The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-19
RUSSIA READY FOR FREEDOM.
ABRAHAM CANAAN TALKS or THE
TERRORISTS TO QUILL CLUE.
YiddIsh Editor says That the Cars Peo-
Die Are Able TO Govern Themselves
-Gompers says the Ten Hour Bake
shop Law should Have Been Upheld.


-Gompers says the Ten Hour Bake
shop Law should Have Been Upheld
Abraham Cahan, editor Of the Yiddish
Socialistic newspaper Fortodrd and a Rus
sian revolutionist, was the chief speaker
at dinner given by the Quill Club at the
Hotel Manhattan last night. Russia
was his subject, but he devoted most Of
his talk TO the part Of the terrorist move
ment in the social upheaval.
The terrorist movement began Just
like the University Settlement movement
in America he said. In the '7Os certain
students. children Of the nobility, reared
In the higher and more pleasant walks Of
life began to live with the peasants in order
in order to help and educate them. The
movement spread until thousands Of col
lege bred men and women In every univer-
sity town wanted TO give their lives TO social
service. To the Russian Government this
was a crime. They were arrested to the
number OF l,OO1, thrown into prison or sent
TO Siberia. OF that 1000, 800 had died Of
disease went insane or committed suicide.
Gradually, but surely, those left outside
changed from mild apostles to wild eyed
terrorists. What other chance did they
have? What other protest?
The sanity Of the terrorists is proved
by this. When Garfield was shot by Gui-
teau, only three months after the assassi-
nation Of Alexander H., the organ Of the
terrorists printed the news in black borders,
saying az the same time that TO commit
such an act under free government was
as bad as TO establish a government like
the Russian autocracy.
In Grand Duke Sergius the terrorists
struck down, not the power behind the
throne, but the power on the throne. For
the terrurists don't hold Nicholas ii. re-
sponsible-und they don't want his life
lhey know better than any one what
small, weak soul he is.
THAT ed Sunday made peaceful Liberals
and high minded reyolutIonists into ter
rorists Look at Father Gapon. Six
months ago he was y. NJ. c. A. leader, a
minister Of gentleness, deploring violence,
messages through our secret press calling
upon US TO use dynamite or rifles or sabres
or any means Of violence which will over
come the autoCracy.
There are practically no Anarchists in
Russia. | know Of only one small group.
The Social Democrat party, on the other
hand. Is large. II Is allied with the labor
unions and the revolutionary movement.
In fact, TO be a labor unionist in Russia one
has also to be revolutionist. II | were
night Id finish my talk in Jail.
is Russia old enough. intellect ually. to
govern herself? ] say that she IL. There
are two divisions Of the mobiles. One Is
the corrupt Bureaucracy. The other and
larger class Is composed of intelligent men
end women who support the revolutionary
movement and are capable Of taking the
lead In government. They are the hope
OF Russi8 u il a strange thing about the
Russian peasant that his instinct Is in the
ri ght place, He's baby, but his bent
is in the right direction.
What kind Of constitution do we want?
Almost any constitution for a beginning
We hardly hope yet for a code like those
Of England and the United States, but one
as restricted as that Of Germany would
do-anyhing that would grant little free
10 come out into the open
Samuel GOmpers. who followed said few
sentences about Russia and swung into an
address on trades unionism Then he
touched on the ton hour bakery decision.
saving
II don't want 10 critics, the Supreme
Court but ! cant help saving that II the
visited the uakeshops and seen the condl-
lions which prevailed there, even under
the ten hour day. they might have believed
that L. Is part Of the States police duty to
correct such coOiiiio-s.
"Wil the boss bakers 60 back 10 the
eleven hour day. Probably, What arc
the workmen 10 do? | know what I'd do.
I'd strike until won that right which the
Supreme Court calls unconstitutional in
law"
+. A. Moffatt editor Of the Brickldyer
and Mason. spent a quarter n an hour
arguing that the union man and not the
scab is the industrial hero.