The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30
BY Isabel y. H.pseod in The Craftsmen

by Isabel y. Hapgocd In The Craftsman.
The man witte has q rough side ts
his tongue" m the Russians say ot
him. and on occasion speaks the truth
and his opinions unadorned. This 10
why-in addition to jealousy Of his riss
and power and popuiarity-he 10 dis,
liked I'm court circles; for he uses ths
same ~piainness OF speech to the em-
peror. the grand dukes or to whomso-
ever may befail. Nevertheless. n rars
man." IN n OF the resident Russians
here. himself n man OF judgment and
previously prejudioed against WHITE.
said TO me after frequent opportunities
cf talking with him n comprehend
Ing: "a rare man: 10 would be well for
Russia n she had many more SUCH"
In short. he In a strong man: an honest
man: a man whom Rugsia can trust IN
b future. I'm that new constitutional
life which In opening out to her. and
where he seems Indicated by destiny 20
lead. even IN he has proved his honesty
and trustworthiness In h past. In re.
forms and measures pore f~ar-reaching
In every class OF industry, government
and society than any which have taken
place during the ias{ I've centuries
since the great readjustment under
that other giant. Peter the Great. Blu,
!. st&s ~ 80 u NAN
Great was not. He n blamed for every
unfavorabie phenomenon. agricultural.
social or INDUSTRIAL: for every catas-
trophe I'm over-capitalfxed or nl-man-
aged enterprises: for the creation Of q
dangerous Industrial proletariat: and
90 on. nd infinitum. As for the indus
trial p~roietariat. there are two sides 20
that question. Manufacturers In Rus
STA have always complained that their
hands. who came to them 20 X out
insufficient Income In winter. returned
to their fields In summer and had no
opportunity to become skilled. The ere
alton OF n regular class OF factory
hands. rendering skilled md regular
labor possible. n obviously one OF ths
conditions to Industrial development.
But MT. WHITE In not responsible for
the scarcity OF and which drives these
people into the ranks OF Industrial In.
borers. for which. on the other hand.
he In blamed. The truth IN general II.
that n the ministers OF the various de.
partments had only c~o-operated with
him properly. his most judicious re-
forms would not have been nulliied az
has too often happened. For this. both
envy m intrigue and the system are
q blame.
The cables Informed us. n couple Of
days ago. that the emperor has ordered
plans 10 be elaborated for a ministerial
cabinet. which shall prepare the prof.
Gets OF new measures 10 be presented
to the coming national council tGosu.
~darstvcnnaya Douma). h present
system In very defective. Peter the
Great had n series OF colleges" de-.
rived from a German institution. and
revised by Swedish laws. over IN,
collaborating boards or these depart.
' mental colleges Car Peter himself
presided. n they worked In unison
1 VA 49, A..A sN1a-
Alexander L.. and Inc that time each
minister has beef entirely independent
with the result that where the work ~
the departments o~verlaps. as II newt.
ably must. each minister may be advo.
eating n totally different policy. which
conflicts with all he others. Az an IN.
stance-this was the reason why our
government ut Washington could no;
understand one set OF statements com.
Ing from Coun Cassini. quite another
proceeding from NJ. Plancon. agent %
Niccroy AlexIeff. who. by the way.
acted as one Of Mr.. Whites secretaries
at Portsmouth. The result IL best de-.
scribed by n famous Russian fable. en-.
titled The Swan. the Pike and the
Crab" The fabuiist. krylof. narrat-s
how these three. once on n time. dill
undertake to n n cart. and all
three hitched themselves thereto: they
strained every nerve. but stilf the car!
budged not. And yet the load seemed
very light for them. But towards the
clouds the swan did N backards the
crab did march. while the pike made
for the stream. Which OF them was
wrong. which right. it's not our plac-
TO j~udge-only, the cart doth stand
there STILL
Mr.. White. Il must be adritted. IN an
ambitious man. But he In ambitious
In a noble. n perfectly legitimate way
He has no children: he IL not eager 10
found n family" with the striving no,
always quite ~pardonable which that toJ
often implies. He Is honest. and de-
voted TO the welfare OF his country.
He has proved hat In that direction
lies his ambition. one thing. whlch
undoubtedly has appealed To Amer.
leans. IN his career. IL Is $50 Amer.
lean" IL the samurai whose sole busi.
ness was fighting were the typica!
fighters OF today. their heirs. are -
still, and have won for Japan a recog
milton which It's genius I'm the peaceful
arts might n never extorted: II the
successful East India merchant werr
the American prototype OF n past ger.
GRAFTON. assuredly. "A practical rat
road man interested I'm politics." II III"
most American up-to-date type-unle"
we except the inventors. IL has been
the fashion. also. To describe him rs
"a ~paryenu,' or as having risen from
Immense depths Of obscurity AM
poverty TO his present immens-
height. at home n abroad. No
ioubt, his has contributed TO his
popularity among 'seif-made" Amer
cans. "A practical railroad man. In
.erested In politics." In the best sense
who had risen from the ranks ani
won p~roisotion In every lire by sheer
merit, ~ precisely what Mr.. White -
But he IN not n pnrvenu. nor were his
parents paupers. His father was 4
9ell-rsaced Official. In the dcpartmeEl
u the imperial appanages. 4. e.. the de-
,artment which administers the PIT
rate estates OF the imperial family. lie
Was stationed I'm the Caucasus. and
here. at Tinis. Sergyei Iulitch was
,orn, fifty-sIx years ago. ~ akyery
roung man. his umbition was TO become
Professor OF mathematics. and workins
o that END. he won the great gold
medal when he graduated, at the age Of
o. from the University OF Odessa. u
ras the objections OF his relatives 20
lis professional career which induced
i'm 60 abandon his ambition for a
nore active, Official life: and to thoss
elatives Russia should feel profoundly
ratefui. Hts mathematical talents