Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-12-14
PEASANTS ARE ON
BRINK OF STARVATION
Appeal to Charitable People of
America.
TO MAKE LACE AND EMBROIDERY

Political Parties Struggling Cor Mas
tsry In Russla--'Riask Masses" Com.
prise 90 Per Cent Of t4O.OOO,oOO PEG
pIs-Want to Dispose Nicholas.
ST. Petersburg, Dec. 1S,-Althougl
the governmena Il making efforts 70 re-
liSve the -amine IN the i've provinces
where the crops failed last summer
the work is Jelng greatly embarrassed
by the unaettled conditions, and al
ready pltiral tales OF distress are pour.
ing in from remote districts.
Peasants aud their families are
starving, AMI private relief Il being
sent, Appeals are being sont out not
only through Russia, but to foreign
countries. The situation "a the prov
ince of OTel is very acute and the mar
.shals Of the nobility have requested
the Associated Press to make q pratic.
ulariy strong appeal 70 the charitable
and humanity OF the Americans,
whose harVeStS have been 30 bOuntifui
this year. They ask that donations
should be sent TO Alexander AleEan-
drOvitch StakOvlch, one OF the promi.
nent Liberal leaders Of Eeta, govern.
Enent Of Orion, care Of the Northern
bank Of that place, The committee
is arranging to institute dining rooms
and bakeries. where the starving Mou-
Siks and their families can be fed dur
ing the winter aud also to arrange sta
lions Tor the distribution Of fodder
FOR the horses and the cattle Of the
farmers. the death OF which would be-
san untold calamity to them.
TIE women OF the district have been
gut to work making lace and peasant
embroidery by the sale OF which II IS
hoped TO increase the funds at the dis.
posal of the committee.
In Orel province, especially the fam
-lne promises to be much more severe
Khan that Of 1891. when the American
people so generously sent a ship load
Of wheat and corn 70 the starving
While Il Is impossible In the pres.
Rnt confusion TO clearly outline toe va.
TiOus political forces which are strug.
Cling for mastery IN Russia, the for.
eign student Of Russian Affairs can.
with profit. bear In mind the general
party divisions ~ ct present constitut-
I'D. Perhaps Arst OF al in the order Of
Importance. is the party Of reaction.
not a. court. but among the noolss
who believe IN the old regime and
among the great mAss Of the poasan-
try who still believe that Ell good
1GOvS from the Little Father" ana the
church, and who continue extremely
AoStile 70 the "intslliEshcia," Whlch
a. REGARDED ~ part Of the maehin.
cry Cor their oppression.
TIE black masses" the term b.
" WhiSh the ignorant peasantry who com.
prise % per cent o. Russia's it0 600.
200 people. are known, can. a. any
4ima. tuTn the scale Tbs psasanta may
Eise, bum ana pillags and murder
landlords. but there h no evidence that
TIE allegiance % more than al In.
aniitsmal fraction turned against the
empoUOr In SAillfUl hands they. TAers
10re. always win constitute On immense
tnauence In favor Of cDuatsf-rovoIa.
Nioa. Ihere are two parties IN which
aAs peaaaatTy might eventually Be ips.
preesed. ana Which migAt make IN ths
a1ireme Tight consisting u those Who
WI neFef f0Tgvis the emperor foF All
qogating hls au:OoFatie power. They
taik q tie neeC salty q aeposing Nleh.
oiaa ara eiectag q ueW emparor.
Primes noiEpruV -. % Moae0u. one o.
ehs dssosasauts o. the ruFfka. o tAsir
avoWet S1nditsG
One 90 tatpf rariisa va oFEnnirrd
LAT Apra ~ Baroa 0eosEs Rnuss u
Gealka ant 0'afsl. 10 are b favor
- eaEtsinihs the a1vocaey. ne ssnas
. of ne iBpeFiai maaiesata. anofhef par
a. casiss ne Eo,Y Aliases. faE nufios.
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anf M SaefuRtleE q esmssoss al
tres st1s q Hoig RusriH . hatile fss
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