The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
Indications of Surprising Spread
= of Revolutionary Sentiment
= Among All Glasses.
BODIES OF MALCONTENTS
Spirit of Discomfort Manifesting
Itself in Hitherto Peaceful
Rural Districts.
LITERARY PROPAGANDA
Circumstances Might Cause Arts
tocrats and Peasants to Rise
Against Cars Beauracracy.


ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 2O.-War with
Japan means greater danger to Russia than
the outside world knows. Any serious set
hack for Russia is almost certain TO be
followed by an outbreak OF the revolution
airy spirit that has been brewed by the long,
silent struggle between the masses in Rus
STA and the semi-barbarian troops the Car
imports to keep them down. Many close
observers assert that Russia is absolutely
incapable OF undertaking a trial of strength
with a formidable enemy. Whether things
are as bad as this or not, it is certain the
growth of the revolutionary movement has
become a serious embarrassment to the
Car and his government. and that Russia
is a far less dangerous foe to meet than
she would be II her people were cOntented
and patriotic
Discomfort is just as prevalent among
the aristOcracy of Russia as in the lower
classes. Russia is governed by the Car
nominally, but in fact by his bureaucracy,
Of which he is the slave. This bureau
cracy is composed largely of the most cor
rupt class of the population. It's servants.
the minor Russian officials. are almost
without exception petty tyrants, enemies
o. education and culture, and often black
mailers on a large scale. Russian aristo-
Gratis despise their own country's police
system. and the intellectual middle classes
of Russia share these feelings. They travel
abroad and learn to appreciate the greater
degree of freedom enjoyed by other Eu-
ropean countries They read in foreign
newspapers the truth about the actual con-
dition of affairs in their own country, and
when abroad purchase all kinds of political
books. which strictly prohibited in
Russia. There are many booksellers in
Berlin, Vienna and other cities frequented
by Russians whose profits come almost
entirely from the sale of books prohibited
in Russia. On returning to their own
country they swell the ranks of the politi-
cal malcontents. either active or passive,
and contribute in some degree to the steady
growth of the revolutionary movement.
Coming down in the social scale to the
lower middle classes and the intelligent
workers in the towns there can be no
doubt that these classes are saturated
with revolutionary doctrines. There are
four important revolutionary organizations
in Russia. all of which are working for a
common end. but differ regarding the
means of attaining the realization of that
end. These are the Russian Social Demo-
cratic party. the Russian Social Revolu-
tionary party the Russian Jewish Revolu-
tionary party and the Russian Students
Revolutionary League.
THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS.
The Russian Social Democratic party aims
at the abolition of despotic government, the
introduction of parliamentary methods, and
the substitution of a national militia on the
model of the Swiss system in place of the
immense standing army now maintained,
and at the introduction Of many far-reach-
ing political and administrative reforms too
numerous TO specify in detail. All this il
seeks to achieve by strictly peaceful and
constitutional methods. and il condemns at
tempts to assassinate the Car or prominent
members of the despotic Russian govern
ment as useless and harmful
The Social Democratic party carries on an
active propaganda throughout the Cars
dominions in favor OF its political and social
programme. The leaders of the party are
nearly all political exiles. who conduct it's
affairs from safe foreign refuge in Zurich
where the long of the Russian secret
service police cannOt reach them The ex-
ecutive council of the party meets regularly
at Zurich. Stuttgart, Brussels and other
conference is also held in some hospitable
capital where conditions of political free
dom prevail.
The party possesses printing works at Zu-
rich. Stuttgart and several towns in Aus
tria, near the Russian frontier. where revo-
lutionary manfestoes, proclamations PAM
phlets, leaflets, books and newspapers are
issued in millions of numbers. The circua-
ton OF all OF them Is prohibited In Russia
under severe penalties. but the Social Dem
ocratic party has organized n marvellous
OF smuggling its literature
the Russian frontier, and of distributing IL
throughout Russia after IL has passed the
vigilance of the officials on the border. The
precise methods by which this apparently
impossible task is accomplished remain. of
course. the secret OF the leaders, but il is
known that a brigade OF Russian Social
Democrats Is permanently employed on the
dangerous mission OF conveying seditious
books and pamphlets into Russia. Now
and then one Is caught and banished to ST.
IBERIA, but another self-sacrificing member
of the party steps into his place, and the
circulation OF revolutionary literature goes
on merrily.
Some idea of the magnitude of the propa-
ganda campaign conducted by this party
may be gathered from the statistics Of its
literary activity during 1903. In the course
OF the last twelve months more than 100 600.
600 leaflets, each consisting Of one sheet:
100000 four-page pamphlets; 100000 rev.
dictionary newspapers, and 100000 political
tracts and books were printed abroad
Struggled into Russia and circulated among
the Cars subjects, from Archangel 10
Tifis and from Warsaw TO Vladivostok.
THE PARTY OF BLOOD.
The Russian Social Revolutionary party
strives for a realization of a similar pro-
gramme, but il is in favor of violent and
sanguinary methods, holding that the end
tustifies the means. Under present cOndi-
tons the Social Revolutionary party advo-
Gates the assassination Of the Car. of all
his ministers. and OF the principal admins
trative officials throughout the empire. be-
lieving that terrorism is the best way to
force the pOssessOrs Of governmental power
10 use II wisely and mercifully toward the
politically disinherited masses OF the nation.
The party hopes 10 organize a colossal
rebellion that Will overthrow the despotiC
monarchy by the sheer weight of over
Whelming numbers, and establish n demo-
cratic form OF government ba sed on popu-
lar representation. All the political muir
ders and attempts at assassination which
have been committed within the last few
years have been perpetrnted by emisSa ries
OF the Social Revolutionary marty who
were specially commissioned by the execu-
tive committee 20 execute" Russian states
men conspicuous for their active hostility
10 progressive political movements. Two OF
three cabinet ministers and some provincial
governors have fallen victims TO the bull.
let's OF the party emissari.s. who also have
made several unsuccessful attempts To as
sassinate the Car by means OF bombs
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