Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01
scandal.
Matters of Moment From the
Far~oit Northland.
WOES OE EINpLANn-

Ftudland is being remorseIessy
Russianiged, Even the most cousorv.
.attvo of the better class OF Finlauders
have been imposed upon in their pri.
Vate homes by the Russian officers
and are being compelled 70 step
around" according to the cgar's die,
mm, very much against their will.
The latest is the establishment OF the
Russian language In tho Finnish GOV.
eminent schools and the making OF a
knowledge OF Russian an essential to
appointment in even strictly local of.
fees. The Russians are at the same
time pushing compulsory military ser
vice measures designed to rob Finland
OF tho protection OF its own citizens
in time OF war or civil disorder,
\ new army measure which has
been approved by the Russian council
of state provides that the grand duchy
shall furnish an army "uuder the
colors," or ready for active service, of
IL. 900 mon, us against 5000 under the
old law, and that the term of service
shall be three years with the colors
and fifteen years In the army reserve,
To these provisions no serious ohiec-
ton would be raised were it not for
two additional conditions, which, It Is
claimed are in direct conflict with the
fundamental law Of Fudland. Tho
first of these is that not only may the
Finnish contingent be called out Of
the grand duchy In time of war; but
may "whcnevor the service requires
it, at the dccision of his majesty be
schools and in the boys schools the
that Russian officers be eligible for
commission In Finnish regiments,
and as a sop to Finnish pride and n
concession to tho Finnish law. It Ia
provided that upon assignment to
command in a Finnish regiment a
Russian officer shah become, or shall,
in the eyes of the law, acquire the
status of n Finnish Citiaon.
The question of languaugo Is being
vigorously agitatod In the secondary
schools and in the boys schools the
study of Russian forms an obligatory
part OF the curriculum, In private
schools affairs are no better The
other day the governor general re.
fused to grant permission for the
opening of a school because the Rus.
sian language was not part OF the cur
ricumm. This. It Is now boldly stated,
Is the FIRST step in compulsory eduCa.
ton in Russian throughout Findlaud.
Another phase of the language Quoa-
ton is the attempt of General kaigor.
odoff to introduce i'm the provincial
governors Office ut Helsingfors the
use of the Russian language to an eX.
tent not authorized by the written law
of the land, In those posts knowledge
Of Russian Is not u necessary qualitl.
cation for the transaction of the du-
tics, and the law does not contemplate
that 1t shall be used, but the governor
general has acted arbitrarily, A mum
Der OF young Russians have recently
been assigned to positions that they
may become familiar with the routine
Of Finnish department work, 1t Is
expected that this will be followed by
manifesto declaring that Russians
shall enjoy equal rights with Finland.
crs In the Finnish civil service.
A late telegram from Berlin has It
that the hated governor general, Bob
rikoff, is TO be removed, the ear hay
ing rcpentod, and that several royal
concessions arc to be instituted in Fin
land. Tho recipients of this piece Of
news are not placing too much stock
In IT,