Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-25

INFORMED men in America on Russian
internal questions, gave his views of
lhe present conditions in St PETERS
burg.
According to him, the present conflict
IS industrial and not political. and has
no more immediate connection with the
i'HslSan political situation than the
ran River strike had with American
Ioiitical policies. Mr.. Baker thinks that
the present outbreak is premature I'M
'fheiy ana Ill advised. He thinks that
Dig revolution however, is pending.
ana is merely waiting for the signal to
break out, and that the present crisis
may ha"ten the outbreak. Mr.. Baker
'iihks that the time has passed when
the Car might have saved his throne
anu dynasty. lie predicts the downfall
vi the present dynasty, the procllma-
Ton OF constitution and the enlhrone-
nient of a member of a short-rrnninc
horse. Eugene. known as the Prince
tsernadotte. the second son of the King
OF Sweden, who, because of marriage
With his mothers serving woman, re-
nounced his rights to the Swedish
throne. In concluding a description OF
TIE whole Russian situation, Mr.. Baker
said:
''Desnotism is deleterious. dissolying
III itself; but sometimes the stable and
the manager in which the Savior is
born"
This crisis is merely an indust rial
affair."" said Mr.. Baker, 'but the polit-
zeal situation is honeycombed with
plots and counrerplots against the pres
ent Gar. Time was when he might
have saved himself; but that time has
passed.
THE Cars greatest enemies. today,
are his uncle the Grand Duke Nlad-
mir, ana the Cars own mother the
Empress Dowager.
"Cnly two lives are in line between the
Grand Duke Vladimir and the throne
should the Car be killed. For instance.
if that Shrlpnel from the Rourse fort. a
few days ago. reached its mark. These
two lives are the Emperor's son. less than
Il year old and the h.mpelor's invalid
In regard To thu Investigations being
maze of the shot which WAS fred from
tie Hou,Sr lnrt. Mr.. Baker SAYS h- would
advise IN. can TO investigate the in
Y : i.,..inr. GraGd Duke Vladimir is in
! chIrse of che Investigation:
No American can conceive said Mr..
down peasant class in Russia. In Amrri-
"a VT have legally 40 classes; but. never
tht!"sS. We have socially three Glasses
We have the manufacturing class the Ia
hui1nS class and the middle class. the
bone and SInew Of the country. In Russia
there is no middle class. The third class
in Russia is the church. which ever since
Byzantine times has zen the creates,
curse III The country. The church is the
a"lIve punitive ptlice force OF the land.
As example of this use Of the power
OF The church. Mr.. Baker cited several
clauses from the ca,echism Of the Russian
church.
Showing how difficult it is for the peas
AIT class to OPPOSE the s"ldiery. Mr.. Ba-
ker pointed out that every gun and weap-
on III Russia must h. licensed 50 that
the government may know who has ii.
Mr.. Baker sees hope for the peasants
Nhen the officers of the army sympathize
wh the the r snEHn fo r H. r thnES tHa
comes the troops Will turn out against
the sovereign.
is undermining the power OF the Gar is
orluiEi"n among officials, which an
American would call graft One inciden;
OF This was when th' ,lowaser ntt"d out
a train with Red Cross supplies. Want
ing To add something. size had one OF the
cans broken ~ en after il was started for
the front. ard discovered that the car con-
tanned nothing but wooden blocks 1t was
found that the whole train load, for which
m",iay had been paid for Red Ci1ss sup
rl's. contained nothing but wooden
Mir Hakcr told an interesting story Of
his sending to Russia copy OF the laws
Of MaSsAchG*e;t< winch were Stlzed 10y
t he Russian "oIioe as h"il@ the mos
damnable sndtious mater. Tho G"cumeu.
which Mr.. EaktI N'Et to Il professor in i
Russian university Was COY. Huse His
ina ugural address with explanatory eX-
corpts from the laws of the common
wealth. Accid"ntallk. this document 60:
in" the hands OF about 20 s;udcrts. The
| Russian police c"ntisc afod the document.
and the students were sentenced to NJ i$oA