Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-05-16

burst forth at any moment AND HURL 1T OFF THE
~ FACE OF THE PLANET The occasional ASSASSINATION
of a has lent color to this assumption, but
really proves nothing That there explosive forces existence
Russia enough everything that has happened of late
points conclusion that they poweress accomplish
ANY GREAT RESULT against the epressve strength Of the
government.
There is undoubtedly great and widespread discomfort the pres
ent moment pervad extent hitherto unknown
1t the direct of the Not only the universally
unpopular, BUT 1T HAS OPENED THE EYES OF ALL
CLASSES the incompetence of their rulers and has probably IN
ignorant with contempt for the strength and resources
of the government revolutionary element has doubtless seized
this promising opportunity to name popular feeling and inspire
demonstrations" of strikers But between this state feeling AND
REVOLUTION there all the difference in the world For
revolution the people have organization leaders
and certain amount and the Russian people 90 not seem to
possess at present any of these essentials.
AS LONG AS THIS BE PoWERLEss AGAINST
WHICH MODERN CIVILIZATION HAS PLACED AT THE DsPosAL
OF eovERNMENTsAT ANY RATE so LONG AS THE DEsPoTsM
KNOWS OWN MIND AND is READY TO ACT ON IT.
Not only machinery but the driving of asrevoution
seems to be wanting Russia the the Russian people
inert, doce ignorant AND BOUND TO TIE CAR and his
government by sort of pacha reverence Except here and
there among the work people of the few enters the demo
which have inspired revolutions in western Europe have
hold and foreign the NATURE of the people The
theory preposterous under such Small
bands of conprators nis anarchists whatever they
called and then succeed OF the heads
the government HYDRA paace revolution may depose ncom
peten cza but of such POPULAR upheava required to
the existing government and its place another rest
suag of the people there be only the remoe
prospect may be wrong but chance of ANY
TON except through the agency of the army AND
ARMY MADE REVOLUTIONS DO NOT GENERALLY
MAKE FOR LIBERTY.
The most contradictory of the character and
disposition present side he represented
we'll BUT WEAK man. led this way and that by his
folk his priests his uncles the other self wled
and opnonad busybody who insists taking his course in
la of defiance of the opinion of his wsest and best in
formed At time hear of him PANIC STRICKEN
his palace and suffering from bad attack of NERVES. at the next
his wstng popular air councils of state while giving orders
|of the "DO NOT HESITATE TO SHOOT type
When the St. Petersburg strikers desired present him with
his only wise would have been issue sympathetic
proclamation and offer dputaion Had he done this he
would have been justified warning the people that he COULD
NOT allow mob of him the palace The
last thing that he ought have done to conceal himself and
leave the police and the soldiers give his Whether he
prompted this by cowardice OR BY SUEN PRIDE
and nsoence really little His duty face his people
and all responsibility openly He has shown the char
acter in regard % the
HAD HE RETAkEN HIMSELF MANcHuRIA INSTEAD OF RE-
NAMING AT >HoME AND BLESSING THE TROOPS WHO WERE
GOING THERE HE WOULD HAVE STOOD HIGHER TODAY.
By his conduct throughout troubles the last twelve months
Nicholas IL has violated the national tradition centered in the
be that he has thereby done something break down the
RELIGIOUS AWE with which the of the people have always
regarded their sovereign believer
the divine rights and attributes of kings To this
have brought Russia NEARER the day of emanpa
ton from the rule of irresponsible There is evidently
la liberal party in Russia quite apart revolutionary
cete and its numbers and authority seem to be growing
IF THE GEAR is SUCH wEAKLNe AS SOME REPRESENT
HIM HE MAY YET YIELD SOMETHING TO THE EVIDENCE OF MA
ToNAL Discomfort AROUND
THAT WAY MAY EVIL BUT, JUDGING BY
PRESENT SIGNS GRADUAL.
Mans Life Should Last