The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31
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v III this book sare printed the results Of
II toursin Russia made Wit II the purpose 4
of studying d I close range sottlo OF the 4
3Rusiat, probloins and sofne Of the more I
pregnant aspects Of her q general social
icotd tior. y THO autlor$ Isl o. journnlist 81 4
5repute and ample ability ard, aided (
by rnther. urt1stinl fnolli ties for sc ttlitg
at the heart pfl things, lins M eedcd n i
answering d good many OF those trou b le
some questions regarding the Ears PEG.
PIE, which Intelligent people every eAe
are asking to-day t,s The native Interest !.
5of'the subject matter, In conf with
the effective English into which sE Mr..
Isosonth has rendered the origii'll 9 q.
man, makes this d book which cnnnot
gfill to afford pleasure to8nny reader OF n
ordinary culture and desire for infor.
nation III AK @ W r. .5is
..stli ST. Pete sburg, ono thing that forclp
struck Or. CAM was the very Obvious Gus
wealth Of many ,of the towns folk. I'll 4
lcityBhas, tnfailingiy Its milllonnana, ~
f.'1nilllonaires street, 1t is we'll known
that ShtherE and towards MOSCOW flow tf,a !,
treasures Of country squeezed y dry
The ~ great w ealth of53the one X pro !,
{stpposes the & name less misery OF the
other The Indifference with {which tile 't
shocking famine conditions Of entire
provinces and the threatening economic
collapse OF the Swholo empire are re-
garded hore,5 finds its explanation only
,1,nty
who consider themselves Europeans be-E
cause their Wallets are shaved 81 In the
nnglish fash ons n This last would appear
ito indicate that our author Is not q (.
stranger to the manipulation OF the pen
gofs satire. Perhaps the chapter In the
Z book which WILDE Of the greatest gem
5eral interest is that on 4" bile Opinion.''l3
Tits we'll understood to-day that, 81 how.
over depressing St1ny be many OF tho
features Of Russian social organization
the Gar Is mot other than l,asslvaly re- ".
.sponsible for them. The powerful and and 2
dutocracy surrounding him
4 has succeeded, by continued misrepres a y 1
stations ana Il for their own ubterranean
\ purposes In N completely befogging his i
understanding. "a 8 free public "A opinion
from its ters would be, they urge upon
n,finovltably tho signing &C. ~ slhowl1
3dea til warrant. Yet none the less n Dr.
2Gnnz s conversations with many leading
persons III the service Of the State, he be-
came more Eand more Impressed wi tn the
fact that there is 3an unusually strong
public opinion which In Its criticisms, 4
far transcendstsa thing that can By said 1
III forelsn papers about Russian cnndi Tons
and that this criticisnl makes N mp en- I
sion whatever upon the authorities. ct
1t Is we'll known that Alexander ]. was
~ ,Jrrt,, r. In a
war with Turkey through The eight Of
public opinion 8alone. AS to why public!
opinion, then powerful enough to effect
4 SO much evil, 5 Is now quitespowerles to
seffectfany good, our author suggests "a n
5explanat lion &inS the fact that real public,
opinion never finds its wa to the Czar.E
The oil powerful Il Bureaucracy sees To-
that And apart from tho latter, who "a re-
silent for herr own reasons. there
lis nobody who has he coura ge. the
credit, and the means to approach 4 the
I Gear, ana to tell him the truth concerning
what goes on about him and is done In
This name ~ A free press would, Of course
open his eyes very summar!ly, but there
4 Is no freedom about the press Of Russia
The censorship Is rigid \ In 4 the extreme
and any sheet that evinces q desire to-
handle truth without gloves is promptly
#snuffed out. Dr.. GAM has q, good deal
Of interesting information to give In this
connection. The oppression q lndcpe,n-
$dent-minded organs" he conclude SIS
however, not the only Sexped lent; Of r u.s.
sian policy In regard to tho press. Its
antithess Is not nbsent-oftl clal support
or the revolutionary and provincial press
Russia rejoices in one journal which has
not Its equal In untruthfuness and dial nos No.
8lical bnseness In the world. the "a NoVoye5
sVremya., This Panslayic sheet, which IS
ready to eatYall Germans and J eyVsS allv'H
Tand which finds no lie TOO IN "a nous no
Invention too childish to serve up to Its
ders. If only their pref JUDGES are
stlckled, 4 is openly supported by the RUS
sian government. It,8therefore contains
an fundamentally greater amount + OF news
tina Il; any other has consequently the,
most subscribers and can pay Its contrib
Sutors and correspondent Its the ~ 81, 30
that every one who wants 10 read & q
PAPER wit plenty8of news III las TO lake
this noble organ. I found 1t 4everyw
III Russian houses, and II ! asked tho
snastor4of the house his opinion OF IT, the
answer was everywhere ne & same: n q
famous, but Indispensable. Y 81
Az The saddest thing that the author saw
was in the splendid imperial n library az
az Petersburg. Here polite ttendants
thinr that has ever been written In crit
#iclsnl5 Of the economy and political Or
gansm q Russia The sey g 8, ! and M
best atteStcd attacks on the reg me- CIT
persons On conditions, stand here quiet.
liz, volume by volume, IN the i m
library, ana have had exactly as smucn
effect as whip strokes on water. Wh ! g.
moro can be said than has already pcen
said by A1ilyukov, by I.anin, letoy-
neaulien?" Those rows Ct books, written y
IN hearts blood and In vain, indeed, do
point moral calculated to dlshea ! ''a
even those burning patriots who 90 not
shrink from spending their lives ~ des-
p pc plotting ror a better Russia, Or
WITH equal readiness, from flinging them.
away for the cause, The bureaucracy y y
has, in short, surrounded itself W W g
hedge which nothing short q s.; g
catueIys,m viii ever break down, that a..
cataclysln. our author bele'yes s nsare =
at hand than Is generally supposed. !, i 7 I
viii find it's origin lii the simple fact that
Russla's financial credit Is already strain