The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
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: sIrFCIuRE on RUSSIA
EAeu.s.Do1nair, and Its Religious
Trials the Basis for DR..
MacArshur's Discourse.

MacArshur's Discourse.
Fol an hour and thee quarters DR.
Robert Stuart Macarthur held thu
closest attention OF hisaarge audience
Ia the city hall Wednesday evening
when lie appeared as n Of the at
fractions on the lecture and concert
course Before beginning his lecture
DR.. Macarthur expressed his appre'
citation OF being invited to become
enc OF the entertainers on the course,
and 1T is evident that he expected te
have to eat aud sleep In quarters
that were in sympathy with the al.
legged wild and woolly west, for the
excellent hotel facilities found by him
were such a surprise that he could
rot refrain from remarking upon
them.
To give the people some idea OF
the size OF Russia the speaker made
1 number of comparisons, giving
Siberia first, the area Of which is
generally unknown by the public.
Siberia embraces more than one-half
q the Russian empire. and has an
area ID round figures Of 5000 00
square miles; Its area is more than
oDe-haIfs times as large as the United
States, exclusive OF Alaska; Siberia
b so large that you put all Of the
United States, including Alaksa,
into Its area and then have 1.40O, 600
square miles uncovered. Russia, as a
whole, has an area OF 9, OOO, 900 square
miles, and the empire embraces one-
sixth of the land surface Of the
earth.
Referring to the population Of Rus
sia. Or. Macarthur said: Amer
lea is the most rapidly regulating
country on the globe, and with Ger
tain classes OF immlgrants it is popu-
Iating too fast. The tine has come
when America must say to all the
world: You shall no longer be per-
mitted to empty your poor houses
and prisons by dumping your pau
pers, anarchists and other criminals
on American soil?s's', which senti-
nent was loudly applauded. "But
With all our rapid growth said DR..
Macarthur. I'VE cannot claim more
shan a population of So 200, COO. Rus
slas has at this moment a population
OF at least l4O, ,OOO.''
Ur. Macarthur touched interest
fngly upon some Of the features that
brought about the war between Rus
ria and Japan, relating to the treaty
between Japan AMI China, and the
after demand of Russia for japan to
ssivesnp ali the fruits Of victory over
China. this treaty beiEg completed
n April, 1896. This demand Of Rus
Isiashe said was the greatest reason
for the late conflict between Japan
ana Russia, and in which Japan had
BEEN riRhted before the world. The
last part Of the lecture was devoted
to touching the hilltops Of Russian
history. III which the speaker re-
viewed brilliantly and with preci-
sion tile important epochs Of that
country, dating back 200 wears be
fpre the birth OF Christ. Or. Mac
Arthur gave graphic description Of
hhe Introduction or Christianity into
r sssia BY Vladimer tile Great, and
Il wassone of the most interesting
parts Of the lecture. he reviewed
the lives Of the greater leaders OF
Russia and depicted yiyidly the
horrors that attacted to the reigns
Utmost Of her czars The lecture
closen with q detailed description OF
the assassination Of Alexander III,
thesCzar liberator of Russia. whom
the speaker placed In the niche Of
fame with Abraham Lincoln abo u
him, s apostles and martyrs Of IL
berty.