The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-12-02
REVOLUTION NIGH
IN CzAR'S EMPIRE
Russia Is Said to Be Honey.
combed Now With Radi-
cal Societies.
NO MAN'sFREEDoM's SAFE
Many of Those Now in the Army a,
the Front Would Be Glad Of an
Opportunity to Use the Army
to Secure Freedom.

Nineteenth Century: Today the
forces of revolution in Russia are Or
gaaized-not all INTO one body, it is
true. for there are societies of moder-
ates and societies of extremists. There
are those who would proceed by Con
stitutional' methods and there are
those who desire to resort to anarchy.
some deman merely n curtailment OF
the autocratic power of The ear, 9TH
ers still cry out for the overthrow OF
all existing institutions and the whole
fabric OF society.
Then, again, there is a large body OF
the population belonging to the mer-
chant guilds. which for its safety dare
not belong to II revolutionary So
ciety. but which nevertheless desires
revolution and only awaits a lead. But
all these varying shades of opinion as
represented by their numerous leagues
and societies are controlled by one cx-
ecutlNe committee M brought into the
great revolutionary party In Russia.
rms revolutionary organization has
branches al! over the world and is in
ternational in its character. Included
in its membership are men OF all ranks
and of every degree. The professional
element and the universities are large
y represented. The majority of the
RUSSIAN students at foreign UNIVERSE
80 "de - y counted among the num-
pers OF the revolutionary party.
In All Walks of Life.
In Russia itself the mbe are le-
gion. They are to be found in every
walk OF life-ofticers and men of the
army and navy, officials of the Gus
toms. police, or censor's office. who
draw a meaSer p%ittance from the cars
Golfers. They are to be found in the
palace of the ear himself and among
the advisers. too. Men with great
names in Russia Will be found among
me leaders of the revolution-men OF
science, doctors and chemists, and stu
dents without number. As for the
peasants, they are waiting to do what
they are told, as they have always
done. At present they are taking their
orders from the ear and the popes of
the orthodox church., but they viii take
them from anybody else when their
minds are inflamed.
The revolutionary party has Its hand
upon the army. and therein lies the es-
sence Of success. There are soldiers in
pledged to make no Japanese widows.
1t is astonishing how badly the Rus
sian naval gunner lays his gun. l have
lately seen two letters, written by SOL
dlers at the front. which go far to &C
count for the total lack OF success OF
the Russian arms. One speaks. OF men
voluntarily ~surrendering to the Japa-
nese. so that they may not be called
upon to tight for the car. The other
tells a tale of sudden retreat on tho
part of a company of Russian soldiers
al the momen when victory was in
their grasp and of the officer I'm COM
mand. unable to stop the stampede OF
his men, blowing out his brains.
Twelve Men Rule Empire.
The revolutionary party in Russia ia
ruled by an executive committee of
twelve men. The head OF the commit
tee is n doctor, who, to this day. holds a
prominent post at one of the univer-
stiles. He is n very taciturn man 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 no appointed times or places
FOR the meetings of the committee, cir
cumstances alone ruling the frequency
and locality of their deliberations. In
the hands of he executive committee
rest the lives of the ministers and gov
ernors of the empire.
The removal of NJ. o Plehwe was
due to their deliberations. Each gov
eminent in Russia has It's evolutionary
organization complete in detail unde.
the executive committee. Thus all the
elements of revolution are to hand and
organized.
Car Gets Secret Letter.
Some idea Of the influence OF the rev.
%olutionary 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 on the cars ia
BILE? The secret police can avail moth
ing against the dreaded committee.
Thus throughout all Russia the revo-
lutionists are awaiting the signal from
the executive committee to strike. The
opportunity is not far to seek. The
pressure on an already overstrained
nation caused by a devastating war.
the misery entailed; 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 a%bundantly
proved by recent events. Restlessness
is mnnifesting itself in many centers:
premature riots, organized. by ire
sponsible, hot-headed students. break
out and are suppressed by the Cos
sacks. But the great revolutionary
party in Russia is waiting the word
from the executive committee.
TIE Value of Saying "No."
Philadelphia Public Ledger: NO"
Is characterized as "a monosyllable the
easiest learned by a child, but the most
difficult to practice by the man."
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