Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21
| CARS ADVISORS
ARE BADLY SCARED
DiSafectiou in Army on Eve Of
Possible War Abroad and
Risings at Home.
DlSLOyALTY NOW IS RAMPANT
Revolutionary Literature is Printed at
Military Headquarters and Dis.
tributed by the Soldiers.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
st Petersburg Nov s.--wlth war in
the east, a thing that may come of at
any time, with most OF the other powers
hostile on account Of Manchuria, and
with the danger OF local rsings grow
ing more imminent as winter gets near
en-, IL Is a nightly unfortunate time
for disloyalty to manifest itself In the
Russian army Recent events, how
ever, leave no doubt not only that dis
affection exists among the cars forces
but that II is increasing rather rapid
ly, and the remarkable communication
which the war minister NJ Kuropat-
kin, has Just addressed to the COM
manders-ln- Of the different mill
tary districts throughout the empire re-
garding the circulation OF sedltlous lit
orature among soldiers IL evidence that
the authorities realize the state of
things that exists and are badly fright
ened therca;.
Instances have multiplied of late TO
prove that not only private soldiers but
officers wearing the cars uniform have
utlng lnilammatory tracts among
their comrades one or two Of these
instances the war minister mentions
In his circular to the commanders, al
though for the most part NJ. Kuropat-
Kin occupies himself with the attempts
from outside to breed discomfort In the
army. The war minister's letter, by
the way was specially marked secret
and the fact that It's contents have be-
come public property Ia enough to
prove by Itself that discipline Is long
way from beig perfect in the army
OF the bear.
REVOLUTIONARY TRACTS,
According to NJ. Kuropatkin, the mill
tary authorities discovered that pro-
paganda was being carried on by the
soldiers Of the Sixty-fifth infantry of
MOSCOW the SiNty-sixth infantry OF
Boutyrsk and the Tweniy-hrst dra-
goons of Bialoruusskl. and that incen-
diary manuscripts had been written.
and many Of them even lltographed at
the military headquarters themselves.
ore OF these was entitled, "The Pater
Noster of Soldier" and lta purpose
was to lncite the rank and iile against
their commanders
And here are the exact words Of the
war minister concerning another case
"It was ascertained" he says, that
propaganda had been organized among
the soldiers Of the Ekaterin0slav regi-
ment OF grenadiers OF the Imperial
guard. This propaganda came, not
from the outside and from persons who
were strangers Ia the army. but from
the soldiers themselves and the chief
of the organization was soldier OF
the said regiment named Alchan-
sky He had concealed the fact
that he was entitled TO shorter
period Of military service so as
To be able TO continue for a
LONGER time his work of propaganda
among the soldiers. While he was with
the regiment Alchansky energetically
propagated revolutionary IDEAS In his
| personal conversation with the other
soldiers and also by distributing a
great number OF pamphlets. proclama-
| lions. etc, A considerable number OF
! soldiers collaborated with him. Others,
| while not taking any active part In HIS
| efforts, tolerated HIS propaganda. 1t
must be observed that among the per-
| SONS accused Of lnstigating the re-
| cent agrarlan disturbances In the
southern governments there Is cer-
! tain sub-lleutenant Of the i3Srd regi-
| ment OF infantry named Pasako. He
! was convicted and he confessed that
| he had distributed among the peasants
| OF the government OF Poltava different
pamphlets and proclamatons OF a
/ criminal character. These examples
do not probably exhaust the list Of
! cases which might be quoted as having