The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
TOLSTOY BITTER
AGAINST WAR
IT'S CAUSE, HE CLAIMS, IS
"STUPID ROBBERY"
The Dissatisfied Temper of the Rus
sian Masses Europe and the Vel
low Peoples-The "Cry Of the Peo-
ple'' to Be Let Alone, as Voiced by
the Russian Apostle.
snecial Article bal london mines.

Special Article in London Times.
Prelude-Again war. Again suffer-
ing, necessary to nobody, utterlyrsun-
called for, again fraud, again the
universal stupefaction and brutaliza-
ton Of men.
Men who are separated from each
other by thousands of miles, hundreds
Of thousands Of 81: such men Con the
one hand-Buddhists whose law for
bids the killing, not only Of men, but
Of animals; on the other hand-Chris-
tians, protesting the law Of brother
hood and love) like wild beasts on
land and on sea are seeking out each
other, in order to kill, torture and
mutilate each other in the most cruel
way. What can this be? Is it a
dream or reality? Something is TAX
be; one longs to believe that 1t is a
dream and to awake from It.
But no, it is not dream, it is a
dreadful reality
The Russian car, the same man
who exhorted all the nations in the
cause Of peace, publicly announces
that, Notwithstanding all his efforts
to maintain the peace SO dear to his
heart (efforts which express them
selves in the selling Of other peoples
lands and In the strengthening of ar
mics for the defense Of these stolen
lands), he, owing to the attack of the
Japanese, commands that the same
shall be done to the Japanese as they
had commenced doing to the Rus
sians-i. e., that they should be
slaughtered; and in announcing this
call to murder he mentions God, ask
ing the divine blessing on the most
dreadful crime in the world. The
Japanese emperor has proclaimed the
same thing in relation to the Rus
slams.
This unfortunate, entangled young
man, recognized as the leader Of $780,
100000 of people, continually de
ceived and compelled to contradict
himself, confidently thanks and bless
es the troops whom he calls his own
for murder in defense of lands which
with yet less right he also calls his
own.
The Causes of the War.
Those stupidities, robberies, and
every kind Of abomination which were
accomplished in China and Korea by
immoral ambitious men now sitting
peacefully in their palaces and ex-
pecting new glory and new advantage
| and profit For other peoples land,
! to which the Russians have no right,
which has been criminally seized
from its legitimate owners, and which,
in reality. is not even necessary to the
lRussians--and also for certain dark
dealings by spectators, who In Korea
wished to gain money out Of other
peoples forests-many millions OF
money are spent. e., / great part
Of the labor Of the whole of the Rus
fsian people, while the future. genera
lions of this people are bound by
debts, it's best workmen are with.
drawn from labor, and scores OF
1 Thousands Of its SONS are mercilessly
i doomed to DEATH
Europe and the Yellow Peoples.
anese and Chinese, those yellow PEG,
pies toward whom benighted men are
now endeayoring to excite our hatred
Ito love them means not to kill then
for the purpose Of having the right O
Ipoisoning them with opium, as die