The Caldwell tribune., 1905-08-26
ODESSA RIOTS, WHY?
DOG AT TOP AND DOG AT BOT.
TOM IN RUSSIA.
Horrible Inhumanities of Upper Glasses
Toward Lower Give Rise to Fierce
Hatred that Breaks Out Periodically
Here or There,


Hatred that Breaks Out Periodically
Here or There.
Men Of the KniaZ Potemkin Of the
Black Sea feet mutinied because Of
the quality of the food given them.
One, Omiltchuk, speaking to his supe
rior officer of this food, was shot dead.
Russian officers are the heaviest
champagne and spirits drinkers Of any
naval service of the world. One need
not add that habits like this produce
in moments Of temporary alteration
quick use of the pistol or sword. one
of two things marks a man drunk
he Is superlatively a gentleman or a
brute. His honor or his streak of yel-
low then shines conspicuously.
In the northern woods Of Minnesota
many Russians live-pure Slavs and
the Jew type of whom Gautier wrote:
They belong to every nation and-to
none" When acting in that region as
a deputy revenue officer of the United
States government l met Joseph Han
son, native Russian, whose name had
been changed for convenience's sake
when he arrived in this country. His
original title bore at least sixteen syll-
ables and ten u.s." "y's" and rs"
Hanson recognized that this was a
country of action-time-saving. He cut
off syllables and ,unpronounceable
things.
On a night we met in cabin on the
shores Of Mile Lac, writes H. l. Cleve-
land in the Chicago Post, and while
we talked he said to me some things
of what discipline in the Russian army
and navy meanS-he had served in
both-and why in both there is a dog
at the bottom and dog at the top.
Hanson was intelligent and already in
touch with American ways. He had
even forgotten to touch his fingers to
the rim Of his cap when he mel, say,
a State Senator, or Congressman, or
a land surveyor.
Thus he spoke Of the change: I'm
Russia we have two dogs-the man al
the bottom, who Is not allowed tc
think even If he wishes to, and the
man at the top, who Is master, with
out thinking.
LET me explain, for you are an
American and cannot understand. One
third of Russia is born by the grace
Of God and the blessing Of the gov
ernment and the church; two-third'
are born because they cannot help 1t
without the grace Of God or the bless
ing of government and church. Tha
Is the theory of all control in the EN-
pire.
For every one born two are created
to serve, blindly. Are you of the ditcl
and you have daughter, young, clean
faced? One of the upper class see
the light in her eyes. She is then nj
longer yours. Some day she ma!
crawl home to die at her mother
breast. You forgive, but you canno
forget.
~ am not telling impossible thing
Il was put as a common soldier II
the ranks at Moscow. Food came t
me and my comrades as they chos
TO give it to us-what the dogs abov
swept from their tables for the dog
underneath. l stumbled one day Il
the presence of an ott1cer-caught N,
foot unfortunately. He kicked me ful
in the face-the mark Is yet there
That night l was knouted for haVtn
protested and given three months l.
the prison on foul bread and water
Seew
He held up three twisted and knot
ted fingers on his left hand.
"The cold and misery Of that prisO
bound those fingers that way. Stl
7 loved my native land and | respec
ed the czar. l thought he could nc
know such things were done. Yet
could not show him what l had SUI
fered.
81 was transferred to the navy fc
duty in the mess of a Black Sea battl
ship. My injured hand took me OF
Of the active list. One day, being lon'
some, l asked my superior for leave
absence to visit my family. He struc
me full in the face before all abor
him, and l was again sent to prison.
"Six months lay In that prison ft
having only asked for the right to st
nv wife and child. When l came oil
l was apparently no good &c eith'
navy or arm. 1 was given Qualitie