Arizona republican., 1904-09-27
Is Russia Facing a Revolution ?

 Some insist that while the difficulties of the government have given a strong impetus to the revolutionary move ment, the czar has nothing to fear in the form of an armed revolution-at least in the immediate future. Oth- CTS are of the opinion that when the war with Japan has reached such a critical stage that all of the military resources of the Russian empire are exerted against the armies of the mi kado, the moment will be seized for a general outbreak of the liberal ele- ments. Obviously. it is impossible for any body to give satisfactory informa- tion concerning the political situation in Russia, for most of the work of the avowed revolutionists is in secret.
 One of the most interesting state ments of the present status Is furnish Century. According to MT. Joubert, the forces of revolution in Russia are already organized-not all into one body, it is true, for here are socities of moderates and societies of extrem- ists. There are those who would pro- ceed by "constitutional" methods and and there are those who desire to re- sort to anarchy. Some demand merely a curtailment of the autocratic power of the czar, others still cry out for the overthrow of all existing institu- tions and the whole fabric of society. Then, again, there is a very large body of the population belonging to the mer- chant guilds, which for its safety dare not belong to any revolutionary socie- ty. but which. nevertheless. ardently desires revolution, and only awaits lead But all these varying shades of opinion, as represented by their num- erous leagues and societies. are con trolled by one executive committee and brought into the great revolutionary party in Russia.
 This revolutionary organization has branches all over the world, and is in- ternational in its character. says MT. Joubert. Included in it's membership are men of all ranks and of every de- gree. The professional element and the universities are very largely repre- sented. The majority of the Russian students at foreign universities are to be counted amongst the numbers of the revolutionary party. In Russia it. self the members are legion. They are to be found in every walk of Iife-of- flcers and men of the army and navy. 0f Fa1e oF +t,a
 sor's office. who draw a meager pit tance from the czar's coffers. They are to be found in the palaces of the czar himself and amongst his advisers, too. Men with great names in Russia will be found amongst the leaders of the revolution-men of science, doctors and chemists. and students 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 czar and the popes Of the orthodox church; but they will take them from anybody else when their minds are in famed.
 The revolutionary party has it's hand upon the army. and therein lies the es- sence of success, is another of MT. Joubert's startling statements There are soldiers in Manchuria at this mo- ment who are pledged to make no Jap anese widows. It is astonishing how badly the Russian naval gunner lays his gun. I have lately seen two let ters, written by soldiers at the front, which go far to account for the total ! lack of success of the Russian arms, | says MT. Joubert by way of prcof. | One speaks of men voluntarily surren- rendering to the Japanese, so that they | may not be called upon to fight for the czar. The other tells a tale Of a sud- den retreat on the part of a company | of Russian soldiers at the moment when victory was in their grasp, and
 of the officer in command, unable to stop the stampede of his men, blowing out his brains.
 The revolutionary party in Russia, it | appears, is ruled by an executive com mittee of twelve men. The head of the | committee is doctor who, to this day,
 holds a prominent post at one of the universities. He is a very taciturn man of great abilities and power. but he seldom speaks. Other members of the committee are professors of univer- sities in Germany, near the Russian border. There are no appointed times or places for the meetings of the com mittee. circumstances alone ruling the frequency and locality of their deliber- ations. In the hand of the executive committee rest the lives of the minis