The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-19
Bullock Shoe Co.
wants and without any formed ideas of the existing laws of Russia.
 

wants and without any formed ideas |of the existing laws of Russia.
 Russian Literature Responsible.
 If l had any sort of Humanitarian opinions, to these I am wholly indebt- ed to Russian literature and school has nothing to do with them. went to Moscow University yearning for knowl. edge with the idea of passing several faculties so that in the end l could be zemskie doctor. doctor absolutely for the poor I was compelled to offend my father seriousl ybecause I would special @ % Rish % school f'He in order @ s to make a brilliant career as an Engineer. The word career was hateful to me. The Knowledge which got in the uniyer- total revyolution in my mind. A few months changed my former ideas. But this was only an intellectual reyoiu- ton and if I did know something casionaliy appeared In the papers. I took no interest in 1t and found the idea to be not correct one. In the year 1898 when the students were were What the students wanted I could not really understand: To their meetings I did not go and fused to take the examination for the |second standard. I was man more or less of independent means and wsa ashamed to leave my friends on the
  Ithe demonstration. Only during. my second year at the University I hap lpened to come quite accidentally across questions of social character, thanks and universal history was well versed in general commerce. taking part in the busniess of my parents ev- know by what means riches are creat- led. can regard conscientiously all questions which are supposed to be soc cial signs. As I developed and my became idealistic and liberal. in hu- manitarian more than a political sense. I did not. read any more with faith the "SSet" and 'Vidomosti" Preach of mankind revoited me. The second year o flife at the University passed very we'll with me. I did not take part Where ene thsy ssS haS ti1eir a clubs. About the question and existence of labor prob lems in Russia was ignorant Ille- gal literature l had never seen. was Moscow workman was not of any use to me. This workman wanted to learn from me poetry and arithmetic. met him openly and did not know that such kind of acQuaintances could be called suspicious and could lead to disagree able consequences for both of us: l taught this man arithmetic. but do mot remember 'ever having mentioned
 
 His Revolutionary Life.
 My revolutionary life began in the beginning of 1901 when took part In the students move- ments which began from the time the Kieff and St. Petersburg students were sent to serve in the army. At this time I was neither socialist or revolu- tionist.. At most I was simply a lib- eral. The first illegal literature which came to my notice was the students proclamations. My comrades know well with what difficulty was brought to take part in the protest against the breaking of laws and the military service which was forced on tile other students. I already knew that if I decided to protest woul go to the end and for this I would be compelled to serve in the army. Al that time there was a ruhor that sev. eral students had been shot who re- fused to swear allegiance and would not obey orders. The Russian press was forbidden to write about the stu- dents. Only The Moscow Viedomosti wrote something. It seemed to me as If a sheet had fallen over Russia and through this sheet could be seen various things which could not understand. plunged into the demonstration not withstanding the prayers of my father to be eau tious. When the first shot in Kharkoff was heard got afraid. had the idea that perhaps I also was in some way to blame, but the next occurrence. as