The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

busy in the far east, the world at
large is apt for moment to. forget
her inside troubles, as we'll as her
treatment of Finland. Since the sup
preston of the newspapers in Fin
land began, and the exile of so many
of her liberty and justice-lovlng cltl-
zens, the Scandinavian countries have
been housing a. good many of the de-
ported Finlanders. Many Of Finland's
exiled newspaper men have found en-
ployment on the Swedish press, and
in Sweden a great many Finlanders
have settled after being compelled to
leave their native land.
Christania has had visits of sew
eral notable men from Finland, and
they have always been received most
cordially. A few days ago one of
them, a former newspaper editor,
Kozni Zilliacus, delivered a most in
| teresting lecture here on Russia
Above and Under the Earth" which
meant the open and the secret work
going on in Russia-by her own peo-
ple-for the attainment of the rights
of the people, and delivery from the
yoke of the corrupted ruling classes.
Mr.. Zilliacus spoke of the social con-
ditions in the great Russian empire
! from the days of Peter the Great to
the present time-how the thousands
upon thousands of secret workers for
| -
rificing everything for their cause,
many Of them rich people who could
live in luxury if they SO chose. but
now leading life, as Mr.. Zilliacus put
it, that no working man in Norway
would put up with, for the sole pur-
pose of getting unnoticed in closer
touch with the great masses Of their
and DTIng them in line for the
salvation of their native land. Thou
sands of copies of newspapers printed
in other European countries, of
course, find their way over the Rus
sian border every week, and are dis
tributed all over the country, despite
the close watch of the Russian au-
thorities and all the numerous steps
taken to prevent such missionary
work. Even in Russia a great num-
Der of such publications are printed,
and have been, for years, and that
| the authorities seem unable to stop ii
merely proves that a united people
stand behind the movement and thus
manage to keep the work going.
Russia Makes Mistake.
/ Another important agency TO,
Espreading the dogma of the peoples
right is the great industrial and
manufacturing plants which the Rus.
sian government has established ir
tries were in booming condition
hoping thereby to satisfy her owr
! people, as we'll as the outside world
that everything is all right and pros.
pering in the land Of the car II
these large industrial plants people
from all parts Of Russia come to.
gether, and under the circumstances
3 it is next to impossible for the ruler.
to prevent the thousands of workmer
from exchanging views and organiz
a ing themselves into more or less Sc.
cret societies. During the long Rus
sian holidays these people generally
go to their homes in the different
parts of the country, bringing witt
them new ideas of justice and of The
rights which ought to be theirs. anC
thus they help to spread the very doc
trines that the government though
the industries should help to sup
press.
The day will come, Mr.. Zilliacu.
concluded, when the organized revolu
tionists and political prisoners will
know that they outnumber their op
pressors, and then nothing can proven
them helping themselves by force tt
their rights, so long denied them
Nothing short of a radical change o.
: the present conditions by the ruler
will stop this outbreak, but it Is yer.
t doubtful if the present czar will &C
upon the sentiment already expressed
, by his grandfather, that reform wa