The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-28

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by fear of mob rule, bound together
temporarily not by any great moral Oh
political issue, but by the horror of ter
rible punishment for former misdeeds
and crimes. At the same time there
will exist the always growing danger of
agrarian disorders. The bugaboo OF
the White Gar and his limitless mill
tary strength is already gone in many
localities, and going fast in others
The few civil country officers have no
force whatever behind them, and the
striving, downtrodden peasant masses
are fast getting ripe for bloody re-
volt, which will put in jeopardy the life
and property of every man not belong
ing to their communities.
While the Socialists undoubtedly con-
stitute only a small minority COM
pared to the aggregate of all other par
ties and factions, their present strength
lies not in their numbers, but in their
more or less perfect organization and
in the fact that they control the whole
of organized labor in Russia. All the
others are only in the early stages of
organization, have no recognized lead
ers and either fear or hate each other.
So far the Socialists succeeded in lead
ing the revolution. [ see no reason
whatever why they should not continue
to do so. Mr.. Witte, with his bu-
reaucratic soul and his bureaucratic
methods, will not be able to stem
that avalanche, unless he finds an I'M
scrupulous soldier with an iron will ana
influence enough among more or less
large body of troops, who by Napole-
onic strokes and methods could crush
the people. But the disorganization
and decentralization of modern Russian
army excludes even such possibility.
I have often seen in the American
press a comparison of present condl-
tions in Russia with those of France on
the eve of the great revolution of 1893.
] see but very little in common between
them While in 1898 France fought
a gainst political autocracy only. for the
rights of man and political freedom,
the present Russian leaders GO mucn
farther. and are eager for economical
state experiments. Modern Socialist of
the Marxist type cares but very little
for purely political reforms; he wants
to upset the right of property of any
kind He claims that political freedom
alone is a mere sham; that the nam
evil lies In property, not IN political
systems. He wants to destroy the pres
ent economical status of things, and be-
Iieves that once that will be achieved
the question of government will ar
range itself accordingly on new lines
without much or even any friction.
And | believe that the Russian Social |
st of today viii continue his work IN !
Ill he will have chance to fry his pla /,
lesideria in economies. Neither Mr. |
Witte. nor any other man of any special
political hue, always excepting a myth /
zeal military dictator, can stop That
work now in Russia. I believe that my |
country IS not at an END, !
1ut only at the beginning of her real
troubles. The present upheaval viii
grow until it will wipe out many |
standards, many conceptions accepted
as truth today It is too late to
patch things in Russia. They are
90 rotten. the great majority OF
he people were ignored too long |
Russia is actually awake. and she |
las a long. bloody ami disastrous
-oad II travel before she can bring or |
Ter out Of the present chaos. Better, |
stronger. truer men than Mr.. Witte viii |
pc needed TO do that.
p. 4. DEMENS TVERSkOI. |
Nov. %. 1905.