The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-14
MONDAY, MARCH IA, 1904.
czAR noogEyErr,s oRDER.


 once holders throughout the country who are working for the general gov- ernment, have been warned by the Pres ident against taking sides and talking about the Russo-Japanese war. This Is a new kInk. We know that in Europe, and especially in Germany. a careful guard must be kept on the tongue in debating majesty. Many poor devils are languishing in confinement in Germany because under the inspiration of beer or socialism they had ventured a rtbaid re- s mark about the Emperor. We have no doubt 1t is just as dangerous in Russia to talk disparagingiy of the Car They do say that at our own White House, when the exalted head of the nation en- ters the dining room, funkey calls out, Ladies and gentlemen. the President of the United States" and Mrs. Roosevelt. Archie. Kirmet and the rest rise and dress front while the august represent ative of a free people prepares to drink soup. We can we'll understand too, how Federal onice-holder, will hencefcrth be careful of his company when he elects to talk in a critical way of the President and his administration. But really. we do not see how this new or der putting an embargo upon talk of Rus sia and Japan can be respected or can be made to be respected by any power on earth. There are many thousands of women in the Government service-are the women to be muzzled and forbidden to talk? What are the old. soldiers on the soldiers rolls to do? Most of them fought with their mouths before and are they to be denied the right of lighting this new war in the same fashion? We shall keep watchful eye on Federal officials in Montgomery and elsewhere In this State to see what course they adopt. That there will be infractions of the new order we have no doubt. Wherever two or these are found whispering together, IL may be relied on they are not discuss ing the delegation to Chicago, or the Nice-Presidency, or the platform, but the Jap prospects on the Yalu River or At Port Arthur.
 What Is the sense of this order? We have been able to find but one theory to ground 1t upon, and that is that the Pres. ident is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the Russians. No Russian can understand the contempt the averapa Q American, even when a Federal office holder. must feel for this attempt to abridge his liberty of speech. To the Russian it will, however. appear natura,  He knows that to violate such an orde, in the Czar's domains might spell Sine. ria and the coal mines. Why not SC in America? Let us hope Count Cassin will now be able to give some comfor to his compatriots in St. Petersburg an, that these will quiet down, cease t make faces at us and point a gun or tw, in the direction of the Japanese fleet o army. Just now they appear to be cheat ing mankind by denying them any spor in this war The uncensored dispatche permit us to see with what gayety bombardment is received at VladIvosto and how cool and determined the force at Port Arthur remain. We have eyel been told how much money the Japanes expended in firing a given number O rounds of ammunition. Now that tn Russian army must deem itself relieve, ;. by Czar Roosevelt's order from all dan ger through a tongue attack on the par of Federal ofiice-holders in the Unite, States. we hope they will proceed to d somehing. The Russians have been in finisely dull. so far. even as liars, an far more SO as warriors.