The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-05-28
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RUSSIAN CRUELTIES.

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Russia by the people Of that coun-
try is exciting the horror of the
entire civilized world. When SIM
liar atrocities were practiced by
the Turks upon the American chris
tians in Turkey the world ascribed
this brutality to the beastly infu-
ences of the Mohomedan religion.
Since the Russians claim to be
christians their conduct towards
the Jews must be attributed tc
some ether cause than that of
christianity, which in it's teach
lngs, if needed by men cannot fail
to make them better land altogether
incapable of the crimes of which
the Russians are guilty, since it is
claimed that the Jews are slaugh-
tered for no other reason than
that their religion is opposed TO
that of the Russians.
The great difficulty in practi-
cal application of ali religions is
that they frequently deteriorate
into supeTstitions which breed
bigotry and intolerance seeking
by violent methods if need be to
compel persons with other views
to adopt the opinions of those in
power Ignorance is undoubted-
ly the mother of superstition, and
Russia is certainly the fountain
head of ignorance since about
eighty-fve per cent of her inhabi-
tants can neither read nor write.
The ignorance of the Russians is
largely due to their form of gov
eminent which is an absolute
monarchy or one where the will
of the sovereign is supreme. The
car realizes that should he pro-
vide his subjects with fine sys-
tenn of public schools like that
existing in the United States they
would soon arrive at the point
where, having their minds expand
ed by training and knowledge,
they would not submit to be treat
ed as they are at present, like
brutes. Russians are not per-
mitted to read anything (those
who can ready which is not first
censured by the government which
promptly suppresses everything
which it deems inimica! to its
welfare. Devotion to the estab-
lished religion which is the Greek
Catholic, is carefully inculcated
into every subject of the car and
he is taught to believe that every
one not i'll It's fold is an enemy to
God and to man, and for whom
DO punishment is too severe.
Both Russia and Turkey are
anachronisms. They belong to the
misty past of cruelty, ignorance
and superstition. In their pre-
sent forms of government they
have no business upon the map of
Europe and the sooner they are
are removed from it or their
governments radically changed
the better it viii! be. But the
settlement of this affair does not
belong to the United States. 1t
Is European question and Eu-
rope should settle it. But this
governHSilt can certainly protest
to the; sian government on ac-
count n treatment of the
News should 'do so. If
natAps 10 not impGove we can
sRend b comS rcial and di-
atis Satiq%with Russia.
| =. RAIN Ar RATES.
20 ens of est Point and La
Gra&e having complained that
Fthe A, & w. p. railway charges
more proportionately for freight
transported a short distance than
it does for the same freight hauled
over the same line for longer
distance appealed the matter to
the courts, and the question has
just been decided by the supreme
court of United States which holds
that Atlanta being competitive
point and LAGRANGE not one the
railways have right TO proceed
as they have done in this case.
1t seems to Us that the decision is
q correct one. A simple illusrra-