Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-01

to be considered a part of the business
world. Aside from the mere fact OF pos
session Is the great saving that can be
accomplished In unnecessary expense for
MANS Tor meeting purposes. which at best
are not adapted for the purpose used
Let all unions affiliated with the Cen
trai Labor Union give the central body their
'iiui'iaed support in this project"
Inc labor educational syndicate is pro-
muisating some OF. the recent utterances OF
Hynan M WelitZkin, former Russian
teacher, now resident OF Milwaukee. Here
IS WeIltZkin'S latest statement:
Petitions will never obtain a constitu-
ton for Russia. 1t will require a bloody
uprising. more horrible by far than the
French revolution. to secure to the Russian
peasantry the reforms for which they ask
Iemstvos and workmen may petition In
vain; they will never bring about the re-
forms in that way.
Y ears of training along secular lines has
made Russia what she is, said he. ''Of all
OF the Russian people only between , and
10 per cent are given the privileges of edu-
cation. Those that are able to obtain
schooling are taught in schools under re
ligious management They are instructed
that the car is the head of all power and
can do no wrong.
I'm addition to this 80 per cent of the
people are drunkards while ~ per cent
more are moderate drinkers. Under the re-
strictions of the government the common
people are allowed to gather together TO
discuss their condition in but two places.
the synagogue and the saloon. AT the
former only religious services are allowed
AT the latter, naturally. they take to drink
ing. Vodka is the common beverage. and
its results are far reaching.
The working classes have but one end in
life. the support of the aristocracy. The
aristocrats occupy government positions.
offices in the army and live on the fat Of
the land If these concessions which the
people demand were to be granted il would
mean that the whole foundation of the
government would be affected. The car
cannot allow them a constitution. His
mobiles Will not permit such a thing If the
people ever succeed in their demands it will
be only after seas of blood have been shed
and the whole land devastated by a fright
ful uprising"
II do not believe that the working peo-
pie will be given an opportunity to present
their petition, said Herman SchlomovitZ,
43S 4th street Il do not believe they will
be given an opportunity even to gather for
that end. The aristocratic classes will not
permit it, and they are Ia a position to pre-
vent it. If the petition is presented to the
car in some manner other than by public
meeting l do not believe that he will take
action on it. The aristocratc classes Will
again interfere. revolution. and a thor
ough one, is the only way In which they
will achieve their object"
The largest central body of building
trades unions ever organized in New York,
the Associated Building Trades has ef-
fected a permanent organization Ii con-
tains thirty-three unions directly engaged
of 1900 and is much
stronger body than even the old board of
building trades. Arbitration OF all diff
culties is provided for under the constitu-
ton, which states that strikes will be a
last resort.