The San Francisco call., 1905-06-30
THE RUSSIAN CRISIS.

THE crew of warsp has ere this refused to fight order
punish cruel commander, but the seizure Of manofWar oy
the and the turning of guns against its government
happened until The OF the niaz
Sea and using its guns defy Russian Govern
by laying siege startled the world 1t fur
nshes explanation of the poor showing made by the shps o.
Roestvensy Those doubt affected by the same
Spirit Of mutny that said be rife the whole Black Sea meet
The sought official roenness OF Russia Graft
and greed intercept the funds intended for the equipment armies
ships The bad ammunition and starva-
ton and misery overcoming the demands of discipline
Russia has answered petition for better cond
ons with foggng and death In Poland Bessaraba and IN
Finland only cruelty and murder degradation and denial OF human
rights have been the response OF the 10 protest anu
petition however mild and respectful The liberties OF the Grand
Duchy of Finland destroyed violation OF solemn treaty
In Poland the language and religion Of the people have been treated
speak the the other IN secret mas
been punished with appalling severity The Jews OF Besaraba
have been denied rights elsewhere freely gives to
fourooted beasts The empire has been treated the private prop
has sny epresed Of conscience denied the rights OF
and judgment the people for the sake Of their
Such has been "oly Russia bonds of superstition
breaking The people observe that under OF socude Tor
toerabe Excepting the Cosac descendants of the scyt
the of the line and the have discovered that
they fighting Japan their country but for the Grand
Dukes, that their private property national territory be
extended % tb e millions Of Eastern Asia Man everywhere no
how soddn and sodd his condition. has in him the
spark of sentiment and feeling
the soul of the Russian Bndy badly led ignorany moved
haps they by what people, Jew Gentle student
uk sailor Pole and Finn, all the wide empire
revolt against cruelty and misery The Gar kisses the shin
bone of St Sean and listens ghost stories about Makaro
standing halo his sunken ship under the Of Peci
Bay pophesyng victory prays The Grand Dukes
their palaces while the of revolt rubies from the Gulf OF
Bothna to the Black Sea.
If Russia the of Government though bad its awful
plight would invoke the OF the world But it is
1t private procession, the personal
of the Grand Dukes They have msmanaged it. They have
scourged people the of making bricks without
They have demanded of their soldiers miracles of valor rotten
The burden has proved great
has ebeled Some apoogc observers
freedom of constitutional Government suited the
condition ignorance which the Russians waow But
apogsts WILL suppose admit that human beings deserve
Russians When the ntel
Russian professors and students joined with the
of the demand for something BETTER why
the auocay and popular TO the intelligent Rus
who demand it. with progressive pacpancy the Govern
held the reward of progressive intelligence? Why
replace fear military motive by genuine pa
triotsm among the people?
grim and awful spectacle Odessa under the guns of
warshp dead sailor killed for pro-
lying stark the dock 1t should the Procra
of the Holy Synod question the cruel and uneng policy that
he urged upon the Gar the of religion 1t should
absouis everywhere awaken the Of
instructive manhood, surviving misery and oppression
No grasp the full significance of But
the future when history written the world will be impressed
Japan fighting defensive se1fpresevation fought
danger deliver Russian people tyranny
hunger from superstition and misery from ignorance and despair
she will be held as the emancipation nations.
The revolution of I848 in which Germans shot down
the of Berlin the final of constitutional Gov
parliamentary institutions all of Continental
rope except and Turkey Oyama Nog Kurok Togo
and the Russian people revolt against
misery constitution and parliament them will
the credit and theirs will be the honor.