Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-26
the SITlA ALTON ~ RUSSIA.

Any one who has carefully studied the
progress OF events IN Russia must have
become Impressed by the fact tina, it is
practical impossibility to get at the
exact facts in the present situation in
that country. owing to the press censor
Of most avenues through. which news
can reach the outside world. 1t is very
evident from all that has been said Off
| cially by representatives of the Russian
the Car is grave one. and who Their We
accept The statement that the trouble has
! taken on all the proportions of "A rcvolu-
ton, as is claimed by some Of thoso
opposed to the present regime. OF accept
the assertion that the troubles are the
out growth Of a struggle between work
men and their employers. the facts re-
mains that the military forces have fired
on mobs. that women and children have
been included in the list OF slain. and
that there is every indication of rcvulu.
ton in progress.
The world knows tina, the most con-
slant Vigilance has been necessary on tho
part of the Russian government for years
to prevent NIhism from gaining 4 pow
erful hold on the ma sses Of that great
empire and that III spite of the most
severe measures the spirit of revolution
has grown to a marked degree. IT is "a
he taken as n matter of course that the
elements that have been concerned in
these movements would be eager to take
advantage of the opportunity offered by
discord and further the cause for which
they have struggled so many years. II
is not unreasonable. therefore, to assume
that even if tn" present crisis had its
accompanied by revolutionary out-crop.
pings. and the movement is likely t.
spread until it involves the Russian
masses.
This Wow of the situation is supportet
by the further act that rcvolutionAr
agents arc everywhere adopting measures
to take advantage of the present oppor-
Itunity to promote their cause. It is an
nounced that headquarters have been cs.
tablishcd in New York city by revolution
airy agents and that large sums arc bein.
subscribed for the purpose Of aiding i,
the overthrow of tho present Russian
dictatorship Those behind this move
mcnt say that tho objects sought by th'
rovolutionists are a constitution and
free press, and that If necessary /,
secure these the anarchists taking par
J in the work will favor q commune
!. Whatever may be the character of tn
} crisis in Russia i. is evident that III
present movement is but the beginning
of the overthrow OF the present order O
; things in that country. The government
reforms, and yet the manner in whic
{ thesc promises were kept served to still
, further inilame the popular passion. B.
refusing to grant the petitions of the poo
pie and by allowing tho military to caus
the slaughter of many innoccnts In
Car has thrown away the opportunit
, which presented itself for tho Inaugural
ton OF 4 new Russia of his own buildin
t and has delivered this work into tn
hands Of the champions or revolution
Even II the present movement tails. it
r. orl, a question Of a short time when III
, attempt to overthrow the government
cumstanccs it would secrl to ne safe I
assume that the present crisis mark
4 the beginning ~ tho end Of The, Ru, ia
auiocraty.