as far my eyes could see
ana knew that / must plod q thousand
miles 10 get work and bread for my fam
lily. While L stood looking my nrighbor
also came outside his door He looked Over
the same weary waste and knew that he,
100. must 20 so far for work and food
Ana another man came and stood silent
ana helpless, looking over the long lons;
way. Then as We stirred to start on tha
sad journey happened TO look I'm ona
anothers $ eyes, and we saw that We wcra
All All nrothers OF the same family Of woe.
We grew at once sorry then-not for our
selves. hut for our brother. l extended my
hand TO the man beside me- he to the naxs
ana this one to another, and We were Joined
~ sympathy anu SuHerlnR. SO
about our task. still holding hands. and
'hns We have continued to labor
The Unit of Five.
This was the birth of Russian r,r,,-
munism, and the spirit is preserved in prac-
tlcal form In every branch OF industry. MOI
alone agriculture, but every trade and pro-
iession Is followed, under control Of an
organization, which binds five families to-
gether as the industrial unit and unltcs tho
interests Of the whole in associations.
which conduct all business on altriltsiir
principles. The social and moral interest,
OF every community are similarly opcratr1
ana TO these associations all women must
belong. OF these social and ethical asso-
clatlons Nv" families constitute a unit aud
IN the working OF the plan most beautiful
regard Is paid to old age. The oldest Nn-
man or the five families allied in moral
unity is the infal1ible head. She must every
DAY visit the homes of her alliance inspect
the house and the children, and give cauu-
sci In the mother and every day each child
tlus related TO her must render her some
service in recognition Of the love ana rev
erence due to age
Regard for Old Age
This regard for old age, Anna Tyr,ip.ff
told mo, Is inherent in the national life -
Russia In my own family" said she.
we had always an Old person living with
US, and for generations it was the custom
tlat ihe children in the morning, a. soon
as they Wer" dressed. must 40 To the apart
HlfHl OF me old person. and each one prr-
form some service for her We must .ia
TINS before We said our PRAYERS and hsa
our coheo. The eldest child has ALWAYS IN.
most responsible service To render and 4
recall that when | was sixteen years old
II fell to my lot to attend upou tho old
person then with us when she died ! was
required 10 minister to her last wants, and
I" assist in preparing her for burial Thai
seems To me- as it should be. and [ hay,,
urged uDon the Woman's Club of Paris -n
nave Tor their monumental work at the ex-
position In 1900 a palace for old age and
institute" therein new set of Immorfals
the Academy of Education. There viii b,,
many monuments of art, science and OF
yearnins. hut that which educates us is Ia
I'VE l" suffer and to endure, and 10 usher
III the twentieth century with a celebration
introducing a spectacle of old age i'm
mortalized would be to introduce erear
nope for the centuries to follow
10 this that she believes Anna Eyrcinof
mas made sacrifices, as is the habit of her,
Ialth. on the death of her father she in
herfted considerable estate, hut her moth
er income being reduced with advancing
years, she gave her entire fortune to her
mother subsequently all the property sho
had accumulated in the Review which she
published at st. Petersburg was confscat-
ed by the czar, and now. still characteristic
OF the spirit OF self-forgetfulness that ami
mates her, she has made further sacrifice
OF this worlds goods, leaving everything
behind her To come to this country for the
sake OF the truth she finds I'm his inexora-
bic highness disarmament proposaL
Verify. Anna Evreinoff is not so much a
great scholar great saint in the npiniou
OF PAULINE PRY.