The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-01
REVOLUTION NIGH
IN CzAR'S EMPIRE
Russia IS Said to Be Hooav.
combed Now With Radi.
Cal Societies.
NO MANS SAFE
Many of Those Now in the Arm
the Front Would 81 Glad Of
Opportunity to Use the Army
to Secure Freedom.

Nineteenth Century: Today -,
forces of revolution in Russia ara o AZ
ganlzed-not all into one BODY It u =.
true, Tor there are societies OF nodor ;
ates and societies of extremists TSpsa
are those who would proceed bv t,els
stitutional" methods and there WI
those who desire to resort To anor ae
Some demand merely a curtailn1ant' .;
the autocratic power of the car ~
ers still cry out for the Overthrow. 'n,
all existing institutions and the vhoIh
fabric of society. "'
Then. again, there is a large BODY .,
the population belonging to the ~ VI
chant guilds, which for its 81 fpty a.
not belong to any REVOLUTIONARY : =
ciety, but which nevertheless dasin..
revolution and only awaits a load TS'
all these varying shades of opinion - /
represented by their numerous las nr q
n societies are controlled by ono sS
ecGtlve committee and brought into ths
great revolutionary party in Russia
rms revolutionary organization has
branches all over the world and is in' |
ternational III its character. lnclndas
in it's membership are men Of ali rants /
II of every degree. The prolesslnnaI
element and the universities are laron
ly represented. The majority nf tha /
Russian students ut foreign univer.i, /
ties are to be counted among the nun. /
bers OF ne revolutionary party. /
In All Watks of Life.
In Russia itself the members are Ia. /
glon. Ihey are to be found in every I
walk of life-ofncers and men Of ths 4
army and navy, officials of the Gus. /
toms, police, or censor's office, Who (
draw a meaSer pittance from the czaTs (
Golfers. They are to be found in ina /
palace of the car himself and among ]
the advisers. too. Men with great |
James in Russia WIFI be found among !
the leaders of the reVolution-mep Of
science, doctors and chemists, and sin.
tents without number. As for ,hs
peasants. they are waiting to do what |
they are told, as they have 1Ivays
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 inlamed.
The revolutionary party has its hand
upon the army, and therein lies the es-
sence of success. There are soldiers in
Manchuria at this moment who arc
pledged to make no japanese widows.
1t is astonishing how badly the Rus
sian naval gunner lays his gun. | have
lately seen " letters, written by SOL
NiEiS at. III pLlL, WHICH go lar 10 &C.
for the total lack OF success Of
h 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 homer when victory was in
their grasp II of the officer in COM
mand, unable to stop the stampede OF
his men, blowing out his rains
Twelve Men Rule Empire.
The revolutionary party in Russia Is
ruled by an executive committee Of
twelve men. The head OF the commit
tee is a doctor, who, to this day, holds a
prominent post at II of the uniPer-
sites. He is a very taciturn mar OF
great abilities and brain power. but he
seldom speaks. Other members Of the
committee are professors Of universities
in Germany. near the Russian border.
There are 10 appointed lines 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 evolutionary
organization complete in detail under
the executive committee. Thus all The
elements of revolution are to hand and
organized.
Gar 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-
sination Of NJ. Won Plehve 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 it o the cars ia
Bile? The secret police car avail moth
ing against the dreaded committee.
Thus throughout all Russia the revo-
lutionists are awaiting the signal from
the executive committee to strike. me
opportunity is not far TO seek. The
pressure on an already overstrailed
nation caused by a devastating war,
the misery entaiied: 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 vents Restlessness
is manifesting itself in many centers;
premature riots, organized by ire
sponsibie, hot-headed students, break
out and are suppressed by the Cos
sacks. But the great revolutsonaTy
party in Russia Is waiting the Nofn
from the exacifiyp committed I