The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-27

The situation in Russia is full of
danger to the peace of Europe. Cor
rupt, military despotism has at last
driven the working people into revolt.
AS long as nihilism was in the hands
of the educated classes it gave no Sc
rious trouble to the authorities, for it
gained no hold of the working people.
The new organization which began in
the strikes of IS96-1S97, and has now
eliminated in the general uprising of
the workers in the great cities. her
aids a socialistic movement, and be
fore many days are past its import
ance will be shown by a movement in
Poland
The Russian officials in the Polish
provinces are incompetent and cor
rupt. The Poles are excluded from
all official posts. THE Russian Off
Gals are educated. stupid, ill
hammered, callous, lazy and discourte-
Gus" These are the words of Prince
Imeretinsky, who confdentially re-
ported to his imperial master on the
condition of the Russian provinces of
Poland The Poles are a half-conquer-
ed people. They are the
Most Strenuous Enemies
of the Russian empire in general
and of the Russian officials in par
ticuiar. A revolutionary movement
has been brewing in Poland for the
last eight years, and the passion of
Polish nationality is even more in
fanSa fl,ap Of FINLAND
The Poles are clever revolution
lists. Thousands of exciting pamph
let's have been circulated through the
masses of the working people. The
factory workers have little else to
read than revolutionary literature, for
the government starves their minds
in obedience to Pobiedonostseff' pan
acea Of keeping the people ignorant
and seething them IN superstition.
After a hundred years of Russian
dominate the hatred Of Poland is
greater than ever. Although there
has been no instruction for 40 years,
the Poles are still striving for their
independence, and T. Polish insurrec-
ton today would be more unanimous
ly supported by the Polish people
than in 1863. The people, moreover,
are better educated. for the insur-
rection of 1868 collapsed largely
through the ignorance of the people.
The state Of anti-Russian feeling in
Poland is more menacing than in Fin
land.
The alien question, which threatens
to become the battle ground of Eng
1ish politics in the next session of
parliament, is closely affected by the
outbreak of revolution i'll Russia. The
Jewish in habitants of the l6 prov
inces of the Pale are the most intelli-
gent and itellectual Of the many races
under the sway of the Romanoff. The
persecution of the Jew in Russia and
his limitation to certain provices and
districts is rather
Tribute to Jewish Ability,
enterprise and temperance than a
punishment for erroneous theology or
original sin. The cleverness of the
Jews as a race is conspicuous in their
children.
The Russian system of stunning
the mind of the Jewish children has
had the natural effect of turning Jew
ish intellect into undesirable chan
nels. Hence the majority of the lead
ers of revolutionary movements are
of Hebrew origin. My authorities for
making this statement are NJ. Cory
mekine, who was minister of the in
terror 10 years ago, and NJ. Plehve,
who made the same statement to me
shortly before his death. No revolu-
tion and no constitutional change can