The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-19
WAR DURING WEEK.
NOTHING DOING OF LATE IN
MANCHURlA
Since the Retreat from Mukden Diff
cuIties for the Russians Have In
creased Worlds Eyes Conferred on
the FIeets-Czar's Troubles at Home.

successful campaign on land have in
creased rather than diminished. To
mobolize ana equip a force sufficiently
large to resist Oyama would be a labor
OF months. The best that Russia can
expect to do on land, apparently, Is to
maintain a long-drawn-out defensive
action with the constant risk of sus.
tanning greater losses and allowing
Nladivostok to fall into the hands Of
the enemy.
The fact that Russia declined to &C
cept this desperate situation as a lea
son for seeking peace can best be ac-
counted for in the light of the mobili-
cation of RojCStvensky's feet. A VIC
tory on land in the near future is i'm
possible. There vas still a chance to
win a victory at sea. 1t can hardly be
doubted that on the result Of this
naval engagement hung the Russian
governments decision rs to its future
course.
The Russian authorities felt it worth
while to win back all they have so far
lost by putting their last bit upon a
long shot" Thus by one lucky turn
by ROjestvensky's victory over Togo
the whole scale would be turned, and
the inaptitude, stupidity, corruption
and general dunderheadedness dis
played by the autOCratic government
would be all forgotten in the paeans
OF praise which would acclaim the
naval triumph. But war moves on
like a tragedy rather than like a game
OF dice. Foresight, training, attention
to details, patience are rewarded.
During the week the two wars Of the
Russian government dragged YEARLY
on. In Manchuria the bureaucracy
enjoyed a pleasant respite from the at
tentions of Marquis Oyama. A few
shots were exchanged between cavalry
outposts, which the general staff at
st. Petersburg converted into a vic
torious battle. What splendid prodi-
giles of lying that staff has performed
in its official reports during the present
war!
War at Home.
At home the war with the people
has been conducted with considerable
vigor on both sides. In Warsaw the
troops fired on a parade of Jews, kill
ing tour and wOundlng thirty-eight
Hundreds of people in Warsaw have
been knouted by Cossacks for passing
too near to the government buildings.
At LODI, Poland, thirty-eight were
killed and sixty wounded by the
troops.
At Batum, Kars and Erivan anar-
chy. In Georgia a revolt. In Armenia
the attempt made by Russian agents
10 incite the Mussulmans against the
Christians (non-orthodoxj has failed.
Both sects hate the Muscovites too
much to fall upon each other. For CEN
turtles the handspring of Russian do
nestle government has been divide
ct impera"-divide and conquer. The
Polish Catholics have been arrayed
against the Jews; the Russians against
the Baltic province Germans; he regu-
lars against the old orthodox; Ar
menians against MOhammedans; land.
lords against peasants; workmen
against students; priests against bish-
ops; bureaucrats against aristocrats.
But now the whole bad system is COM
ing to an end. The people Of all sects
sand races are coming to see thai their
true enemy is the autocracy.
Further events of the week are:
April Sat a Moscow conference of
the physicians from ill parts of the
empire to consider ways and means to
check the spread of cholera, it was
voted that the extreme poverty OF the
Russian people made a fertile field for
cholera and other diseases, that this
poverty could not be mltigated until
the war was stopped and the system of
government changed, and that, there
fore, a constituent assembly should at
once be chosen on the basis of free,
direct, universal, and secret suffrage.
April GA terrorist, disguised as a
Cossack colonel, was discovered with
in the palace Of the Car at Tsarskos
Seloe. Two bombs were concealed on
his person.
April S-The great annual review OF
the Horse Guards was held In st. 70
tersburg. For the first time in a cen
fury the Emperor was absent. He was
afraid Of assassination.
April Six thousand workmen
paraded in the city Of Smolensk bear
ing banners inscribed death to the
Gar assassin"
During the entire week he peasant
uprising in the south continued. Most
OF the landlords have fled from their
estates. and their chateaux have been
given over to I,illage and fame. AS