The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-08
THE czAR,s IRON HEEL.
State Of Siege Proclaimed During La
Dor Dav Festivities

State OF Siege Proclaimed During La
Dor Day Festivities.
Labor. day is celebrated even in auto
cratic Russia, and to provide against
possible disturbances in Poland The gov
crnor general of Warsaw proclaimed a
state OF Siege, lasting several days.
And from what / know of Warsaw
and the Russian methods of maintaining
order in that somewhat turbulent city, /
have not the faintest doubt that the
terly and scientific demonstration of how
an armed and organized few can oomi-
nate an Unerganized and weaponless
many.
Da not be shocked. kind and gentle
reader. at the news OF this hloOdshed
and the prospect OF further killing. IT
Is not matter that distresses Russia
over much. for human life is en- un-
considered trifle in the land of the car
You must remember that Russia is not
civilized country. The Russian aristo-
Gratis. the most polished and charming
people in the world. would be the last
west is west and never the twain shall
meet" is the dictum of Rudyard Kip
ing. And Mr.. kipling's argument can be
perfectly understood when one recoiiects
that 100000 square miles of Russian
territory stands as a barrier between
the two.
For the Russians. Russiasis Russia
an empire apart from all the rest of the
and 10 the west the Europeans The
Russians are of neither. nor have they
any desire TO be. They have. in fact,
the greatest contempt for both.
AS a result you have a land-a vast.
land-of startling contrast, Of which
startling events are only the natural out
come.
You have a rude and hardy people with
about the same amount OF education as
the SaXOnS had in the days OF the old
hundreds and living in much he same
way: and these rude and nardy barbara
ans are governed by the most astute and
the most highly trained politicians, sol
diers and scientists in the world. You
have all the mechanical ingenuity of
America applied to the suppression of
human beasts.
When l was in Moscow, the students,
seiziug the opportunity afforded by the
general unrest brought about by the war,
made some exceedingly ugly dcmOnstra
lions, and for few hours the ASPECT of
things was grave.
1t might be thought that a student IS
a fairly tuOred being. but. as a matter
Of fact if you let the Russian student
loose, and made no effort TO restrain
him, he would butcher the governor the
university authorities and any people or
rank he might find and the populace.
following his noble example. would
butcher the merchants and loot their
shops
In short in the twinkIing of an eve
you would have an uprising of the masses
on far Vaster scale and infinitely more
bloody than that of the French revOlu-
ton.
SO in the interests OF law and order
the Moscow student was Immediately
suppressed in the following simple man
ner:
The Cossacks. who resemble the Irish
In not caring brass button whom they
tight, as long as they fight some one,
were let loose on MOSCOW But before
they were lOosed the authorities took
from them theiE- arms replacing their
weapons by short, thick-handled whips.
| with long, leathern thongs loaded with
cruel biting little bits Of lead.
BY envelOping tactics they rounded up
the students much as the Texan cowboys
round up herd of cattle and with their
loaded lashes they flogged them into the
! street which leads 10 the famous riding
school.
The doors of this gigantic building were
opened wide, and the students fiogged
1 through them. Then the doors were closed
J and armed men were posted without.
/ There for two days the just and the un-
| just-for old men and girls and small boys
| were flogged into that riding school with
! the students-were imprisoned In InnrkS
I gloom together. On the evening of the
| second day the doors were opened and :
1 sadder and wiser corps OF students were
/ allowed to reioin ehastened populace
| Possibly the methods of the author
( files were brutal but at least they saved
] Moscow from an unthinkable shambles
/ In Poland. should there be trouble, the
measure staken TO suppress II will PROB
! ably be more ruthless. for the Poles arr
a subject people. kept under by force o.
| arms.
The most fervid patriots in Poland ar
| the students who don Workmens clothes
/ and Labor with their hands in factories Z
| preach the gospel Of freedom 10 the men
| BuJ nothing comes and nothing cal
I come for a very long time. indeed. of al
this rebellious spirit. for the Russian gov
! eminent with q cunning that is almos
| deviHsh. has rendered it ho9elessiy i'm
To begin with. they have removed al
! the men Of Poland now serving under tn
Russian flag down to Manehuria. Russian
reverslsts have been called NJ TO tax
! their places.
that no people can rise without leader
any more than armies can fight withou
generals. take rood care that any ma
marked al a leader. or IS possible lead
err Immediately disappears.
He is taken out OF his bed very quleti
in the miGdle of the night and II he
considered to be more than usually dan
eerous man. he is banged SWIFTLY an
silently precisely at the hour of dawn
This. of course. does not happen {
many; Punishment is generally the pun
ishment for urging Poland for tn
Poles" -.
( trrbances have occurred IN such and sue
( town, and that troons have been dis
/ patched tEere. One awaits development
with an anxious interest. but no develop
! ments come.
The Russian method Of government e
! fectively prevents than. So cosmopolita
1 and theoretical lovers Of freedom VIII say
/ Themselves q vast amount of disappQinl
ment II they set aside all hopes of sue
cessful uprising in Poland during IN
! present war.
. The time is not ripe for such an even
/ and the four great national societie
know II perfectly well. indeed they h2t
even gone so far as. to issue memorana
TO the Poles, advising them TO renal
merely massive rcsisters-
AS a guarantee. too, Of their good fat
IN this matter they have organized ar
equipped bv public subscription numb.
OF Polish field hospitals and sent them
the east. n.akirg only the stipulation TN
they shall be employed for the good
Polish soldiers.
The Russian government accepted II
gift OF these hospitals. but at the san
time made a characteristic reservation
/ All the doctors. said the aut0erats At ;
Petersburg -ho we7t with ttte Polls
hospitals must be Jexs. And Jews the
are. --IsondCn Mail.