Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-12-02
REVOLUTION NIGH
IN CARS EMPIRE
Russia Is Said to Be Honey
combed Nov With Radi-
cal Societies.
NO MAN'sF FIRE SAFE
Many of Those Now in the Army a,
the Front Would BE Glad of an
Opportunity to Use the Army
to Secure Freedom.

Nineteenth Century: Today the
forces of revolution in Russia are or
g~anized-not all into one body, 1t is
true, for there are societies of moder-
ates and societies of extremists. There
are those who would proceed by o
stitutionaI' methods and there are
those who desire to- resort to anarchy.
Some demand merely a curtailment or
the autocratic power Of the car, 9TH
ers still cry oct for the overthrow of
all existing institutions and the whole
fabric OF society.
Then, again. there is a large body OF
the population belonging to the mer-
chant guilds, which for its safety lar
not belong to any revolutionary so
ciety, but which nevertheless desires
revolution and only awaits a lead. But
all these varying shades of opinion as
represented by their numerous leagues
n societies are controlled by one Elk
ecutiye committee and brought ipto the
great revolutionary party in Russia.
This revolutionary organization has
branches all over the. world and is in
ternational in its character. Included
in its membership are men of all ranks
and of every degree. The professional
element and the universities are large
ly represented. The majority of the
Russian students at foreign uniyersi-
ties are to be counted among the num-
bers of the revolutionary party.
In All Walks Of Life.
In Russia itself the members are le-
gion. They are to be found in every
walk Of life--officers and men of the
army n navy, officials OF the GUS
toms, police, or censor's office, who
draw a meager pittance from the cars
Golfers. They are to be found in the
palace of the car himself and among
the advisers, too. Men with great
names in Russia Will be found among
the leaders Of the revolution-men Of
science, doctors and chemists, and stu
dents without number. AS for the
peasants, they are waiting to do what
they are told, as they have always
done. AT present they are taking their
orders from the car and the popes of
the orthodox church, but they will take
them from anybody else when their
minds are infamed.
The revolutionary party has it's hand
upon the army, and therein lies the es-
sence of success. There are soldiers I'm
Manchuria at this moment who are
pledged to make no Japanese widows.
1t is astonishing % badly the Rus
sian naval gunner lays his gun. I nave
lately seen two letters, written by sol
diers at the front, which go far to ac-
count for the total lack OF success of
the Russian arms One speaks of men
voluntarily ~surrendering to the Japa-
nese, so that they may not be called
upon to fight for the car. The other
tells a tale of sudden retreat on the
part of a company of Russian soldiers
at the moment when victory was in
their grasp and of the officer in COM
mand, unable TO stop the stampede of
his men, blowing out his brains.
Twelve Men Rule Empire.
h revolutionary party In Russia is
ruled by an executive committee OF
twelve men. The head of the commit
faa ic.a doctor yxhn tn this dau holds a
prominent post at n OF the univer-
stiles. He is a very taciturn man of
great abilities and brain power. out he
seldom speaks. Other members of the
committee are professors of universities
in Germany. rear the Russian border
There are no appointed times or places
for the meetings of the committee, cir
cumstances alone ruling the frequency
and locality of their deliberations In
the hands of the executive committee
rest the lives of the ministers and gov
ernors of the empire.
The removal of NJ. Won PIehwe was
due to their deliberations. Each gov
eminent in Russia has its revolutionary
organization complete in detail under
the executive committee. Thus all the
elements of revolution are to hand and
organized.
Gear Gets Secret Letter.
Some idea of the influence of the rev.
dictionary party may be obtained from
the fact that on the day of the assas-
sinaJion or~M. o Fienve the car
found on the table Of his private room
a sealed letter addressed to him by the
executive committee, which he handed
TO the minister of justice for investi-
cation. How was the letter delivered
whose hand placed 1t on the. cars ta-
BILE? The secret police can avail moth
ing against the dreaded committee.
Thus throughout all Russia the revo-
~lutionists are awaiting the signal from
the executive committee to strike. The
opportunity is not far to seek. The
pressure on an already oyerstrained
nation caused by a devastating war.
the misery entailed; the same of de-
feat; the restlessness of despair. the
exhaustion OF the treasury: the dis
credit Of the bureaucracy-surely all
these things are working for the forces
OF discomfort. And that discomfort is
showing itself In Russia is abundantly
proved by recent events. Restlessness
is manifesting itself in many centers;
premature riots, organized by ire
sponsible, hot-headed students, break
out and are suppressed by the Cos
sacks. But the great revolutionary
party in Russia IL waiting the word
from the executive committee.
The Value Of Saying "No."
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