Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-14

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them These sectarians accent the doc
trlne OF un-reslstanCe as Interpreted
by TQlstoh ana they viii not bear arms
even though they should be shot for
high treason The Russian authorities
lmprlsOn them. knOut them and pun
lsh them In a variety of other ways,
but the TOlstoyists who number many
thousands remain true 10 their Conyic-
lions and are lost to the Russian army
Other Tolstoysts, who have not sulH-
cient courage 10 defy the military au-
thoritics In this open way, don uniform
ANA go TO the front but they are a
source of danger to their own side. be-
cause they deliberately shoot i'm such
manne that their bullets cannot posi-
hly XIII or wound any one Of the hostile
army Thus they satisfy their own con-
sciences without facing the unpleasant
consequences of openly dcfyng the au-
thorities.
Firms DRIVEN TO THE FRONT.
While Russians themselves have been
acting in this way, 1t Is not surprising
that Films show still more reluctance
to go TO the far east 10 fight Russla's
battles. Finnish regiments stationed at
Niborg and Sveaborg received orders TO
proceed TO Manchuria whereupon the
men protested with great vigor, declar-
ling that nothing would induce them to
go. Threats Of punishment We're Of no
avail and finally Russian regiments
had to be brought from other garrison
towns TO drive the stubborn Films to
tho railway stations by force. The
Finnish troops were deprived Of their
arms and conveyed through the streets
under strong escort while several mil
tary bands played lively Russian airs
In order to drown the noise Of the
Firms protests shouted al the top of
their voices against the treatment met
ed out 10 them, On arrived at the sta
tons the Films had literally tO be
thrown into the cars by main force and
rlotous scenes naturally cnsuod.
Remarkable revelations Of corruptlon
and mismanagemeu have been made i'm
regard to the war supplies of All kinds
Tor the use Of the army AT the front.
The war office ordered 900 sacks Of
wheat from a Russian grain dealer at
odessa for the use OF the troops. and
chance led 20 the discovery that one of
the sacks contained an impure mixture
A detailed Investigation followed and
II was proved that out OF 900 sacks
no less than $50 contained small uuan-
tiles Of real wheat mixed with larger
quantities Of injurious authorizations Of
various kinds. Further Investigations
led TO the discovery that a number OF
other grain dealers had perpctrated a
similar swlnde Thousands Of boots
supplied Tor the tr0opa turn out TO have
peen made OF brown paper and huge
quantities OF timed foods have been
found unfit for consumption Some az
them were so poisonous that the repI-
ments eating them would have been
decimatcd long before they had n
chance Of getting face to face with the
enemy in the field.
ROBBED BY HALE STARVED
TROOPS.
Along the route Of the Transsiberlan
railway, which carries an the reinforce
hlehts 10 the scene OF hOstiltics. the ar
rangements for feeding the OUTGOING
troops have completely broken down In
places so that the unfortunate soldiers
are often reduced to the verge of STAR
walton during the long journey Of sew
Graz weeks. AS a result of the short
Ihluns received the men arrive i'm Man
cnurla IN physical condition unflyor.
able 10 successful operations i'm trvinp
circumstances. At the towns where mo
transport trains travelling eastward
stoN the soldiers rush out OF the ears
ana piunder the shops where eatables
can be obtained. The officers found IL
impossible 20 check these cXcesses. and
AFTER a few futile attempts. they COM
tented themselves with telegraphlng "a
warning In advance that All shops
should be closed and barricadpd before
the arrival OF any transport train. I'm
cases who're this was done. the soldiers.
disappointed In their homes of pattins
food IN the towns, rushed I'm Wild dIs.
order TO the surrounding villages and
plundered the cottages of the peasants
TO satisfy their rayenous hunger
A. Sassova, I'm the Province of Tam
pom horde of 200 half-starved sol
dlers lett transport train. Invaded tba
town and plundered ain the provisions
ON sale at the stalls I'M the markotplaco
the peasants whose produce was tbus
stolen resisted the onslaught OF IA,
troops and fierce fight took place Ina
the course Of which several vera Liu.J
and many wounded In MANY othor
towns In European Russia the solliors
go about the streets begging bofors
they start for the front. II occurrences
OF TINS KIND are possible at the Eurn-
pean END OF the Transsiberian raIlwav
u may oe imagined ln what q terrible
pllbhl tue troops IN MonchurR may be
ho" VI VIII oe i"lef on IN the campaign.
FIRED THE GENERAL.
over and above these defects Gonna
the serious blunders made i1 nIiraiv
military matters Ii has baeu fonpd
that officers at the front are absOIuteIv
unit To- perform the duties of tb,E.
positions, ana Con Europatlu's Grst
act ON arriving at his heldduarters In
Mapchuria was 10 send home two c,l.
ohels' ischiseh and Monaien by name,