Arizona republican., 1904-06-26
One of Ruasla's Danger Points.


 The latest details Of the murderoua attack upon General Bobrikor, gover- nor general of Finland, leave no doubt of the cause of this crime. Nih;nsm is not responsible fer it, but the imperial l ist policy of making over Finland, with Ter intense pride Of home rule, into a Russian province. The assassin was l not a member of any secret society, but was the well-born son of Finnish legislator and himself connected with the civil service. This incident. with the spirit of unrest pervading Poland and southern Russia, is a warning that the imperial government may have greater perils than deeeat in Man churia
 In Finland, while the population is naturally peaceful, there is a smCIGer- ing resentment against Russian tyran- ny, and it would not be suTp-islng to see a general uprising should Russia become so involved with Japan as t. lead the level-headed Films 10 believe that a revolution could succeed. Until six years ago Finland was a free coun- try, in all essentials. During the six hundred years of Swedish rule while the language. of the educated classes was Swedish the inhabitants never abandoned the Finnish tongue, and they clung to their traditional customs. They were only norninally under the control of Sweden. Nor dil they f1d their liberties seriously cIrtailed when, in 1909. Russia took Finland from Sweden.
 Tn that same year Alexander I. guar anteed to Finland a preservation Of it's laws, constitution and religion, and this pledge was solemnly renewed to, the Finnish estates by each succeeding czar. including the present emperor. But it seems that the promises e Nicholas II. are no better than the promises of his officials in diplomacy, In 1898. to the eonsternation of the Films, he began the series Of measurce since put into operation, looking to the complete Classification of Finland, in common with other provinces of the Russian empire. Immediately. a whole sale emigration of the Finnish people began, and many thousands of them came to the United States. The late C. P. Huntington, noting this immigra- ton, made special efforts to induce the Films to settle in California, and he was of the opinion that they would make ideal laborers for Arlzona and the Pacific coast generally.
 For awhile, apparently, the vacillat- ing Nicholas was disposed to abandon his faitnless campaign against the most peaceful province of his empire In February, 1901. the Russian council of state rejected a plan to make the Finnish forces an integral part of the Russian army, and the Films began to think that perhaps all their liberties were not to be treecherously taken away. But the process of Classification was merely retarded for brief space of time. In October, 1902, several or dinances were promulgated, aiming al the complete destruction of Finnish autonomy.
 The senate was placed under the con trol of the governor-general who, un- der the new conditions, exercises the virtual power of dismissal over all ad- ministrative officials, as well as over the judges of the law courts. To se- cure immunity for the Russian bureau cracy in their attack upon the liberties of the people, it was provided that no official, however humble. could De brought 10 trial without the consent Of his superior. Prior to this Russian had been made the official language, l and rigid censorship had resulted iD 1 the suppression of a number of Fin nish Journals.
 There are rearly three millions ofthe | t1dy people Of whom BopriAoT's as~ sassin was a type.
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