Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06
ARE rnE RUSSIANS BEATEN

ARE THE RUSSIANS BEATEN?
The success Of the japanese IN the
present conflict has led to the conclu-
sion that the power OF Russia, so much
dreaded by her rivals, is deluson and
snare-that the vast empire, In fact
Is "A shell with the meat inside abb
solutely dried up
This rs explained on the ground that
the empire Is built up Of a number Of
races hating one another with an I'M
dying hatred. The effort 10 Russian
lie these races has been carried on with
ruthless hands, but without real sue
cess. The effort began with Poland,
when Mourayleff put to death thous-
ands Of Polish rebels" while Kauf-
mann followed the same line Of military
rule In Lithuanla and both of these
countries ceased to exist as independent
provinces. Then came the turn of the
Baltic provinces The civilization of
these provinces was entirely German.
and in Dorpat there was a German uni
Nersity. Al the same, the Russlllca-
ton went on with the spirit OF utter
disregard for the sentiment Of the peo-
pie The destruction of the autonomy
OF Finland is Of recent occurrence. The
crime OF the Flnlanders was that they
presented an object lesson ut the very
gates OF St. Petersburg Of how stable
and prosperous a Russian dependency
may become under treatment which Is
denied to the rest Of the empire" The
Finlanders had been making no trou-
bic; they merely had rights Of which
Russia was jealous. Hence the per-
sccutionl
one story from the chapter of the
awful tragedy Of Finland may be told
as an Illustration OF Russian methods
A Finnish lawyer at Abo, in the prov
ince Of Abo- i3lornenborg, was known to
be an adherent Of the Finnish National
list cause, but he was so wary that the
Russian authorities found no opportun-
ity OF making him smart for his patriot
ism They kept careful watch on him,
but they were unable TO detect any
thing that gave a ground for interfer-
ence.
Finally. to strike a blow at him In his
most vulnerable quarter, two police
men arrested his wife in the street one
| day as she was going TO market to buy
provisions Of dinner. They declared her
to be a disorderly woman, and carried
| her of to the police station TO undergo
a degrading examination, taking care
at the same time TO spread the news
through the town that the lawyers
Wife had got into trouble owing to her
loose morals. The shame and degrada-
| ton Of the arrest and It's circumstances
| gave the woman nervous shock, and
she was in from the effects OF the agl-
tatlon for some weeks afterward. Her
husband made complaints In the high
est quarters. but he was unable to OBJ
tain any kind Of redress
That is a simple Of the manner in
which the subjugated races have been
treated. Consequently the structure is
not cemented together with mutual
love. The different parts are piled up,
one upon another, loosely and although
they are held in position by bayonets
and cannon, the structure has no real
solidity, and but little power Of resist
anoe IN storm. These facts now are
said TO dawn upon the observers OF
daily events. and they look for q radi-
cal change In European politics, as a
consequence VIII Europe, 1t is asked
be compelled TO adopt system Of dis
armament and In the place of bal
ance OF powers" create a federal union
OF states2 With the orumbling o.
Russia the fact must be taken into &C
count that Austria Is socially and po
litlcally as near chaos as the realm o.
the czar Autooracy has for some tint
been facing democracy and It canno
escape defeat, It Is said, unless It car
show It's superiority
These reflections certainly deserv,
consideration; but is It not little tot
early to assume that Russia Is defeate,
in this WARP The Russian government
has time, and perseverance, and tn
means for carrying on the war can b.
pressed out Of the millions Of Russian
who, literally, dare not claim the own
ershp OF their own souls, The war !
not yet ended, and untr It is all over I
would be difficult TO say what the en-,
| renllY Will be.