The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-24
RUsslA's IMPeNDiNo STORM.

The storm so loa & impending In au-
tooratic Russia has b,olJou at last. It's
arst red dash of fury stained the pure
snow before the imperial palace with
the blood OF the 0rst martyrs Of the
revolution. The long suffering pens
antry Of Russia has made a final APP
peal to the well iatehding but inde-
cisivc Nicholas AID received in -etur
yolay f.om his bureau-ruled soldiers.
Russia IS aAame with revolution and
the calm succeeding Sundays first
blast Is like that wh!lh follows the.
first cust OF. wind before the oncon-
ing tempest
The clash on Sunday was not an or
binary conflict between rioting strik-
e-s ana troops. 1t is the cu'minatioa
Of demands reaching back through the
@,o preoei,ng resens. This conflict
ygae r.ot one between nitilists and an.
archisls and the government troops.
1t was the result OF a determined de-
mand for representative government
not ny the simple peasant-y alone Int
by the mldile classes just below tho
aristocracy
The people did net ignore the czar.
but appealed to him for protection
against tho aristocracy and promlset
unninching loyalty in return for con
csding to them representation in the
councils OF the empire. in return he
permitted. Il he did no; directly order
voileys from The soidiery. Now
rivers Of blood now between him and
the loyalty OF bureau-rlddcn peop'e
The army is the chics reliance OF
The autocracy and the aristocacy
Their long training and discipline and
removal from the people leads to the
heliei that a MAJORITY Of The regiments
viii obey orde,s. FOR 70 do less means
courtmartiai aad death But tire rank
and nlc oi the army is composed Of
peasants ard middle c.lss men AMI
the refusal os the Moscow regiments
10 fire on the crowds ,ray be taken as
cmlaous. Got only that, but the shots
from ,hc omperor's crack artillery
regiment that struck the Imperial pal-
ace narrowly nYss:ng ti'e imperial
family. SHOWS strong feeling the-e
II is really one Of me strang ironies
Of fate that the man that summoaed
me Hague peace cong shcn.d. ara
the iek ON its roe lrds was dry find
himself ON one side of gae most are-
mend0us war nf modem times and IN
The midst q on awful reign Of terroe
al homo
Had he possessed the foresight OF
his antagonist. the mikado, and grant
ed 10 nls people ihe right OF reprcsen
tauye government when -e could have
done so perhaps his present woe.
might not have overtaken aim
But 81 the plight Of this MID yoma
man is pitiahle the wees of his Gown
trodden plain people are unendurab' e
BY falling TO hear their cry he has
wantonly shed their blood and, whethe
he VIII or n Omust answer Tor ite
ono of tho most powerful elements
in the present crisis IS that the reyo
mtiorists are led by priest of tn
Greek church. Father Gopon. Tn.
Russian peasants aid the niddh
classes are firmly hound to the churcl
and particularly to their adored leader
Father Gopon. n strong man and on
Of their own number Ills follower
are religions enthusiasts and eve;
ianatical when aroused.
Father Gopon's closing words in hi
address 10 the czar show his tempe
and tint OF his followers. He said
III vaeillating you DO not appear be
fore The people, the moral bonds hs
tween you and the people who trust Il