The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-15

Congressman Galusha A. Grow. the
oldest member OF congress. celebrated
a golden jubilee last week. II was just
fifty years since he first became a MEM
Der of the national legislative body. In
the last half century he has been elect
ed and reelected TO congress twelve
times. being defeated once-in 1862
when a gerrymander threw him
into a new and strange district. Pre-
vious 10 that he had served six terms.
three as a Free Soil Democrat and
three as a Republican. At one OF
these elections previous to his one de-
feat he received every vote cast in his
district, there being no opposition. He
was speaker of the house during the
first two years OF the civil war. When
he entered congress in 1851 he was
the youngest member. In his third
RuTSion Military SerJice.
The cables OF the daily papers in
connection with the disturbances at
the Russian universities are stating
that many students have been sen
fenced TO so and so many years SER
vice in the army" Those statements
which lately appear frequently. are apt
to make one believe that service in the
Russian army is kind of punishms mt
to which persons having committed
some offense may be sentenced. This
is entirely misleading.
In Russia every able-bodied man of
81 years of age is subject to military
service. Each military district of the
empire has to furnish every year a
certain contingent OF recruits. to sup
plement the army for the released con-
tingent of reservists. At certain
time Of the year. every man, having
reached his twentyfirst year. has to
appear before the recruiting court OF
his district and report for military SER
vice. The court releases the bodily
inhrm, and from the rest the number
OF men which the respective district
has to furnish for active service are
drawn by lot. The rest are set aside
for one year as kind OF reserve, from
which 10 draw In case the district
should not bring forth the required
number of able bodied men in the COM
ing year. After that they are released
hnally from active service. but belong
to the reserve OF the army.
The men drafted by lot are subject
TO three years OF active service with
the army. A shorter term OF service
Is granted to the so-caiied free will
ers"-that is. to men who have. be-
fore reaching their twenty-first year.
waived their right for the draft by lot,
ana consequently have to serve under
any circumstances. provided they are
bodily able. The right to ofYer ones
self as n "free-wIller' liz. however.
granted only to persons OF certain edu-
cationaI standing. The term OF active
service for "free-willers" ranges from
one to two years. depending on the
class OF the institution from which
they have been graduated.
For students OF universities or pupils
| Of other educational Institutions tho
law extends the term for the report Ia
service from the twenty-frst up to the
twenty-sevenih year OF age. 80 as 10
give them ample time to finish the
studies. To this grant IL, however,
attached the clause that whenever a
student leaves the Institution by free
viii or sentence. he then has immedi-
atsly to absolve his military duties to
the empire.
II VIII thus be seen that the remon-
strstng Russian students have not
been sentenced" to serve In the army,
put, having left the university. the
ezistinx common law compels them "a
report Tor direct military service.
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